Solano Community Foundation
Fairfield, CA · EIN 68-0354961. Reported 129 grants totalling $2,225,185 to 80 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 Solano Community Foundation, the IRS classifies it as a community foundation (NTEE T31).
- How spread out its giving is. 80 distinct organizations, with 7% 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. 45% 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 $12,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $17,100; the smallest was $5,256 and the largest $140,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solano County Arts Council | Vallejo, CA | $163,760 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sustainable Solano | Benicia, CA | $135,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| UC Davis | West Sacramento, CA | $76,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northbay Healthcare Foundation | Fairfield, CA | $75,025 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sparrow Project | Vallejo, CA | $74,731 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Faith Bible Church of Vallejo | Vallejo, CA | $71,866 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership of Marin | San Rafael, CA | $70,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Touro University of California Office of Sponsored Programs | Vallejo, CA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities Cyo of the Archdiocese of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $68,897 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Childrens Hospital & Research Center Foundation | Oakland, CA | $68,897 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| UC Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $67,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels of Solano County | Fairfield, CA | $59,859 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Policyholders | San Francisco, CA | $57,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vacaville Solano Services Corporation | Vacaville, CA | $51,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army | Honolulu, HI | $42,899 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| UCLA UC Regents | Los Angeles, CA | $42,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA | Vacaville, CA | $41,338 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baynorth Church of Christ | Fairfield, CA | $35,000 | 4 | 1 | 2021 |
| Broken By Violence | Fairfield, CA | $35,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vallejo Together | Vallejo, CA | $32,100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Support for Actively Rising Youth | Benicia, CA | $27,480 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dixon Family Services | Dixon, CA | $27,100 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chabad of Solano County | Vacaville, CA | $25,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mlk Humanity Project More Love & Kindness | Vallejo, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Napa Solano Sane Sart | Fairfield, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Union Baptist Church | Vallejo, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vacaville Neighborhood Boys & Girls Club | Vacaville, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Biola University | La Mirada, CA | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dixon Senior Citizens | Dixon, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Solano County Private Industry Council Inc | Fairfield, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sustainable Solano | Benicia, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| UC Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parkway Community Church | Fairfield, CA | $19,272 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Food Bank Contra Costa and Solano | Concord, CA | $17,100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Solano AIDS Coalition | Vallejo, CA | $17,100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tha Hood Squad | Palo Alto, CA | $17,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Solano Community College | Fairfield, CA | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 7 Generations Intertribal | Vallejo, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Pleasanton, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childrens Network of Solano County | Fairfield, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Choice in Aging | Pleasant Hill, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California | San Rafael, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Place for Youth | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Love the Skin Your in Inc | Vallejo, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Safequest Solano | Fairfield, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Solano Advocates for Victims of Violence | Vacaville, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Solano Pride Center | Fairfield, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urban Habitat Program | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Asian Pacific Islander Amer Public Affairs-Comm Education Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $14,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Club Stride Inc | Vallejo, CA | $14,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Waheo - We Always Help Each Other | American Canyon, CA | $14,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army Kroc Center | Suisun City, CA | $14,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christian Help Center Church | Vallejo, CA | $12,455 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Solano Community Animal Response Team | Vacaville, CA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Assist a Grad Scholarship Foundation Inc | Fairfield, CA | $11,256 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bethel Community Church of Fairfield | Fairfield, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California State Foster Parent Association Inc | Vacaville, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Caminar | San Mateo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Child Haven Inc | Fairfield, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cal Poly State University | San Luis Obispo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Church of the Epiphany | Vacaville, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Diaz & Loera Centro Latino | Vallejo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fresh Air Vallejo Inc | Vallejo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Global Center for Success Inc | Vallejo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Solano County | Fairfield, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mount Calvary Baptist Church Corporation | Fairfield, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Revival Center Ministries | Vallejo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Robby Poblete Foundation | Vallejo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sacramento Valley Organizing Committee | Vallejo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Matt Garcia Foundation | Fairfield, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vallejo Senior Citizens Council | Vallejo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Water and Education International | Vallejo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fighting Back Partnership | Vallejo, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friendship Baptist Church | Vallejo, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| House of Worship Ministries | Vallejo, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Omega Psi Phi Fraternity | Vallejo, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Grateful Garment Project | San Jose, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sidney Kimmel Medical College | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
27 of 80 (34%) 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.
- Touro University of California Office of Sponsored Programs
WILDFIRE SMOKE HARM REDUCTION - Cvnl -- Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership
SOLANO COUNTY CERT PROGRAM COORDINATOR - United Policyholders
ROAD MAP TO RECOVERY PROGRAM SUPPORT - Sparrow Project
2020-2021 VTH COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CARD - Workforce Development Board of Solano County
ASSISTANCE TO WDB'S CLIENTELE OF JOB CTR CUSTOMERS - Ucsf Benioff Children's Hospitals Foundation
MEDICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 41 of 80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | $760,285 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 38 | $564,326 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 16 | $407,474 | $17,607 |
| 2024 | 17 | $493,100 | $20,000 |
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
96% 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 $12,000 -- 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 Solano Community Foundation'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 17 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: 744 Empire Street 240, Fairfield, CA, 94533.
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