GrantmakersCalifornia

Gofundmeorg

West Hollywood, CA · EIN 81-2279757. Reported 724 grants totalling $74.1M to 602 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.

602organizations funded
$25,000median reported grant
$74.1Mgranted, 2020-2023
19%of grantees funded again the next year
26%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. For Gofundmeorg, the IRS classifies it as a public foundation -- a grantmaker that raises its money from many sources rather than from one donor (NTEE T30).
  2. How spread out its giving is. 602 distinct organizations, with 26% 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. 19% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. 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 $25,000. Half of what it reported fell between $22,704 and $50,000; the smallest was $149 and the largest $18.9M. 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.
Under $5,000
2 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
59 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
122 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
350 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
123 grants
$100,000 - $250,000
37 grants
$250,000 Or More
31 grants

Every organization it funded

All 602 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this grantmaker actually has a relationship with.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Airbnb Org IncSan Francisco, CA$19.1M332023
Charities Aid Foundation AmericaAlexandria, VA$16.7M432023
Big Brothers Big Sisters FoundationKansas City, MO$1,472,060222022
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNew York, NY$1,400,800112021
MILES4MIGRANTSMilwaukee, WI$1,100,000112021
Time's Up FoundationTulsa, OK$700,001222021
Globalgiving Foundation IncWashington, DC$614,356222021
Gold House Foundation IncCovina, CA$565,000222023
Asian American FuturesIrvine, CA$555,000212022
Save the Children Federation IncFairfield, CT$505,613222021
Ircs Center for Economic Opportunity IncNew York, NY$500,000112021
Pacific Community VenturesOakland, CA$500,000112020
Propel IncBoca Raton, FL$500,000112023
Ethiopian Community Development Council IncArlington, VA$468,750112021
AlightMinneapolis, MN$450,000332023
United States Catholic ConferenceWashington, DC$450,000112021
International Rescue Committee IncNew York, NY$440,001112021
VecinaAustin, TX$440,000222022
American Immigration CouncilWashington, DC$405,000112022
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee ServiceBaltimore, MD$403,000112021
Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative IncAlbany, NY$400,000222022
Hello NeighborPittsburgh, PA$393,250432023
Human Rights FirstNew York, NY$390,000112022
Social Good Fund IncRichmond, CA$382,636332023
U S Committee for Refugees and Immigrants IncArlington, VA$349,000112021
World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC$321,016532022
American Bar Association Fund for Justice and EducationChicago, IL$315,000112022
Girls Leadership Institute IncOakland, CA$312,500332022
Church World Service IncElkhart, IN$302,000222023
Home for Refugees USAMission Viejo, CA$300,000222022
Selfreliance AssociationChicago, IL$300,000112022
Ukrainian Community Center of WashingtonRenton, WA$300,000112022
Feeding AmericaChicago, IL$297,016222021
Share Our StrengthWashington, DC$256,016222021
Urban School Food Alliance IncWashington, DC$256,016222021
Welcomenst IncBolton, MA$255,000332023
Islamic Relief USAAlexandria, VA$250,000112021
National Partnership for New Americans IncChicago, IL$225,000112021
Ukrainian American HouseRncho Cordova, CA$225,000112022
Brave TrailsLos Angeles, CA$219,469542023
Childrens Home ProjectChandler, AZ$218,121542023
Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CA$212,660212021
Project Hope - the People-to-People Health Foundation IncWashington, DC$210,038222022
NAACP Empowerment Programs IncBaltimore, MD$200,614112020
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere IncAtlanta, GA$200,000112021
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA IncNew York, NY$200,000112021
Samaritans PurseBoone, NC$200,000112021
Ukranian Catholic Metropolitan Archeparchy of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$200,000222023
United Nations Foundation IncWashington, DC$200,000112021
Eastern Sierra Conservation CorpsBishop, CA$194,148332023
TarjimlyMountain View, CA$175,000222022
Global Empowerment Mission IncDoral, FL$160,000222023
React DC IncAlexandria, VA$160,000222022
Refugee & Immigrant TransitionsSan Francisco, CA$155,000222022
Friends of the World Food Program IncWashington, DC$151,178222022
University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$150,000112023
World Relief Corporation O NationalBaltimore, MD$147,000222022
Afghan Literacy FoundationIrvine, CA$125,000222022
Asian Americans Advancing Justice -Aajc IncWashington, DC$125,000212022
Fresh Start Refugee Assistance CenterSpringfield, VA$125,000222022
Upwardly GlobalNew York, NY$125,000222022
Action Opportunity FundSan Jose, CA$118,208112021
Partnership for the Advancement & Immersion of RefugeesHouston, TX$110,000322022
National Center for Victims of Crime IncLandover, MD$107,687112022
