California Polytechnic State University Foundation

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → San Luis Obispo, CA EIN 20-4927897

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2022–2025

Total received

$16.5M

Foundation funders

94

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2022–2025

Who funds California Polytechnic State University Foundation?

California Polytechnic State University Foundation is funded by 94 grantmakers, led by Cal Poly Corporation ($2.7M), Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($2.5M), American Diabetes Association ($1.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $16.5M in grants to California Polytechnic State University Foundation between 2022–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Cal Poly Corporation$2,720,24142022–2025
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$2,463,50032023–2024
American Diabetes Association$1,434,18092022–2024
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$1,061,45032022–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$1,009,35142022–2025
Hudson Community Foundation$1,000,00012023
Raintree Foundation$900,00032022–2024
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County$555,00022023–2024
The Wagner Foundation$548,69862022–2025
The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo$449,50032024–2025
Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation$425,00072023–2025
The San Diego Foundation$363,50032023–2025
Charities Aid Foundation America$264,43032023–2025
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$239,10022023–2024
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$198,27632022–2024
Dignity Community Care$187,50032023–2025
Dignity Health$187,50032023–2025
Witman Family Foundation$150,00012025
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$145,00022024–2025
Ernst & Young Foundation$113,44142023–2025
East Bay Community Foundation$104,85412022
The San Francisco Foundation$103,00012024
KPMG US Foundation Inc$100,25432023–2025
Andre Agassi Foundation for Education$100,00022023–2024
Placer Community Foundation$95,00022023–2024
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The US Charitable Gift Trust$80,30022023–2024
PCI Foundation$80,00012023
Howmet Aerospace Foundation$70,00032023–2024
United Way of SLO County$70,00072023–2024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$63,80022023–2024
Kern Community Foundation$61,12522023–2024
Orange County Community Foundation$55,00022023–2025
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation$52,00062023–2024
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc$50,00032023–2025
HAND Foundation$50,00012024
Boswell Foundation Inc$50,00012023
California State University Foundation$44,51732023–2025
The Allstate Foundation$40,00012023
Lennox Foundation$37,50022024
Santa Barbara Foundation$34,28622023–2024
Foundry Educational Foundation DBA FEF$33,62732023–2025
Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation$30,00012025
Monterey Peninsula Foundation$30,00022024–2025
The Peszynski Foundation$30,00022023–2025
MRB Foundation Inc$30,00032023–2025
The Ripple Pie Foundation$30,00012023
Servant Foundation$28,50012025
Seattle Foundation$28,00042023–2024
Nancy and Craig Stoller Family Foundation$25,00012025
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$25,00012024
MBD & JFD Foundation$25,00042023–2024
Christian Foundation of America DBA Christian Foundation of The West$24,00022023–2024
California Polytechnic State University Alumni Association San Luis Obispo$23,42822023–2024
Stanislaus Community Foundation$22,25022023–2024
Max Hay Foundation$21,00022023–2024
The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository Inc$20,00012025
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$20,00012024
Community Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio$20,00012024
RSM US Foundation$20,00032023–2024
Rancho Santa Fe Foundation$17,00022023–2024
National Housing Endowment$16,66712025
Organic Syntheses Inc$16,00022023–2024
Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego$14,00022023–2024
Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation$14,00022023
Givingtrax Foundation$13,57312024
California Community Foundation$11,29812023
Community Foundation for San Benito County$10,95012023
Tahoe Community Foundation$10,72512023
Richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation$10,00022023–2025
Merritt Community Capital Corporation$10,00012024
Page Family Foundation$10,00022023–2024
Aiaa Foundation$10,00012023
Communities Foundation of Texas Inc$8,00012023
Major League Baseball Players Trust$7,00012023
Greater Horizons$6,38112024
International Corrugated Packaging Foundation$6,00012025
Institute for Feed Education and Research Inc$6,00012023
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$5,50022023–2024
Overaa Family Group$5,00012025
Gat Family Foundation$5,00012023
The Confidence Foundation$2,50012024
Howard G & Nancy C Dinwiddie Trust$2,00012025
Mario and Alma Pastega Family Foundation$2,00012025
The Sobrato Family Foundation$2,00012024
Navias Family Foundation$2,00022023–2024
Fidelity Foundation$1,40022023
Sempra Foundation$1,06522023–2024
Analog Devices Foundation$99722023–2024
Croul Family Foundation$50012024
Land O'Lakes Foundation$50012023
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$20012023
GE Aerospace Foundation$20022023
Western Asset Management Company$15012024
Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353$10012024

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M8 grants2022 80 grants2023 81 grants2024 31 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.0M (2022) to $6.6M (2023). In 2025 it made 31 grants totaling $2.5M.

What grants has California Polytechnic State University Foundation received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Cal Poly CorporationSUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY$1,030,671
2025National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES$182,000
2025Witman Family FoundationEarn By Doing Fund$150,000
2025The San Diego FoundationFOR SCHOLARSHIPS$147,000
2025The Community Foundation San Luis ObispoRESTRICTED TO MULTIPLE PROGRAMS$137,500
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$126,763
2025The Wagner Foundation4 FORTUNE SCHOLARSHIP$126,470
2025Mark and Jessie Milano FoundationCalifornia State University San Luis Obispo Milano family rodeo scholarship endowment fund$75,000
2025The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundSCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID$75,000
2025Dignity Community CareCOMMUNITY HEALTH$62,500
2025Dignity HealthEDUCATION SUPPORT$62,500
2025Mark and Jessie Milano FoundationCal Poly Rodeo Scholarship Fund$50,000
2025KPMG US Foundation IncMATCHING GIFTS$47,068
2025Los Altos Mountain View Community FoundationOPERATIONS$30,000
2025Servant FoundationEDUCATION$28,500
2025Ernst & Young FoundationMATCHING GIFTS$26,620
2025Orange County Community FoundationEDUCATION$25,000
2025Nancy and Craig Stoller Family FoundationFunds for New greenhouse benches$25,000
2025The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository IncB11 SINGLE ORGANIZATION SUPPORT$20,000
2025Monterey Peninsula FoundationSPONSORSHIPS & OTHER GIFTS$20,000
2025National Housing EndowmentHOMEBUILDING EDUCATION LEADERSHIP PROGRAM(HELP)$16,667
2025The Peszynski FoundationCHARITABLE OPERATIONS$15,000
2025T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncMULTIPLE$10,000
2025MRB Foundation IncEDUCATIONAL$10,000
2025Foundry Educational Foundation DBA FEFdiscretionary funds for program exp$9,527
2025California State University FoundationRELUI PRGRM IMPRVMNT GRANT$9,500
2025International Corrugated Packaging FoundationTo support corrugated packaging program by providing student travel grants$6,000
2025Overaa Family GroupCHARITABLE OPERATIONS$5,000
2025Richard & Susan Smith Family FoundationEDUCATION$5,000
2025Howard G & Nancy C Dinwiddie TrustSCHOLARSHIP$2,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds California Polytechnic State University Foundation?

California Polytechnic State University Foundation is funded by 94 grantmakers, led by Cal Poly Corporation ($2.7M), Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($2.5M), American Diabetes Association ($1.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $16.5M in grants to California Polytechnic State University Foundation between 2022–2025.

Who is California Polytechnic State University Foundation's largest funder?

Cal Poly Corporation is the largest recorded funder of California Polytechnic State University Foundation, with $2.7M across 4 grants (2022–2025).

How much grant funding has California Polytechnic State University Foundation received?

IRS 990 filings record $16.5M in grants to California Polytechnic State University Foundation across 200 grants from 94 funders between 2022–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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