Northern California Carpenters Regional
Oakland, CA · EIN 94-3271496. Reported 114 grants totalling $2,785,179 to 79 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. 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.
- How spread out its giving is. 79 distinct organizations, with 18% 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. 20% 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 $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $5,200 and the largest $500,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Victory Fund | Raleigh, NC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ccc Building Communities Fund | Sacramento, CA | $330,179 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northern California Carpenters Thomas a Morton Memorial Scholarsh | Oakland, CA | $117,176 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Construction Industry Force Account Council | Fairfield, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yes on 15 - Schools and Communites First | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Carpenters Helping Hand Inc | Washington, DC | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Construction Industry Educational Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $76,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| League of California Cities - Womens Caucus | Sacramento, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Transportation California | Sacramento, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Urban Vibrancy Institute Inc | Los Altos, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Capital College & Career Academy | Sacramento, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bay Area Council | San Francisco, CA | $42,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $41,780 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability | Fresno, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Valley Forward Action Fund | Fresno, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Agc Construction Education Foundation | W Sacramento, CA | $39,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County | San Mateo, CA | $38,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Yimby Action | San Francisco, CA | $37,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| California Coalition for Housing | Sacramento, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mission Housing Development Corp | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for New Music San Francisco Inc | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fresno Building Healthy Communities | Fresno, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Spur-San Francisco Bay Are Planning and Urban Research Association | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Singer Associates Inc | San Francisco, CA | $29,348 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban Land Institute | Washington, DC | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jared Allens Homes for Wounded Warriors | Scottsdale, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Giving Circle | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Central Valley Partnership | Fresno, CA | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trifecta Collective LLC - International Mass Timbe | Arlington, VA | $20,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California Housing Consortium | Agoura Hills, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Citizens for Washington Hospital | Fremont, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Committee to Save Caltrain Yes on Measure Rr | Sacramento, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Oakland Public Schools | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of San Jose Evergeen Ccd Yes on I&j | Sacramento, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| League of California Cities | Sacramento, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mission Hiring Hall Inc | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Old Skool Cafe | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Play 4 All Park Inc | Vacaville, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wall and Ceiling Alliance | Pleasanton, CA | $19,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| San Francisco Housing Action Coalition | San Francisco, CA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northern California Contractors Association | Pleasanton, CA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sfr Community Fund Incorporated | Rodeo, CA | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| A Chance in Life Inc | Staten Island, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Citizens for the Future of Clovis Public Schools Yes on Measure a | Fresno, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cypress Mandela Training Center | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| John Burton Advocates for Youth | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sheriffs Charities Inc | Danville, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northern California Laborers Scholarship Foundation | Pleasanton, CA | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of California Inc | W Sacramento, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Housing California | Sacramento, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Offshore Wind California | Menlo Park, CA | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce | Stockton, CA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Associated Schools of Construction | Loveland, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Committee for Stronger San Mateo and Foster City Schools Yes on T | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dmg Events | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Bay Community Foundation | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Martinez Sea Scouts | Martinez, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Alliance for Fair Contracting Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Association for Continence | Charleston, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peace Development Fund Inc | Amherst, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Plasterers & Cement Masons Scholarship Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Safe Clean Water for Our Future Yes on Measure S | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Jose Residents for Fair Elections Yes on Meas | Sacramento, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Solano Community College Education Foundation | Fairfield, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spanish-Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County Inc | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Citycraft Foundation | Charleston, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tradeswoman Incorporated | Berkeley, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| U a Local 38 Jurisdictional Protection Trust | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Pleasanton, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ggacbsa | Pleasant Hill, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Golden Gate Area Council Boy Scouts of America | Pleasant Hill, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs | Oakland, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Citizens for Our High Schools of Tomorrow-Yes on M | Cupertino, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Union of Operating Engineers Local 3 | Concord, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fmtk Central Labor Council | Fresno, CA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southern California Bronze Company | Glendale, CA | $6,396 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peralta Colleges Foundation | Oakland, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
29 of 79 (37%) 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 kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 37 of 79 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 | 20 | $815,329 | $20,000 |
| 2021 | 20 | $760,442 | $10,232 |
| 2022 | 33 | $468,662 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 41 | $740,746 | $10,300 |
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
73% 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 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.
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 $10,000 -- 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 Northern California Carpenters Regional'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 27 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 14 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: 265 Hegenberger Road Suite 200, Oakland, CA, 94621.
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