John Burton Advocates for Youth
San Francisco, CA · EIN 81-2600695. Reported 130 grants totalling $1,909,465 to 94 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, 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 John Burton Advocates for Youth, by its IRS classification it raises and distributes funds for youth development (NTEE O12).
- How spread out its giving is. 94 distinct organizations, with 11% 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. 25% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $9,000. Half of what it reported fell between $6,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $5,500 and the largest $80,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community College Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $207,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bill Wilson Center | Santa Clara, CA | $98,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Social Services of Northern California | Concord, CA | $98,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ryse Inc | Richmond, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Francisco CASA | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Covenant House California | Los Angeles, CA | $48,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Coalition for Responsible Community Development | Los Angeles, CA | $47,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sierra Joint Community Colleg | Rocklin, CA | $43,485 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Social Change Partners LLC | San Francisco, CA | $42,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| On the Move | Napa, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urban Institute | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Human Services | Modesto, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing Inc | Pleasant Hill, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elevate Community Services Inc | Fresno, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Environmental Alternatives | Quincy, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Assistance Program | Victorville, CA | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | San Francisco, CA | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Lgbt Center | Los Angeles, CA | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| M F Place Inc | Hollywood, CA | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Safe Place for Youth Inc | Venice, CA | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| San Diego Youth Services | San Diego, CA | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| San Francisco Foster Youth Fund | San Francisco, CA | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Starvista | San Carlos, CA | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wind Youth Services | Sacramento, CA | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Allan Hancock Joint Community | Santa Maria, CA | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mt San Antonio Community Col | Walnut Creek, CA | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Youth for Change | Chico, CA | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| First Place for Youth | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Star Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Ways to Work Inc | Montebello, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pivotal Connections | San Jose, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Focus Forward | Fresno, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| I Foster Inc | Truckee, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maryvale | Rosemead, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Joaquin Delta College | Stockton, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Los Angeles Valley College Foundation | Van Nuys, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Think of US | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wellnest Emotional Health & Wellness | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cabrillo College Foundation | Aptos, CA | $17,680 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mission College | Santa Clara, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Napa Valley Community College | Napa, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Diego City College Stude | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foothill College Fhda | Los Altos Hills, CA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beyond Emancipation | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beyond Emancipation | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| California Youth Connection | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Feather River Community Colle | Quincy, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Imperial Community College Di | Imperial, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Just in Time for Foster Youth | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kern County Network for Child | Bakersfield, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake Tahoe Community College | South Lake Taho, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Orangewood Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aspiranet | S San Fran, CA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Antelope Valley College Foundation | Lancaster, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cerritos College Foundation | Norwalk, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coastline Community College Foundation | Fountain Vly, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Columbia College Foundation | Sonora, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Copper Mountain College Foundation | Joshua Tree, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crafton Hills College Foundation | Yucaipa, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chabot College | Hayward, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Contra Costa Community Colleg | Pleasant Hill, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cuesta College | San Luis Obispo, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delta College Foundation | Stockton, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| El Camino Community College District Foundation | Torrance, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Evergreen Valley College | San Jose, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Glendale College Foundation Incorporated | Glendale, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gavilan College | Gilroy, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community | El Cajon, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hartnell College Foundation | Salinas, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Irvine Valley College Foundation | Irvine, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kern Community College District | Bakersfield, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles City College Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Harbor College Foundation | Wilmington, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Mission College Foundation | Sylmar, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Long Beach City College Dist | Long Beach, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mira Costa College Foundation | Oceanside, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Miramar College Foundation Inc | San Diego, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Modesto Junior College Foundation | Modesto, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Merced Community College Dist | Merced, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mt San Jacinto Comm College | San Jacinto, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| PROMISES2KIDS Foundation | San Diego, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rio Hondo College Foundation | Whittier, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Riverside Community College District Foundation | Riverside, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saddleback College Foundation | Mission Viejo, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Diego Mesa College Foundation Inc | San Diego, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Santiago Canyon College Foundation | Orange, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Bernardino Comm College | San Bernardino, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Francisco Comm College | San Francisco, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shasta College | Redding, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Skyline College | San Bruno, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Victor Valley College District Foundation Inc | Victorville, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| West Los Angeles College Foundation | Culver City, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childrens Law Center of California | Monterey Park, CA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
20 of 94 (21%) 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.
- Sierra Joint Community Colleg
Education - Satisfactory Academic P - Social Change Partners LLC
YDHP Consulting Services Grant - Center for Human Services
Homekey - Housing Project - First Star
Re-Grant from Tipping Point - San Joaquin Delta College
Basic Needs/Burton Book Fund - Foothill College Fhda
Critical Needs for Foster Youth
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 51 of 94 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | $319,800 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 74 | $910,000 | $6,000 |
| 2023 | 18 | $287,000 | $9,000 |
| 2024 | 22 | $392,665 | $9,000 |
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
97% 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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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
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 $9,000 -- 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 John Burton Advocates for Youth's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 22 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 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: 235 Montgomery Street 1142, San Francisco, CA, 94104.
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