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Community Alliance With Family Farmers

Davis, CA · EIN 94-2914745. Reported 153 grants totalling $1,515,899 to 151 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.

151organizations funded
$7,500median reported grant
$1,515,899granted, 2021-2024
0%of grantees funded again the next year
4%of dollars to its largest recipient

Does this grantmaker accept applications?

Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.

Three things in the filing do bear on it:

  1. What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
  2. How spread out its giving is. 151 distinct organizations, with 4% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
  3. How much its list changes. 0% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 1 year-to-year transition. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.

How big are its grants?

The median reported grant is $7,500. Half of what it reported fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $60,253. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.

Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
$5,000 - $10,000
95 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
53 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
4 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
1 grant

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
UC RegentsLos Angeles, CA$60,253112024
Kitchen Table AdvisorsBerkeley, CA$37,945112024
Centro Binacional Para El Desarrollo Indigena OaxaquenoFresno, CA$31,000212024
Central California Environmental Justice NetworkFresno, CA$26,000112024
Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable EconomyVentura, CA$26,000112024
Mmc Organic FarmsSalinas, CA$20,200112024
Abc FarmsFortuna, CA$20,000112024
Avina Organic FarmsSalinas, CA$20,000112024
Alejandro Salazar AldanaWatsonville, CA$20,000112024
Benise Management LLCVacaville, CA$20,000112024
Burns Blossom Farm LLCChico, CA$20,000112024
Cherta Farms IncDel Rey, CA$20,000112024
Ferndale Farms LLCFerndale, CA$20,000112024
Guan HuanlunGilroy, CA$20,000112024
Laguna Farm Csa Ignacio RomeroRohnert Park, CA$20,000112024
Lemonaid FarmsFresno, CA$20,000112024
Mei Huan HuangGilroy, CA$20,000112024
Miguel Cisneros-GarciaSoledad, CA$20,000112024
Papa Joe FarmJamul, CA$20,000112024
Products From ParadiseWestley, CA$20,000112024
Rainwater Ranch LLCWinters, CA$20,000112024
Royal Blue Farms LLCFresno, CA$20,000112024
Seven Moons Farm LLCKenwood, CA$20,000112024
Three Springs Community Farm Foundation IncBodega, CA$20,000112024
Tollgate PartnersBakersfield, CA$20,000112024
Vizcarra's Universities California Almonds IncChowchilla, CA$20,000112024
West County Community Farm LLCSebastopol, CA$20,000112024
Regents of the University of California at BerkeleyRiverside, CA$18,000112024
Ag Family Farm LLCFreshno, CA$15,000112024
Apple Creek Vineyard FarmGalt, CA$15,000112024
CbdioFresno, CA$15,000222023
Jonathan GonzalesMerced, CA$15,000112024
Kb Farms LLCFresno, CA$15,000112024
Pixca LLC$15,000112023
Rcd of Greater San Diego County$15,000112023
Rural Communities Resource Center$15,000112023
Sage Mountain Farm$15,000112023
Dream FarmSoledad, CA$10,100112024
Bal Family Farms$10,000112023
Burns Blossom Farm$10,000112023
Cipponeri Family Farms$10,000112023
Fly Girl Farm$10,000112023
Good Humus Produce$10,000112023
Ghuman Farm LLC Nirvair Singh GhumanWinters, CA$10,000112024
Hillview Farms$10,000112023
Integrity Alpacas & Fiber$10,000112023
Jmsm Farms$10,000112023
Marshall's Farm$10,000112023
Martin Family Farms LLC$10,000112023
Mary's Farm$10,000112023
Mcgrath Family Partners$10,000112023
Orangevale Fruit Company$10,000112023
R&r Family Farms LLCClovis, CA$10,000112024
Rural Communities Resource CenterOrosi, CA$10,000112024
Sea to Sky Farm$10,000112023
Shepherdess Land & Livestock Co$10,000112023
Succession Ag Services LLC$10,000112023
Sukhtej Atwal Farms$10,000112023
Berkeley Basket CsaBerkeley, CA$9,000112024
Derrick Keith Pearson Foundation IncLos Angeles, CA$9,000112024
Metitlan Agricultural SpacePasadena, CA$9,000112024
SeedLos Angeles, CA$9,000112024
Sacred Transformations LLCLos Angeles, CA$9,000112024
The Farmer Ken LLCHemet, CA$9,000112024
Shift Our Ways CollectiveArleta, CA$8,000112024
Eco Center IncSan Juan Capo, CA$7,650112024
Alma Backyard FarmLos Angeles, CA$7,500112024
American Friends Service CommitteePhiladelphia, PA$7,500112024
Common VisionBerkeley, CA$7,500112024
Donorschoose OrgNew York, NY$7,500112024
Eco Urban GardensLos Angeles, CA$7,500112024
Farm to Fight HungerHealdsburg, CA$7,500112024
Growing RootsPomona, CA$7,500112024
Mcgee Avenue Baptist ChurchBerkeley, CA$7,500112024
Peoples Community FoundationOakland, CA$7,500112024
Pilz Produce at HillcrestPenryn, CA$7,500112024
Renaissance-Parents of SuccessSan Francisco, CA$7,500112024
Sacred Heart Community ServiceSan Jose, CA$7,500112024
