Organization · EIN 47-2474086 · Sacramento, CA · Civil rights & advocacy
Who funds Calmatters?
41 private foundations reported paying Calmatters $6.88M on returns for tax year 2023.
41 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 41
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The James Irvine Foundation San Francisco, CA · Preselected only |
$1,100,750 3 grant lines |
To raise awareness about poverty in CA +2 more | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Benificus Foundation San Carlos, CA · Preselected only |
$1,014,161 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation Miami, FL |
$800,000 | INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY JOURNALISM IN LOCAL OUTLETS BY MAKING IT EASIER FOR REPORTERS TO STAY ON TOP OF NEWSWORTHY… | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation Westlake Village, CA |
$765,000 2 grant lines |
TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATION OF STATE POLICYMAKERS AND POLICY LEADS ON OPPORTUNITY YOUTH AND HOMELESSNESS THROUGH NONPROFIT JOURNALISM | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation Houston, TX · Preselected only |
$500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CALIFORNIA ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT'S DIGITAL DEMOCRACY PROGRAM. | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| College Futures Foundation Oakland, CA · Preselected only |
$500,000 | PROGRAM GRANT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA |
$400,000 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| California Physicians' Service Fdn San Francisco, CA |
$400,000 | THE CALIFORNIA DIVIDE PROJECT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation Palo Alto, CA |
$275,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, STRENGTHENING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Smidt Foundation Beverly Hills, CA · Preselected only |
$200,000 | PROJECT SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$150,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The California Endowment Los Angeles, CA · Preselected only |
$125,000 2 grant lines |
PROMOTING YOUTH VOTER EDUCATION ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: TO EXPAND KNOWLEDGE ON HEALTH, SOCIAL JUSTICE, RACIAL EQUITY AND ENVIRONMENTA… +1 more | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 03/2024 |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Los Altos, CA |
$100,000 | Families and Communities | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Los Angeles, CA |
$100,000 | UNIVERSITIES & SPECIAL PROJECTS | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Guillermo J Valenzuela Foundation Woodland Hills, CA · Preselected only |
$75,000 | SUPPORT FOR GENERAL MISSION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 07/2024 |
| Fthree Foundation San Francisco, CA |
$50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Clarence E Heller Charitable Foundation San Francisco, CA |
$50,000 | FOR THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE REPORTING INITIATIVE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Baker Street Foundation San Francisco, CA · Preselected only |
$50,000 | OPERATING EXPENSES | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Stephen M Silberstein Foundation Belvedere, CA · Preselected only |
$50,000 | INFORM CALIFORNIANS THROUGH MEANINGFUL JOURNALISM ABOUT THE PLAYERS, POLITICS, AND INTERESTS THAT SHAPE THE ISSUES THAT AFFECT THEIR LIVES | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Flora Family Foundation Menlo Park, CA · Preselected only |
$41,000 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like Calmatters
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Calmatters, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- The California Wellness Foundation Los Angeles, CA
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $663K to them - Sempra Foundation San Diego, CA
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $68.3K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $101K to them - American Express Foundation New York, NY
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $1.03M to them - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $5.92M to them - Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $1.09M to them - Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation Palo Alto, CA
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $20.2M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $5.38M to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CA
14 shared funders · 560 funders in all - KQED San Francisco, CA
13 shared funders · 232 funders in all - UCLA Foundation Los Angeles, CA
12 shared funders · 349 funders in all - Southern California Public Radio Pasadena, CA
10 shared funders · 73 funders in all - The Aspen Institute Washington, DC
12 shared funders · 245 funders in all - Medecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY
11 shared funders · 2370 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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