San Antonio Area FoundationSan Antonio, TX$107,687112022
Redcross Western KentuckySan Francisco, CA$105,000112021
Chinese for Affirmative ActionSan Francisco, CA$100,000432023
Combined ArmsHouston, TX$100,000222022
Episcopal Migration MinistriesChicago, IL$100,000112021
Icna Relief USA Programs IncNew Hyde Park, NY$100,000112021
Immigrant and Refugee Outreach CenterMc Lean, VA$100,000222022
My Project USAColumbus, OH$100,000222022
Project WorthmoreAurora, CO$100,000222022
The Spero Project IncOklahoma City, OK$100,000222022
The Welcome to America ProjectTempe, AZ$100,000222022
Outdoor OutreachSan Diego, CA$99,903112021
United States Association for UnhcrWashington, DC$95,187112022
Noahs Arc FoundationChicago, IL$95,000112023
Long Term Disaster Recovery Corporation IncMadisonville, KY$86,882112021
Ukrainian-American Cultural Center IncWatervliet, NY$84,000112022
Local Initiatives Support CorporationNew York, NY$82,500112021
White Stork - United States LtdWinnetka, IL$81,218222023
St Bernard Project IncNew Orleans, LA$80,140222021
American Public Human Services AssociationArlington, VA$80,000112021
Cornerstone Marriage & Family Intervention IncPrinceton, NJ$80,000222022
CulturinguaSan Antonio, TX$80,000222022
Homes Not Borders IncLandover, MD$80,000222022
Migration Policy InstituteWashington, DC$80,000112021
Mirys ListCalabasas, CA$80,000222022
Muslim Youth for Positive ImpactBroomfield, CO$80,000222022
Refugee Assistance Alliance IncCoral Gables, FL$80,000222022
Refugee Womens Network IncDecatur, GA$80,000222022
Graves HsPaducah, KY$78,210222022
Mayfield Independent SchoolsMayfield, KY$78,210222022
Crisis Text Line IncNew York, NY$76,080112020
Afghan American Womens AssociationAlexandria, VA$75,000112021
Afghan CoalitionFremont, CA$75,000112021
Afghan Community Culture Center IncEl Cajon, CA$75,000112022
Greater Indianapolis Literacy League IncIndianapolis, IN$75,000112022
Humanitarian Social InnovationsBethlehem, PA$75,000112021
Husayn for HumanityLorton, VA$75,000112021
Immigrant Welcome Center IncIndianapolis, IN$75,000112022
Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in SolidarityDes Moines, IA$75,000332022
Muslim American Society of Sacramento RegionSacramento, CA$75,000112021
Muslim American Society of San Diego CountySan Diego, CA$75,000112021
Partnership for the Advancement of New AmericansSan Diego, CA$75,000112021
Restaurant Workers Community Foundation IncNew York, NY$75,000112021
Special Operations Association of AmericaWashington, DC$75,000222023
Girls IncorporatedNew York, NY$72,268222023
Team Western Kentucky Relief FundNashville, TN$70,000112021
Welcome Neighbor Stl IncSaint Louis, MO$70,000222022
Pacific Refugee Support GroupPortland, OR$65,000222022
The Rotary Foundation of Rotary InternationalEvanston, IL$62,500112022
Welcome to Chinatown IncNew York, NY$62,020112022
For Charlotte IncMatthews, NC$60,000222022
Keeping Our Promise IncPittsford, NY$60,000222022
Pars Equality CenterSan Jose, CA$60,000212021
Razias Ray of Hope FoundationWellesley Hls, MA$60,000222021
Refugee Development CenterLansing, MI$60,000222022
Solutions in Hometown Connections CorpGreenbelt, MD$60,000222022
Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote IncWashington, DC$55,000112022
Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants Inc - CeriOakland, CA$55,000222022
Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment Foundation IncLos Angeles, CA$55,000112022
Define AmericanLos Angeles, CA$55,000112022
Kuaaina Ulu AuamoKaneohe, HI$55,000112022
More Than a MealBrooklyn, NY$55,000112022
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs IncCalabasas, CA$55,000212022
Afghanistan Youth Relief FoundationChantilly, VA$50,000112021
An-Nisa Hope CenterHouston, TX$50,000112021
Asian Community Development CouncilLas Vegas, NV$50,000222022
Asian Health ServicesOakland, CA$50,000222021
Asylumworks IncWashington, DC$50,000112021
Blue Star Families IncEncinitas, CA$50,000112021
Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaAtlanta, GA$50,000112022
Chinese Progressive AssociationOakland, CA$50,000222021
Council on American-Islamic Relations IncOklahoma City, OK$50,000112021
Every Campus a RefugeGreensboro, NC$50,000112021
FamilSterling, VA$50,000112021
Georgia Asylum & Immigration Network IncAtlanta, GA$50,000112021
Georgia Welcome Co-OpTucker, GA$50,000112021
Girl Talk IncAtlanta, GA$50,000112023
Girls Make Beats IncLauderhill, FL$50,000112021
Girls Write Now IncNew York, NY$50,000222022
Give An Hour Nonprofit CorporationGaithersburg, MD$50,000112021
Giving Back Fund IncBoston, MA$50,000112023
Global Emergency Response and Assistance GeraPaterson, NJ$50,000112021
Haitian Bridge AllianceSan Diego, CA$50,000222023
Hearts and Homes for RefugeesPelham, NY$50,000112021
Immigrant Womens Community CenterBellevue, WA$50,000222022
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America IncWashington, DC$50,000112021
Islamic Association of Texas IncRichardson, TX$50,000112021
Island Liaison IncPhoenix, AZ$50,000112021
Ka Hale PomaikaiKaunakakai, HI$50,000212021
Kc for RefugeesKansas City, MO$50,000112021
Kind IncWashington, DC$50,000112021
LatinitasAustin, TX$50,000222022
Ltsc Community Development CorporationLos Angeles, CA$50,000222022
