Milpa
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$8.1M
Foundation funders
31
Grants recorded
66
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Milpa?
Milpa is funded by 31 grantmakers, led by Vera Institute of Justice Inc ($3.2M), The California Endowment ($2.0M), Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management ($433K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.1M in grants to Milpa between 2019–2025.
Show all 31 funders
| Community Partners | $12,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Skills Coalition | $10,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Movement Strategy Center | $6,600 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arts Council for Monterey County | $6,500 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rosenberg Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Earth Rising Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | 2024 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2019) to $2.4M (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $233K.
What grants has Milpa received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | John E Fetzer Institute Inc | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $200,000 |
| 2025 | Action Council of Monterey County Inc | GSA Network Grant Award | $26,667 |
| 2025 | Arts Council for Monterey County | TO SUPPORT THE ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE | $6,500 |
| 2024 | Vera Institute of Justice Inc | RESTORING PROMISE INITIATIVE | $741,215 |
| 2024 | The California Endowment | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY THROUGH COMMUNITY AND YOUTH ORGANIZING, HEALING AND POLICY ADVOCACY IN MONTEREY COUNTY AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. | $450,000 |
| 2024 | The California Endowment | ADVANCING JUSTICE AND HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH NARRATIVE CHANGE: TO COORDINATE, FACILITATE AND HOST A COMMUNICATIONS AND NARRATIVE CONVENING IN CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL REGION WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS WHO ARE WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF ENDING MASS INCARCERATION, JUSTICE REINVESTMENT, CULTURAL HEALING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND BOTH HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY. | $300,000 |
| 2024 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Support youth justice transformation community leaders network and plan for expansion | $114,000 |
| 2024 | The California Endowment | MOVEMENT WARRIORS - PROMOTING CULTURALLY ROOTED HEALING: TO SUPPORT INCREASED ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND RESILIENCE FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN CALIFORNIA THROUGH CULTURALLY ROOTED HEALING PRACTICE WHICH PROMOTES SOCIAL EMOTIONAL HEALTH, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, SOLIDARITY AND STRENGTHENED RELATIONSHIPS. | $100,000 |
| 2024 | The Heising-Simons Foundation | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Tides Center | QUALITY EDUCATION | $50,000 |
| 2024 | The California Endowment | PROVIDING SUPPORT TO RESIDENTS IMPACTED BY FLOODING: TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY THE RECENT WAVE OF STORMS IN THE CENTRAL COAST REGION. | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Project support | $35,000 |
| 2024 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Support the development of a virtual network for community partners in Probation Transformation sites | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Ladybug Foundation Inc | General Operating Support | $20,000 |
| 2024 | The California Endowment | PROMOTING YOUTH AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING THROUGH STRATEGIC PLANNING: TO SUPPORT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE HEALTH EQUITY AND IMPROVE SOCIAL STRUCTURES FOR NEXT GENERATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP WITHIN COMMUNITIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. | $18,355 |
| 2024 | Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management | GENERAL SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Earth Rising Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $3,000 |
| 2024 | The California Endowment | ADVANCING CULTURALLY ROOTED HEALING: TO SUPPORT HONORARIA, TRAVEL AND MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE AMONG PARTNERS THAT CENTERS THE VOICES OF POWER BUILDERS AND MOVEMENT ALLIES AROUND THE NECESSITY TO SCALE ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION OUTSIDE OF THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTIONS AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY WELLNESS ACROSS CALIFORNIA. | $3,000 |
| 2023 | Vera Institute of Justice Inc | SUBGRANT FOR RESTORING PROMISE INITIATIVE | $1,051,159 |
| 2023 | The California Endowment | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY THROUGH COMMUNITY AND YOUTH ORGANIZING, HEALING AND POLICY ADVOCACY IN MONTEREY COUNTY AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. | $450,000 |
| 2023 | Tides Center | HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES | $160,000 |
| 2023 | Restoring Lifeways | Regrant | $110,000 |
| 2023 | Impactassetsinc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $100,000 |
| 2023 | The California Endowment | MOVEMENT WARRIORS - PROMOTING CULTURALLY ROOTED HEALING: TO SUPPORT INCREASED ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND RESILIENCE FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN CALIFORNIA THROUGH CULTURALLY ROOTED HEALING PRACTICE WHICH PROMOTES SOCIAL EMOTIONAL HEALTH, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, SOLIDARITY AND STRENGTHENED RELATIONSHIPS. | $100,000 |
| 2023 | The California Endowment | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES HEALING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND POWER BUILDING FOR IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES, JUSTICE AND SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION IN MONTEREY COUNTY. | $100,000 |
| 2023 | The Heising-Simons Foundation | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | $100,000 |
| 2023 | Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management | GENERAL SUPPORT | $90,603 |
| 2023 | Latino Community Foundation | BUILDING CIVIC POWER | $40,000 |
| 2023 | New Venture Fund | PUBLIC SAFETY, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RELIEF | $27,000 |
| 2023 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A VIRTUAL NETWORK FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN PROBATION TRANSFORMATION SITES | $25,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 66 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Milpa?
Milpa is funded by 31 grantmakers, led by Vera Institute of Justice Inc ($3.2M), The California Endowment ($2.0M), Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management ($433K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.1M in grants to Milpa between 2019–2025.
Who is Milpa's largest funder?
Vera Institute of Justice Inc is the largest recorded funder of Milpa, with $3.2M across 4 grants (2021–2024).
How much grant funding has Milpa received?
IRS 990 filings record $8.1M in grants to Milpa across 66 grants from 31 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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