Checkrorg
Checkrorg is a private foundation based in San Francisco, California. It describes itself as the corporate foundation of Checkr, supported by Checkr’s 1% Pledge, and says its mission is to build stronger communities through fair chance hiring and protection from digital fraud, exploitation, and abuse.
Checkrorg at a glance
In short: Checkrorg gave $210K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $210,000
- -21.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- +11.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $21,000
- -29.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $671,238
- -20.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Checkrorg
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1 Montgomery Street Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: (844) 824-3257
Website: https://checkr.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Checkrorg funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Uc Berkeley ($30K). Together the top 10 received $210K.
Grant Size Distribution
31 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 31 (87%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grants went to recipients in California, Arizona, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The reported shares of grant dollars were California 67%, Arizona 17%, Virginia 12%, and Pennsylvania 5%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Checkrorg gives
- 10% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 110% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 997% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2022) to $269K (2024). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $210K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Uc Berkeley Berkeley, CA | Academic Sponsorship | $30,000 |
| Impact Justice Oakland, CA | General Support | $25,000 |
| National Elder Fraud Coordination Center Carlsbad, CA | General Support | $25,000 |
| New Earth Culver City, CA | General Support | $25,000 |
| Stop Scams Alliance Vienna, VA | General Support | $25,000 |
| Televerde Foundation Phoenix, AZ | General Support | $25,000 |
| Thorn El Segundo, CA | General Support | $25,000 |
| Arouet Foundation Phoenix, AZ | Symposium Sponsorship | $10,000 |
| Crop Oakland, CA | Future of Work Sponsorship | $10,000 |
| National Reentry Workfoce Collaborative Philadelphia, PA | 2025 NRWC Conf Sponsorship | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $671,238 | $69,307 | $386,841 | $210,000 | 10 | $386,841 | $38,815 |
| 2024 | $840,499 | $69,438 | $653,178 | $268,500 | 9 | $653,178 | $52,243 |
| 2023 | $1,546,114 | $1,000,001 | $475,762 | $144,000 | 10 | $475,762 | $43,937 |
| 2022 | $900,000 | $1,000,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | 2 | $100,000 | $3,716 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Checkrorg reported a distributable amount of $39K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s website frames fairness and safety as connected goals: fair chance hiring can expand employment opportunities for justice-impacted people, while work to prevent fraud, exploitation, and abuse protects vulnerable communities. Its 2024 filing statement describes support for advocacy, grantmaking, thought leadership, educational initiatives, and fair chance hiring practices to address barriers to livable-wage employment for people with arrest records.
The 2025 grants show support for organizations working in both areas. For example, the National Elder Fraud Coordination Center describes its mission as creating a public-private partnership to combat elder fraud; Stop Scams Alliance describes its mission as reducing scams through public-private partnership and cross-sector cooperation; and Thorn says it builds technology and deploys programs to defend children from sexual exploitation. On the economic-mobility side, Televerde Foundation says it provides currently and formerly incarcerated women with personal and professional development for joining and advancing in the workforce. Arouet Foundation describes services including workforce readiness, financial coaching, and healthcare navigation for people and families impacted by the justice system.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 10 grants totaling $210,000. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $30,000, with a median of $25,000. Notable awards included $30,000 to UC Berkeley for academic sponsorship; $25,000 each to Impact Justice, the National Elder Fraud Coordination Center, New Earth, Stop Scams Alliance, Televerde Foundation, and Thorn; and $10,000 to Arouet Foundation, CROP, and the National Reentry Workforce Collaborative.
The foundation’s website also describes an apprenticeship initiative: the Catalyst Apprenticeship Program pairs 12-month paid apprenticeships with on-the-job training and mentorship for justice-impacted people. This is a participant career-pathway program, not a grant program for outside applicants.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Daniel Yanisse as director; Naeem Ishaq as director until October 2025; Ken Oliver as president and executive director until June 2025; Jen Ng as treasurer; Jen Yeh as secretary; and Christina Louie Dyer as president and executive director from July 2025. The foundation’s website identifies Christina Louie Dyer as executive director.
Checkrorg is led by Christina Louie Dyer, President & Executive Director on the 2025 filing; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christina Louie Dyer
President & Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Yanisse
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jen Ng
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jen Yeh
Secretary
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Ken Oliver (2022–2025) — President & Executive Director · Filing note: Until jun 2025
- Former: Naeem Ishaq (2022–2025) — Director · Filing note: Until oct 2025
- Former: Rebecca Carr (2022) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Checkrorg
How much does Checkrorg give each year?
Checkrorg gave $210K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $269K across 9 grants.
What is Checkrorg's typical grant size?
Checkrorg's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $21,000, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Checkrorg give grants?
Checkrorg gives mostly in California: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Arizona (17%) and Virginia (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Oakland, CA (2 grants) and Phoenix, AZ (2 grants).
Does Checkrorg give general operating support?
Yes: 60% of Checkrorg's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (6 of 10) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Checkrorg's largest grantees?
Checkrorg's largest 2025 grantees include Uc Berkeley ($30,000), Impact Justice ($25,000) and National Elder Fraud Coordination Center ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 38% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Checkrorg?
Checkrorg reported $671K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $387K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $39K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Checkrorg fund?
The foundation’s website frames fairness and safety as connected goals: fair chance hiring can expand employment opportunities for justice-impacted people, while work to prevent fraud, exploitation, and abuse protects vulnerable communities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Checkrorg?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Checkrorg's EIN?
Checkrorg's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-3951674. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Does Checkrorg accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 21, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2025
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Checkrorg funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/checkrorg-morg_5c5f3dc6d92348cfb1695fe3c925dcaf
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