Luminus Network IncColumbia, MD$50,000112021
Muslim Association of Virginia IncManassas, VA$50,000112021
National Asian Pacific American Womens ForumChicago, IL$50,000112020
National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance IncNew York, NY$50,000212021
No One Left Behind IncArlington, VA$50,000112021
Pangea Legal ServicesSan Francisco, CA$50,000112021
Project Azul IncIndianapolis, IN$50,000112022
Refugee Womens AllianceSeattle, WA$50,000112021
San Ramon Valley Islamic CenterSan Ramon, CA$50,000112021
Save the Music FoundationNew York, NY$50,000112023
She Should RunNew York, NY$50,000112023
Soldiers AngelsSan Antonio, TX$50,000112021
Southeast Asian Community AllianceLos Angeles, CA$50,000222022
Tahirih Justice CenterFalls Church, VA$50,000112021
The Green Chair Project IncRaleigh, NC$50,000112021
The Refugee Education CenterGrand Rapids, MI$50,000112021
United Way of Central Massachusetts IncWorcester, MA$50,000112022
UsahelloPortland, OR$50,000112021
Utah Muslim Civic LeagueSalt Lake City, UT$50,000112021
Veterans Bridge Home IncCharlotte, NC$50,000112021
Women for Afghan Women IncFresh Meadows, NY$50,000112021
Kgsa FoundationSaint Paul, MN$49,740112020
Bridging Tech Charitable FundSan Mateo, CA$48,559222021
USA for Unfpa IncNew York, NY$46,218112022
Building Peaceful BridgesGlenview, IL$45,000222022
Komera IncMilton, MA$45,000112020
New Neighbors Partnership AssociationNew York, NY$45,000222022
VITENDO4AFRICAHazelwood, MO$45,000112021
Help for Heroes IncLynn Haven, FL$44,264112021
Laureus Sport for Good Foundation of AmericaNew York, NY$43,969112022
The Order of MaltaSan Francisco, CA$43,969112022
United States Fund for UnicefNew York, NY$43,969112022
United Way WorldwideAlexandria, VA$41,000112020
Asian Americans for Community Involvement of Santa Clara Co IncSan Jose, CA$40,000212021
Her Future Coalition IncSt Augustine, FL$40,000112020
National Immigration Forum IncWashington, DC$40,000112022
Rainbow Railroad USA IncNew York, NY$40,000112022
Tulsa Metropolitan MinistryTulsa, OK$40,000112021
California Fire FoundationSacramento, CA$39,485112020
Kaleidoscope Youth Center IncColumbus, OH$39,142112022
YMCA of LincolnLincoln, NE$39,142112022
Youth PassagewaysKansas City, MO$39,142112022
A New Way of Life Reentry ProjectLos Angeles, CA$37,838332023
Anti-Recidivism CoalitionLos Angeles, CA$37,838332023
The College and Community Fellowship IncNew York, NY$37,838332023
Natureconnect Central OregonBend, OR$37,795112022
Foundation for Independent Artists IncBrooklyn, NY$35,903112021
Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services IncNew Haven, CT$35,000112022
Heart of Dinner IncBeverly Hills, CA$32,020222022
Organization of Chinese Americans IncWashington, DC$32,020112022
Afghan American Muslim OutreachOrange, CA$30,000112021
Afghan Home USASterling, VA$30,000112021
All Dulles Area Muslim SocietySterling, VA$30,000112021
Amaanah Refugee ServicesHouston, TX$30,000112021
American Muslim Advisory CouncilNashville, TN$30,000112021
American Muslim Womens AssociationChandler, AZ$30,000112021
Ansaar of Worcester IncWest Boylston, MA$30,000112021
Asian Community & Cultural CenterLincoln, NE$30,000112022
Capi USAMinneapolis, MN$30,000112022
Community Help CenterChicago, IL$30,000112021
Community Helpers USACanton, MI$30,000112021
Eagle Online AcademyFairfax, VA$30,000112021
Ethaar IncClarkston, GA$30,000112021
Gateway Community Services MainePortland, ME$30,000112022
Global Impact InitiativeAustin, TX$30,000112022
Hazara American Association IncSilver Spring, MD$30,000112021
Honor the PromiseAlexandria, VA$30,000112021
Houston Immigration Legal Services CollaborativeHouston, TX$30,000112021
Jannus IncBoise, ID$30,000112022
Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater WashingtonN Bethesda, MD$30,000112021
Loaves and Fishes Food PantryPana, IL$30,000112021
Los Angeles Fire Department FoundationLos Angeles, CA$30,000112020
Massachusetts Baptist Multicultural Ministries IncLowell, MA$30,000112022
Messiah United Methodist ChurchGlen Burnie, MD$30,000112021
Milwaukee Muslim Womens Coalition IncMilwaukee, WI$30,000112021
Muslim Association of Puget SoundRedmond, WA$30,000112021
Neighbors for Refugees IncLarchmont, NY$30,000112021
New American Association of Massachusetts IncLynn, MA$30,000112021
New England Arab American OrganizationPortland, ME$30,000112021
Nextop IncHouston, TX$30,000112021
Olive Branch - Muslim Family ServicesHouston, TX$30,000112021
One World One Love a Nj Non-Profit CorporationSummit, NJ$30,000112021
Reestablish Richmond IncRichmond, VA$30,000112022
Somali Family Service of San DiegoSan Diego, CA$30,000112021
Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program IncDodgeville, WI$30,000112021
Syrian Community Network IncChicago, IL$30,000112021
Teen International Media ExchangeSherman Oaks, CA$30,000112022
Tennessee Resettlement AidBrentwood, TN$30,000112021
Welcome Home Jersery City a Nj Non-Profit CorporationJersey City, NJ$30,000112021
Hawaii Pacific UniversityHonolulu, HI$25,172112020
Hbcus Outside IncorporatedElizabeth City, NC$25,157112020
Center for Love and Light Institute IncAtlanta, GA$25,095112020
Soul Trak OutdoorsWashington, DC$25,095112020

