Private foundation · EIN 94-2618667 · Oakland, CA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where College Futures Foundation's grants went

It reported $16M in grants paid across 185 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 82.7% of those dollars to 117 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Form of application
GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED ON AN INVITATION-ONLY BASIS. GRANT APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH COLLEGE FUTURES FOUNDATION'S ONLINE GRANT PORTAL AND MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND MATERIALS: - GRANTEE ORGANIZATION INFORMATION (INCLUDING EIN, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, AND WEBSITE) - REQUESTED AMOUNT - PROPOSAL NARRATIVE - PROPOSAL BUDGET - ORGANIZATION BUDGET - MOST RECENT IRS FORM 990 - MOST RECENT AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT - BOARD LIST - LIST OF GRANTS RECEIVED OVER THE LAS
Deadlines
BOARD GRANTS: 1/24/2023, 4/25/2023, 7/25/2023, 10/10/2022. DELEGATED GRANTS:ROLL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
Restrictions
THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT AWARD GRANTS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS OR TO INDIVIDUALS. GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED FROM: - NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (OR FISCAL SPONSORS) CLASSIFIED AS TAX-EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRC. - CA STATE PUBLIC AGENCIES OR GOVERNMENT ENTITIES - FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE WORK CLOSELY ALIGNS WITH OUR MISSION (EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY IS EXERCISED FOR IRS LEGAL COMPLIANCE)
Website on filing
WWW.COLLEGEFUTURES.ORG

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 180 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Calmatters
Sacramento, CA · EIN 47-2474086
$500,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
Public Policy Institute of California
San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3207299
$500,000PROGRAM GRANTSame ZIP 1.00
Brown University
Providence, RI · EIN 05-0258809
$451,000PROGRAM GRANTKnown alias 1.00
Campaign for College Opportunity
Sacramento, CA · EIN 20-0427622
$400,000PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
California State University Long Beach Research Foundation
Long Beach, CA · EIN 95-6106694
$400,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
Edsource
Oakland, CA · EIN 94-2434900
$375,000PROGRAM GRANTSame ZIP 1.00
Edsource
Oakland, CA · EIN 94-2434900
$375,000PROGRAM GRANTSame ZIP 1.00
Foundation for California Community Colleges
Sacramento, CA · EIN 68-0412350
$350,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
Foundation for California Community Colleges
Sacramento, CA · EIN 68-0412350
$328,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
Campaign for College Opportunity
Sacramento, CA · EIN 20-0427622
$300,000PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
The Education Trust
Washington, DC · EIN 52-1982223
$300,000PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Blu Educational Foundation
Sn Bernrdno, CA · EIN 59-3823989
$300,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
California Competes
Oakland, CA · EIN 88-2393598
$300,000PROGRAM GRANTSame ZIP 1.00
Alliance for a Better Community
Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match
$300,000PROGRAM GRANTUnmatched Help match
The Regents of the University of California Davis
Davis, CA · no confident EIN match
$290,000PROGRAM GRANTUnmatched Help match
San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation
San Diego, CA · EIN 95-6042721
$280,000PROGRAM GRANTSame street 0.89
United Way of the Bay Area
San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1312348
$276,000PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Go Public Schools
Sacramento, CA · EIN 27-1491564
$258,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
Public Advocates
San Francisco, CA · EIN 23-7103042
$250,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
The Institute for College Access & Success
Oakland, CA · EIN 20-1368860
$250,000PROGRAM GRANTSame ZIP 1.00
The Rp Group
San Rafael, CA · EIN 94-3207140
$250,000PROGRAM GRANTSame ZIP 1.00
Open Campus Media
Washington, DC · EIN 84-2427054
$250,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
Foundation for California Community Colleges
Sacramento, CA · EIN 68-0412350
$250,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
The Regents of the University of California Davis
Davis, CA · no confident EIN match
$236,000PROGRAM GRANTUnmatched Help match
California State University Northridge Foundation
Northridge, CA · EIN 95-6196006
$225,000PROGRAM GRANTSame street 1.00
The Aspen Institute
Washington, DC · EIN 84-0399006
$200,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
California Community Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-3510055
$200,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
Southern California Public Radio
Pasadena, CA · EIN 95-4765734
$200,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
Community Partners
Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match
$200,000PROGRAM GRANTUnmatched Help match
Foundation for California Community Colleges
Sacramento, CA · EIN 68-0412350
$198,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
Foundation for California Community Colleges
Sacramento, CA · EIN 68-0412350
$191,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
Cal Poly Pomona Foundation
Pomona, CA · EIN 95-2417645
$189,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley
Riverside, CA · EIN 94-6002123
$183,000PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Community College League of California
Sacramento, CA · EIN 68-0224448
$179,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
Community Initiatives
Oakland, CA · EIN 94-3255070
$175,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
The Regents of the University of California Davis
Davis, CA · no confident EIN match
$175,000PROGRAM GRANTUnmatched Help match
Foundation for California Community Colleges
Sacramento, CA · EIN 68-0412350
$170,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
Community Partners
Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match
$164,000PROGRAM GRANTUnmatched Help match
Unite-La
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 82-0576380
$155,000PROGRAM GRANTSame ZIP 1.00
California State University Bakersfield Foundation
Bakersfield, CA · EIN 95-2643086
$152,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
Onefuture Coachella Valley
Palm Desert, CA · EIN 81-3653698
$150,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
Braven
Chicago, IL · EIN 46-4340594
$150,000PROGRAM GRANTExact name 1.00
Tides Center
San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3213100
$150,000PROGRAM GRANTSame city 1.00
Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation
Fullerton, CA · EIN 33-0567945
$150,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
Innercity Struggle
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 27-2133211
$150,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4298811
$150,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement
San Bernardino, CA · EIN 33-0938212
$150,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
Consejo de Federaciones Mexicanas En Norte America
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 32-0154043
$150,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire
Santa Ana, CA · EIN 95-1992702
$150,000PROGRAM GRANTSame address 1.00
Alliance for a Better Community
Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match
$150,000PROGRAM GRANTUnmatched Help match

5 more lines ($519K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    72 recipients in common
  2. The California Endowment Los Angeles, CA
    34 recipients in common
  3. The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
    33 recipients in common
  4. The California Wellness Foundation Los Angeles, CA
    30 recipients in common
  5. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, WA
    29 recipients in common
  6. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    29 recipients in common
  7. The James Irvine Foundation San Francisco, CA
    28 recipients in common
  8. Jpmorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
    27 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.