California Community Foundation
The California Community Foundation (CCF) is a public charity based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1915, it works with donors, nonprofits and communities across Los Angeles County, using grantmaking, partnerships and advocacy to address regional challenges and expand access to a good life.
California Community Foundation at a glance
In short: California Community Foundation gave $326.6M across 2,174 grants in 2025 (avg $150K), mostly in California. 27% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $326,573,705
- +18.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2,174
- +7.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $150,218
- +10.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $2,348,431,618
- +7.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 27% first-time grantees (575 of 2,164, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (69% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to California Community Foundation
- Contact
Mailing address: 717 W Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 413-4130
Website: https://calfund.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
7 open opportunities from California Community Foundation
CCF: Wildfire Recovery Fund
California Community Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Centinela Valley Medical & Community Funds - Integration, Collaboration, Advocacy Grants
California Community Foundation
Amount
US $50,000 - US $500,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Health - Integration, Collaboration & Advocacy Grants
California Community Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who California Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Colonial Williamsburg Foundation ($8.1M). Together the top 10 received $53.7M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($680,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
9,833 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5,370 grants of 9,833 (55%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
CCF describes its work as focused on Los Angeles County. Its 2025 filing shows that 69% of grant dollars went to recipients in California; recipients in the District of Columbia and New York each received 5%, and recipients in Virginia and Massachusetts each received 4%. The 2024 filing describes grants to organizations in Greater Los Angeles and elsewhere, and notes that CCF also makes grants to organizations headquartered outside the United States.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2,174 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is California Community Foundation open to new grantees?
27%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 575 of 2,164 grantees (27%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $92K; repeat grants $172K. How we count
Medians: $32K first-time, $50K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $275.0M (2024) to $414.2M (2022). In 2025 it made 2,174 grants totaling $326.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Williamsburg, VA | Education | $8,050,000 |
| Trinity Washington University Washington, DC | Education | $7,500,000 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Boston, MA | Education | $6,377,050 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Cincinnati, OH | Philanthropic Activity | $5,836,057 |
| Schwab Charitable Fund Omaha, NE | Philanthropic Activity | $5,669,606 |
| New York University New York, NY | Education | $5,010,500 |
| Million Voters Project Action Fund Los Angeles, CA | Civic Engagement | $4,700,000 |
| Smithsonian Institution Boston, MA | ARTS | $4,195,000 |
| Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | Philanthropic Activity | $3,250,000 |
| Henry E Huntington Library & Art Gallery San Marino, CA | ARTS | $3,117,150 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
CCF’s filing type is Form 990 (a public charity).
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,348,431,618 | $386,569,507 | $374,749,849 | $326,573,705 | 2,174 | $84,219,576 |
| 2024 | $2,195,473,836 | $291,631,207 | $316,887,361 | $275,008,448 | 2,025 | $73,618,945 |
| 2023 | $2,111,710,509 | $270,688,976 | $376,552,452 | $327,276,986 | 1,936 | $39,738,864 |
| 2022 | $2,125,922,867 | $542,926,624 | $449,925,693 | $414,214,248 | 1,953 | $178,449,500 |
| 2021 | $2,421,175,923 | $786,599,081 | $403,292,249 | $371,552,884 | 1,745 | $187,931,442 |
| 2020 | $1,735,264,630 | $440,080,131 | $311,967,095 | $283,778,043 | 1,808 | $60,501,205 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
CCF’s stated mission is to invest in, partner with and amplify the power of community toward a good life. Its website describes a place-based approach organized around Los Angeles County’s Service Planning Areas. The website’s grantmaking FAQ identifies Education, Health, Housing and Immigration as discretionary grantmaking areas. Its newer strategic framework is intended to align grantmaking, advocacy, impact investing and partnerships around shared goals; the page describes priorities including meeting basic needs and building economic opportunity.
CCF’s 2024 filing describes grants from donor-serviced and restricted funds, including support for scholarships, animal welfare, disaster relief, the environment, nonprofit management and religious organizations. It also describes work in education, health care, housing and economic opportunity, civic engagement, and other program areas. For example, the filing says education grants supported school readiness, teacher development and parental engagement, while housing grants supported affordable housing and tenant protections.
The grantees’ own descriptions show the range of organizations supported. Million Voters Project Action Fund for Schools and Communities First describes its work as addressing structural barriers to social and economic opportunity for disadvantaged communities and communities of color in California. Henry E. Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens describes its mission as supporting scholarship, learning, creativity and experiences for diverse audiences. NYU describes its primary missions as education, research and scholarship, and patient care.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, CCF reported 2,174 grants totaling $326,573,705. Grant amounts ranged from $5,012 to $8,050,000, with a median of $50,000. Examples of large grants include $8,050,000 to Colonial Williamsburg Foundation for education; $7,500,000 to Trinity Washington University for education; $6,377,050 to President and Fellows of Harvard College for education; and $4,700,000 to Million Voters Project Action Fund for civic engagement. CCF also reported grants of $3,250,000 to Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles for philanthropic activity and $3,117,150 to Henry E. Huntington Library & Art Gallery for arts.
CCF’s website says prospective discretionary-grant applicants should review its mission and priority areas and contact the appropriate program officer for a conversation before submitting a letter of intent. The LOI and application process is competitive, and CCF assesses alignment with program strategies and systemic-change work, as well as program impact, strategic planning, leadership and management, board engagement, and financial position and systems. The 2024 filing also describes staff due diligence and approval procedures, which may vary by grant type.