87 of 602 (14%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 51 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 507 of 602 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.

Human Services
154 orgs
International Affairs
54 orgs
Arts & Culture
41 orgs
Civil Rights
33 orgs
Education
29 orgs
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
25 orgs
Community Improvement
25 orgs
Youth Development
22 orgs

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants reportedTotalMedian grant
2020122$4,942,772$25,000
2021313$54.6M$25,000
2022224$11.9M$25,000
202365$2,707,598$25,000

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

37% 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
$27.4M
Virginia
$18.9M
New York
$5.5M
District of Columbia
$4.0M
Illinois
$2.1M
Missouri
$1.7M
Texas
$1.3M
Wisconsin
$1.3M

Down to the city

San Francisco, CA
$20.1M
Alexandria, VA
$17.3M
New York, NY
$4.3M
Washington, DC
$4.0M
Chicago, IL
$1.8M
Kansas City, MO
$1.6M

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Funders that support the same organizations

These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund210 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc204 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc172 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program108 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust103 shared recipientsPaypal Charitable Giving Fund99 shared recipients

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 $25,000 -- 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 Gofundmeorg's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 8605 Santa Monica Blvd 88639, West Hollywood, CA, 90069.

EIN 81-2279757 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Form 990 is published about a year after the tax year it covers. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this organization has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next.

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