James B Mcclatchy Foundation
Sacramento, CA · EIN 68-0283878. Reported 199 grants totalling $22.1M to 99 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
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:
- What kind of organization it is. For James B Mcclatchy Foundation, the IRS classifies it as a support organization for one specific institution (NTEE T11).
- How spread out its giving is. 99 distinct organizations, with 10% 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.
- How much its list changes. 64% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $50,000. Half of what it reported fell between $20,000 and $149,978; the smallest was $7,000 and the largest $1,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Valley Journalism Collaborative | Sacramento, CA | $2,250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Central Valley Community Foundation | Fresno, CA | $1,750,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified | Orosi, CA | $1,384,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Galt Joint Union Elem School | Galt, CA | $1,132,620 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified | Firebaugh, CA | $1,012,463 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Education First | Seattle, WA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Robla School District | Sacramento, CA | $859,294 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lindsay Unified School Distri | Lindsay, CA | $550,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Winters Joint Unified School | Winters, CA | $549,920 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Delhi Unified School District | Delhi, CA | $546,817 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Washington Unified School | West Sacramento, CA | $530,553 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Woodlake Unified School Distr | Woodlake, CA | $520,471 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chinese for Affirmative Action | San Francisco, CA | $505,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Youth Development Network | Sacramento, CA | $496,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fresno Arts Council Inc | Fresno, CA | $470,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| South Kern Sol | Oakland, CA | $420,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Edsource Inc | Oakland, CA | $411,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sacramento Region Community Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $401,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| First Amendment Coalition | San Rafael, CA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The California Education Partners | San Francisco, CA | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fresno Art Museum | Fresno, CA | $362,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Black Youth Leadership Project | Elk Grove, CA | $360,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fresnoland Media | Fresno, CA | $360,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sacramento Area Congregations Together | Sacramento, CA | $305,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sobrato Early Academic Language Program | Milpitas, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Californians Together | Long Beach, CA | $261,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The California Center for Civic Participation | Sacramento, CA | $258,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Public Health Advocates | Davis, CA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Parent Inst for Quality Educa | Fresno, CA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Stanislaus Community Foundation | Modesto, CA | $235,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Parent Institute for Quality Education Inc | National City, CA | $220,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Reinvent Stockton Foundation | Stockton, CA | $185,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| California State University Fresno Foundation | Fresno, CA | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Centro Binacional Para El Desarrollo Indigena Oaxaqueno | Fresno, CA | $153,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Public Integrity | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Joaquin Community Foundation Inc | Stockton, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Social Good Fund Inc | Richmond, CA | $135,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Central Valley Latino Leaders | Richmond, CA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Faith in the Valley | Stockton, CA | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Freedom Bound Center | Sacramento, CA | $115,440 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Freedom of the Press Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Yolo Co Office of Education | Woodland, CA | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Latino Community Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Journalism Funding Partners | Sacramento, CA | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Little Manila Foundation | Stockton, CA | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Ivanhoe Community Council Inc | Ivanhoe, CA | $92,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | San Francisco, CA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Media Access Collaborative | Fresno, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City Ministry Network | Modesto, CA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Committee to Protect Journalists Inc | New York, NY | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Madera County Superintendent | Madera, CA | $60,149 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| State Center Community College Foundation | Fresno, CA | $55,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| California Press Foundation | Chino, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | Arlington, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Local Media Foundation | Lake City, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicano & Latino Youth Leadership Project | Sacramento, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Community Interventions | Bakersfield, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| League of California Community Foundations | Hesperia, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth Leadership Institute | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | $37,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Asian American Journalists Association | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Education and Leadership Foundation | Fresno, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Go Public Schools | Sacramento, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Institute for Public Interest Media | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| White Ash Broadcasting Inc | Clovis, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pro Youth and Families Inc | Sacramento, CA | $34,849 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Opening Doors Inc | Sacramento, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arte Americas the Mexican Arts Center | Fresno, CA | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Valley Partnership | Fresno, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Students of California United | Fresno, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California Forward | Hercules, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California School Age Consortium | El Sobrante, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Council on American-Islamic Relations California | Anaheim, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dyer-Kelly Elementary School | Sacramento, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Helping Others Pursue Excellence | Fresno, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Training Institute for Leadership Enrichment | Alameda, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Take Note Troupe | Loomis, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| C R L a Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Capital Public Radio Inc | Sacramento, CA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Mountain View, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tulare County League of Mex-Am Women Inc | Visalia, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Woven Coalition | Afghanistan, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Asian American Liberation Network | Elk Grove, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of California Merced Foundation | Merced, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| California Humanities | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cesar Chavez Foundation | Keene, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Drip Drop News | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fresno State Foundation | Fresno, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Pedalers Inc | Sacramento, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Placer County Sheriffs Department Search and Rescue | Auburn, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reading and Beyond | Fresno, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Roberts Family Development Center | Sacramento, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Social Science Research Council | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Economic Development Corporation Serving Fresno County | Fresno, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Merced County Inc | Merced, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army National Corp | Alexandria, VA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Placer 10-35 Foundation | Loomis, CA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Observer | Sacramento, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
51 of 99 (52%) 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.
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.
- First Amendment Coalition
Support of First Amendment. - Sac Region Comm Foundation
Improving quality of life. - Csu Fresno Foundation
Central Valley art exhibitions. - Committee Protect Journalists
Support of First Ammendment - Ivanhoe Sol
Tech Assist. Board Mtg. Gift - The Observer
60th Anniversary Sponsorship
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 69 of 99 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.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 26 | $2,909,978 | $31,500 |
| 2021 | 62 | $6,839,872 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 55 | $5,569,288 | $90,000 |
| 2023 | 56 | $6,813,938 | $75,000 |
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
93% 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.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- 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.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $50,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
- 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 James B Mcclatchy Foundation'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.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 9 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 47 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: 740 University Avenue 150, Sacramento, CA, 95825.
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