Programs listed with 2025 updates include Health – Integration, Collaboration & Advocacy Grants, seeking work on immigrant health access, behavioral health and health policy advocacy, and the Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative’s Sustained Collaboration Fund Implementation Grants, with awards of $20,000–$50,000 for agreed collaborative efforts. The Ready to Rise initiative supports community-based organizations serving youth ages 11 to 24 through holistic, asset-based approaches and cohort-based learning. The listed program information does not provide a deadline for these opportunities.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Miguel Santana as President & CEO; Thomas Saenz as Chair; David Wheeler Newman as Chair Elect; Karim Webb as Secretary; and Elyssa Elbaz as Treasurer. It also lists Peter Adamson, Silvia Argueta, Alejandra Campoverdi, Kristin Ceva and Robert Cherry as board members.
California Community Foundation is led by Miguel Santana, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 15 of 36 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Miguel Santana
President & CEO
Board Member → President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$113K (2024) → $668K (2025)
Thomas Saenz
Chair
Board Member → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maria Cabildo
Director of Housing
Senior Program Officer → Director of Housing, 2024
On filings since 2023
45 hrs/week
$169K (2023) → $223K (2025)
Dominic Lau
Director of It
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$187K (2024) → $206K (2025)
Valerie Cuevas
Director of Education
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$166K (2024) → $177K (2025)
Rosie Arroyo
Director of Immigration
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$171K (2025)
Maria Teresa Mosqueda
Vice President & Development
Vice President, Development & Donor Reltns → Vice President, Development & Donor Relati, 2021
Vice President, Development & Donor Relati → Vice President & Development, 2025
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$202K (2020) → $288K (2025)
Rosemary Veniegas
Senior Vice President Committee Impact
Senior Program Officer → Senior Vice President Committee Impact, 2025
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$135K (2020) → $186K (2025)
Steven Cobb
Chief Financial Officer
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2021
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$316K (2020) → $406K (2025)
Summer Moore
Vice President & Operations
On filings since 2021
45 hrs/week
$127K (2021) → $237K (2025)
Agnes Luansing
Controller
On filings since 2022
45 hrs/week
$140K (2022) → $235K (2025)
Carol Bradford Worley
General Counsel & Assistant Board Secretary
Senior Counsel & Charitable Advsr → General Counsel, 2024
General Counsel → General Counsel & Assistant Board Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
45 hrs/week
$229K (2023) → $313K (2025)
Cielo Castro
Chief Officer, Policy & Program
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$170K (2024) → $306K (2025)
Antwone Roberts
Vice President Committee Investment
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$124K (2025)
Brooke Pinnix
Vice President Development
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$157K (2025)
Ebenezer Puplampu
Chief Offpeople
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$53K (2025)
Alejandra Campoverdi
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Weiss
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Wheeler Newman
Chair Elect
Secretary → Board Member, 2024
Board Member → Chair Elect, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elyssa Elbaz
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eva Ho
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jihee Huh
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karim Webb
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Adamson
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Cherry
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alfred Fraijo Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Crystal Nix-Hines
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darline P. Robles
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol Parry Fox
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Garcia
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Hou
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ian Shapiro
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Ceva
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zachary Guevara
Board Member
Treasurer → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Silvia Argueta
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tony Hoang
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: Antonia Hernandez (2020–2024) — President & CEO
- Former: Gwen Baba (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jarrett Barrios (2021–2024) — Senior Vice President Committee & Pgrm
- Former: Tina Walker (2021–2024) — Vice President, Hr & Administration
- Former: Efrain Escobedo (2020–2023) — Vice President, Public Policy & Civic Eng
- Former: Honorable Gloria Molina (2020–2023) — Chair
- Former: James Berliner (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Lovelace (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Rosa Arroyo (2020–2023) — Senior Program Officer
- Former: Therese Tucker (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Zac Guevara (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Aspet Amirkhanian (2020–2022) — Director It
- Former: Carol Bradford (2020–2022) — Senior Counsel & Charitable Advsr
- Former: Melvin Lindsey (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Harrison (2022) — Controller
- Former: Ambassador Crystal Nix-Hines (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Ann Sewill (2020–2021) — Vice President Health & Hsg
- Former: Louise Bryson (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Roshin Mathew (2020–2021) — Director Marketing & Committee
- Former: Todd Yuba (2020–2021) — Vice President, Administrator & Operations
- Former: George Dulgeryan (2021) — Senior Development Officer
- Former: Fidel Vargas (2020) — Board Member
- Former: John Kobara (2020) — COO
- Former: Patrick Dowling MD (2020) — Chair Emeritus
- Former: Xavier Gutierrez (2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $668K, to Miguel Santana (President & CEO). 15 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about California Community Foundation
How much does California Community Foundation give each year?
California Community Foundation gave $326.6M across 2,174 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $275.0M across 2,025 grants.
What is California Community Foundation's typical grant size?
California Community Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $150,218, across 2,174 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from California Community Foundation that year got $92K on average.
Where does California Community Foundation give grants?
California Community Foundation gives mostly in California: 69% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were District of Columbia (5%) and New York (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (574 grants), New York, NY (111 grants), Pasadena, CA (92 grants) and Washington, DC (60 grants).
Does California Community Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 2,174 grants with a stated purpose on California Community Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Health" (497 grants), "Education" (496 grants) and "Arts" (221 grants).
Who are California Community Foundation's largest grantees?
California Community Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Colonial Williamsburg Foundation ($8,050,000), Trinity Washington University ($7,500,000) and President and Fellows of Harvard College ($6,377,050), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($680,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 7% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is California Community Foundation?
California Community Foundation reported $2.3B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $386.6M.
What does California Community Foundation fund?
CCF’s stated mission is to invest in, partner with and amplify the power of community toward a good life. Its website describes a place-based approach organized around Los Angeles County’s Service Planning Areas. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from California Community Foundation?
California Community Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check calfund.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is California Community Foundation's EIN?
California Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-3510055. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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