Ventures
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$8.5M
Foundation funders
19
Grants recorded
42
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Ventures?
Ventures is funded by 19 grantmakers, led by Tides Foundation ($3.3M), The James Irvine Foundation ($3.0M), Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees ($364K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.5M in grants to Ventures between 2019–2025.
| Funder | Total given | Grants | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tides Foundation | $3,280,300 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| The James Irvine Foundation | $3,000,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees | $364,351 | 1 | 2020 |
| Monterey Peninsula Foundation | $362,500 | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| Community Foundation Santa Cruz County | $218,950 | 5 | 2019–2024 |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | $200,000 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Latino Community Foundation | $156,500 | 3 | 2020–2022 |
| El Pajaro Community Development Corporation | $100,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders | $97,000 | 3 | 2022–2024 |
| The Children's Partnership | $95,000 | 3 | 2022–2025 |
| Community Foundation for San Benito County | $88,000 | 4 | 2020–2023 |
| Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust | $85,000 | 4 | 2021–2025 |
| NAMI California | $83,143 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Santa Cruz County | $82,500 | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska | $77,808 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sutter Bay Hospitals | $70,000 | 2 | 2022–2024 |
| United Philanthropy Forum | $60,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dignity Health | $50,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Women's Foundation of California | $3,000 | 1 | 2020 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2019) to $3.3M (2023). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $340K.
What grants has Ventures received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Monterey Peninsula Foundation | OPERATING SUPPORT | $168,750 |
| 2025 | El Pajaro Community Development Corporation | BUSINESS SUPPORT | $100,000 |
| 2025 | The Children's Partnership | THE GRANT SUPPORTED THE ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATION AS A STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE WHOLE CHILD EQUITY PARTNERSHIP (WCEP), A STATEWIDE CROSS-SECTOR COALITION ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY AND WHOLE-CHILD POLICIES THAT SUPPORT THE HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND WELL-BEING OF BLACK, NATIVE AMERICAN, ASIAN AMERICAN, PACIFIC ISLANDER, AND LATINE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA. FUNDING ALSO SUPPORTED THE ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATION IN THE FOLLOWING WCEP WORKGROUPS: ECONOMIC SECURITY AND COMMUNICATIONS WORKGROUPS, TO HELP ADVANCE COLLABORATIVE POLICY, ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES INFORMED BY THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. | $35,000 |
| 2025 | United Way of Santa Cruz County | PROMOTORA/SEMILLITAS FUNDING | $21,250 |
| 2025 | Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust | CARES ACT GRANT & GEN'L OPERATING | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Monterey Peninsula Foundation | OPERATING SUPPORT | $118,750 |
| 2024 | The Schmidt Family Foundation | LOCAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN CALIFORNIA | $100,000 |
| 2024 | The Children's Partnership | SG2024009, WCEP STEERING COMMITTEE 2023-2024, INSTALLMENT 1 OF 1 | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Sutter Bay Hospitals | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Community Foundation Santa Cruz County | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, VENTURES' SEMILITAS PROGRAM | $29,450 |
| 2024 | National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders | FINANCIAL CAPABILITY | $15,000 |
| 2024 | United Way of Santa Cruz County | WINTER STORM RELIEF/UNDOCU FUND | $11,250 |
| 2023 | The James Irvine Foundation | For a worker-owned business structure | $3,000,000 |
| 2023 | The Schmidt Family Foundation | LOCAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN CALIFORNIA | $100,000 |
| 2023 | Monterey Peninsula Foundation | OPERATING SUPPORT | $75,000 |
| 2023 | United Way of Santa Cruz County | Winter storm relief/undocufund fund | $50,000 |
| 2023 | National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders | FINANCIAL CAPABILITY | $47,000 |
| 2023 | Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust | CARES ACT GRANT & GEN'L OPERATING | $30,000 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation Santa Cruz County | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $28,000 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation for San Benito County | STANDARD | $10,000 |
| 2022 | Latino Community Foundation | BLDG ECO PWR/RPD RSP | $101,500 |
| 2022 | National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders | FINANCIAL CAPABILITY | $35,000 |
| 2022 | Community Foundation Santa Cruz County | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $34,000 |
| 2022 | Sutter Bay Hospitals | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2022 | Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust | HEALTH AND WELLNESS | $15,000 |
| 2022 | The Children's Partnership | WCEP SUBGRANT | $10,000 |
| 2022 | Community Foundation for San Benito County | GENERAL | $8,000 |
| 2021 | Tides Foundation | HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES | $1,093,000 |
| 2021 | NAMI California | COORDINATION / STIPEND | $83,143 |
| 2021 | Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska | COVID EMER. GRANT | $77,808 |
Showing 30 most recent of 42 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Ventures?
Ventures is funded by 19 grantmakers, led by Tides Foundation ($3.3M), The James Irvine Foundation ($3.0M), Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees ($364K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.5M in grants to Ventures between 2019–2025.
Who is Ventures's largest funder?
Tides Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Ventures, with $3.3M across 2 grants (2020–2021).
How much grant funding has Ventures received?
IRS 990 filings record $8.5M in grants to Ventures across 42 grants from 19 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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