Housing Matters

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Santa Cruz, CA EIN 77-0126783

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$17.4M

Foundation funders

36

Grants recorded

117

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Housing Matters?

Housing Matters is funded by 36 grantmakers, led by Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($8.8M), Monterey Peninsula Foundation ($1.8M), Dignity Health ($1.6M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $17.4M in grants to Housing Matters between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$8,808,45042020–2024
Monterey Peninsula Foundation$1,767,56632023–2025
Dignity Health$1,600,07452019–2023
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County$1,078,77062019–2024
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals$1,050,00042020–2024
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$970,00042020–2024
Sunlight Giving$450,00082021–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$428,83342021–2024
Sutter Bay Hospitals$190,00052020–2024
Tides Foundation$150,00042020–2023
East Bay Community Foundation$150,00012021
Nint Foundation$130,00022020–2021
Cottonwood Spring$125,00042022–2025
National Health Care for Homeless Council$100,00012023
The Chris and Melody Malachowsky$67,50032022–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$63,50042022–2025
The J Miles and Rosanne Reiter$60,00052020–2024
The Independent Charitable Gift Fund$55,00032021–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$40,30082020–2024
Impactassetsinc$30,60832020–2022
The Lyda & Rico Deluca Foundation Inc$30,00032020–2022
The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation$23,00072019–2025
Michael & Alice Chetkovich Foundation$21,00052020–2024
Brinker Family Foundation Inc XXXXXX3001$8,75022021–2022
Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation$7,31612024
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$5M$10M$15M3 grants2019 21 grants2020 23 grants2021 25 grants2022 18 grants2023 21 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $162K (2019) to $11.1M (2023). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $369K.

What grants has Housing Matters received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Monterey Peninsula FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT$300,000
2025Cottonwood SpringGeneral support$35,000
2025National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES$29,500
2025The Neidig Family Charitable FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
2025Alcyon FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$1,000
2025Milton Meyer FoundationSUPPORT$1,000
2024The David and Lucile Packard FoundationFamilies and Communities$350,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$188,167
2024Kaiser Foundation HospitalsHousing For Health: Advancing Health Equity Throug$150,000
2024Monterey Peninsula FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT$150,000
2024Community Foundation Santa Cruz CountyGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$81,050
2024Sunlight GivingGENERAL SUPPORT, $75,000 PER YEAR FOR THREE YEARS$75,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationHousing and Transportation$51,000
2024Sutter Bay HospitalsPROGRAM SUPPORT$50,000
2024Cottonwood SpringGeneral support$35,000
2024The David and Lucile Packard FoundationFamilies and Communities$25,000
2024The Chris and Melody MalachowskyCHARITABLE$22,500
2024National Philanthropic TrustRELIGION$21,000
2024The Independent Charitable Gift FundGENERAL SUPPORT$20,000
2024The J Miles and Rosanne ReiterSUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY$15,000
2024Rotary Club of SC Sunrise FoundationGeneral Fund$7,316
2024Michael & Alice Chetkovich FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$6,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$5,300
2024Alcyon FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$1,000
2024The Neidig Family Charitable FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
2024Milton Meyer FoundationSUPPORT$1,000
2024Edward Jones FoundationHOUSING, SHELTER$150
2023Silicon Valley Community FoundationHousing and Transportation$8,601,000
2023Monterey Peninsula FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT$1,317,566
2023Dignity HealthCOMMUNITY HEALTH$611,505

Showing 30 most recent of 117 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Housing Matters?

Housing Matters is funded by 36 grantmakers, led by Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($8.8M), Monterey Peninsula Foundation ($1.8M), Dignity Health ($1.6M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $17.4M in grants to Housing Matters between 2019–2025.

Who is Housing Matters's largest funder?

Silicon Valley Community Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Housing Matters, with $8.8M across 4 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Housing Matters received?

IRS 990 filings record $17.4M in grants to Housing Matters across 117 grants from 36 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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