Solutions for Urban AgricultureIrvine, CA$7,500112024
Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA$7,500112024
Avina Organic Farms$6,000112023
Central California Environmental Justice Network$5,750112023
Special Service for Groups IncLos Angeles, CA$5,001112024
Amega Farm Company Inc$5,000112023
Ananda Valley Farm$5,000112023
Backyard Organic FarmsVal Verde, CA$5,000112021
Barber CellarsPetaluma, CA$5,000112021
Barra Family VineyardsRedwood Valley, CA$5,000112021
Be Here FarmnatureSt Helena, CA$5,000112021
Bramble Tail HomesteadSebastopol, CA$5,000112021
Chavez Club Lambs$5,000112023
Common Kettle LLC$5,000112023
Coyo Organico Farm$5,000112023
Coyo Organico FarmGreenfield, CA$5,000112024
Daisy Ortiz Farm$5,000112023
Deep Roots Farm CaPetaluma, CA$5,000112024
El Zenzontie Organics FarmsSalinas, CA$5,000112021
FarmageddonSalinas, CA$5,000112021
Fleming FarmsArtois, CA$5,000112021
G&j's Little FarmMariposa, CA$5,000112021
Gonzaga FarmsLa Habra, CA$5,000112021
Green Oaks Creek Farm$5,000112023
Green Uprising FarmWillits, CA$5,000112021
Green Valley Community FarmSebastopol, CA$5,000112021
Hen and Harvest Farm$5,000112023
Hossfeld VineyardsNapa, CA$5,000112021
Kendric Vineyards$5,000112023
Kay Lee FarmDel Rey, CA$5,000112024
L&r Farm$5,000112023
Lantern FarmCloverdale, CA$5,000112021
Laughin' Gal Floral FarmAromas, CA$5,000112021
Lilac Ridge Vineyard$5,000112023
Manas RanchEsparto, CA$5,000112021
Mei Xin Farm LLC$5,000112023
Melgoza Farms LLC$5,000112023
Mendocino Granary LLC$5,000112023
Min-Hee Hill Gardens$5,000112023
Miguel Avendano ReyesMadera, CA$5,000112024
N4 Farms Inc$5,000112023
Naccarato Farms$5,000112023
Narez Organic VegetablesSalinas, CA$5,000112021
Neilson RanchIvanhoe, CA$5,000112021
Orchard XWinters, CA$5,000112021
Organic Haas Avocado LLC$5,000112023
Pajaro Valley Farm LLC$5,000112023
Pope Canyon QueensWinters, CA$5,000112021
Pozos Ledesma Flowers$5,000112023
Prairie Companion FarmCrescent City, CA$5,000112021
Progressive PasturesPetaluma, CA$5,000112021
Providence International EnterprisesRedding, CA$5,000112021
Peach Tree Lane LLC Miles Daniel GarrettArcata, CA$5,000112024
Pollinate Farm & Garden LLCOakland, CA$5,000112024
Rainwater Ranch LLC$5,000112023
Roby Consulting Group Dba Roby RanchCorning, CA$5,000112024
Sanh Long FarmCorona, CA$5,000112021
Shamrock Artisan Goat CheeseWillits, CA$5,000112021
Shao Shan FarmBolinas, CA$5,000112021
Shunfat NurserySan Martin, CA$5,000112021
Solorios OrganicWatsonville, CA$5,000112021
Special Service for Groups Inc$5,000112023
Thao Family FarmFresno, CA$5,000112021
The Woolly Egg Ranch$5,000112023
U-Farm and HomeElmira, CA$5,000112021
Unearthed Farm LLC Dba Harvest Fields Organic FarmFriant, CA$5,000112024
Vasquez Organic FarmHollister, CA$5,000112021
Virk FarmsFresno, CA$5,000112021
Virk IndustriesFresno, CA$5,000112021
Wallace RanchBonsall, CA$5,000112021
Wavelength Farm$5,000112023
Wild Love FarmCotati, CA$5,000112021
World's Finest FarmHollister, CA$5,000112021

1 of 151 (1%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.

It also reported 4 groups of grants to individuals -- scholarships, emergency assistance and similar. Schedule I reports these by category with a headcount and never by name, so there is nothing here we could publish about the recipients even if we wanted to.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 20 of 151 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.

Food & Nutrition
7 orgs
Environment
4 orgs
Human Services
3 orgs
Community Improvement
2 orgs
International Affairs
1 org
Health Care
1 org
Education
1 org
Employment
1 org

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants reportedTotalMedian grant
202137$185,000$5,000
202348$371,750$5,375
202468$959,149$10,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.

Where its money goes

99% of its giving went to organizations in California. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.

California
$1.1M
Pennsylvania
$8K
New York
$8K

Down to the city

Fresno, CA
$142K
Los Angeles, CA
$107K
Berkeley, CA
$62K
Salinas, CA
$55K
Gilroy, CA
$40K
Winters, CA
$40K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this grantmaker

  1. Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
  2. Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $7,500 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
  3. Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
  4. Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Community Alliance With Family Farmers's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.

On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 0 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 67 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.

Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 363, Davis, CA, 95617.

EIN 94-2914745 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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