California · Nonprofit
CONTINA IMPACT
CONTINA IMPACT (California) receives grants from 90 organizations whose IRS filings report $31,306,975 to it, the largest being The Klarman Family Foundation ($5,192,500). 47 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $22M
- Funders on record
- 90
- Grants received
- $31M
- Net assets
- $12M
What Contina Impact does
Mission
The organization's mission is to serve as the fiscal sponsor for the charitable donations and philanthropic disbursements of individuals, foundation, and other entities, to provide technical assistance to youth-serving and nonprofit organizations and to coordinate education and other policy efforts.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Guardian fund: the guardian fund has invested in legal, security, cybersecurity, andcrisis communications work for individuals and organizations who came under threat for their work on behalf of american democracy.democracy communications collaborative & fund:the democracy communications collaborative and fund project builds durable public support for liberal democracy and democratic values through communications. Activities focus on field coordination, the provision of shared resources such as public opinion research, and the management of a pooled donor fund.democracy funders network:we fiscally sponsored a project that serves as a learning and action community for donors concerned about the health of american democracy. That project held a major convening of donors from across the ideological spectrum to discuss how to ensure democracy delivers for the american public, and it advised funders on their philanthropic strategies and grantmaking in the democracy space.
$5,604,502 spentof which $5,520,000 as grants42% of program spendingA newer project of policy impact, the democracy communications fund serves asa pooled donor fund that invests in research and communications work to build public support for u.s. Democracy, with an initial focus on building trust in elections.
$2,786,176 spentof which $2,457,546 as grants21% of program spendingWe fiscally sponsored a project with a cross-ideological network of civic leaders and influencers who meet biannually in person, and throughout the year virtually, to discuss the challenges facing american democracy and what can be done to revitalize our system of governance. We also participated in a contract with a cross-ideological learning and action community for donors concerned about the health of american democracy. This project produced numerous reports about democracy, hosted major convenings for democracy funders, and helped educate philanthropy about investing in democracy.
$2,513,719 spentof which $900,000 as grants19% of program spendingDemocracy sos is a multi-pronged proactive intervention supporting newsrooms in advancing democracy. Its mission is to help people working in journalism to adjust, improve and even re-imagine how they serve and empower a functioning democracy. The project brings together initiatives, training and resources from partners, collaborators and across the field.
$654,943 spent5% of program spendingOne of our projects provided early detection and early warning insights to civil society, election administrators, and key stakeholders working in the election field in order to promote early detection of disinformation narratives and threats of violence. This ability allowed for communicators and individuals to better understand how they can successfully detect and mitigate these types of threats. This project developed deep dive reports into the disinformation and misinformation landscape, with the purpose of making the reports public.
$638,020 spent5% of program spendingWe participated in a contract to provide ongoing professional development for a team of legislative staff to develop bipartisan relationships and have educational opprotunities with experts.
$193,400 spent1% of program spendingDuring the year, the organization sponsored a diverse portfolio of projects that promote civic engagement, education, dialogue, and social impact. These initiatives included programs supporting constructive journalism and storytelling that bridge divides, professional development for philanthropic leaders, and collaborations that expand college access for underrepresented students. Other sponsored efforts empowered veterans to advance democratic values, fostered public understanding of clean energy solutions, and created public forums and podcasts highlighting empathy, inclusion, and community connection. Collectively, these projects strengthen civic life, encourage informed discourse, and build pathways for social progress and shared understanding across communities.
$800,951 spentof which $75,000 as grants6% of program spending
The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $13,191,711.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $4.4M to $14M (+218%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
99% of CONTINA IMPACT’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (23% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Kari Dunn Saratovsky
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2021 and FY2022 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 9 funders to 37 funders, grant income rose $941k → $4.8M.
22 of 90 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 27% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CONTINA IMPACT’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 90 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CONTINA IMPACT has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 17% of grant income, and it takes 6 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 6 funders to its left
33% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CONTINA IMPACT.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 37% · 2018 40% · 2019 29% · 2020 26% · 2021 23% · 2022 19% · 2023 27% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
38% of CONTINA IMPACT's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 52% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
CONTINA IMPACT draws 62% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 15 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $8.4M arriving through sponsors registered in 10 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CONTINA IMPACT runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 4,065 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,065 education nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Organizations like CONTINA IMPACT
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
97% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
53%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CONTINA IMPACT: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CONTINA IMPACT?
- CONTINA IMPACT (California) receives grants from 90 organizations whose IRS filings report $31,306,975 to it, the largest being The Klarman Family Foundation ($5,192,500). 47 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CONTINA IMPACT have?
- IRS filings report 90 organizations giving $31,306,975 in grants to CONTINA IMPACT, 47 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CONTINA IMPACT?
- The Klarman Family Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $5,192,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CONTINA IMPACT find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 90 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing