Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-1318135. Reported 141 grants totalling $6,903,555 to 110 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. 110 distinct organizations, with 14% 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. 26% 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 $15,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $38,000; the smallest was $5,500 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Victory Fund | Raleigh, NC | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yes on Prop 1 | Sacramento, CA | $667,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mayors Fund for Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Committee to Engage & Empower Ca Voters | Sacramento, CA | $271,600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Committee Safe Updated Modernized Schools | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Diego Alliance for Traffic Relief Reliable Transit and Jobs | Long Beach, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United to House La | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Riverside Transportation Future | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Angeles Community Development Corporation | Los Angeles, CA | $155,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| California Democratic Party | Los Angeles, CA | $153,740 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Yes on Measure La Committee for Quality Education and Student Succ | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The 2023 Governor's Inaugural Fund | Sacramento, CA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Carpenters Helping Hand Inc | Washington, DC | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Holbrook Holding (duke City Gladiators) | Albuquerque, NM | $106,715 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Connect Maricopa | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parent & Teachers for Neighborhood School | Sacramento, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Schools and Communities First | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Western Futures Fund Inc | Sheridan, WY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yes on D No on E Affordable Homes Now | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yes on H&i Inglewood 2021 | Valley Village, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Committee to Pass Measure E Vusd 2022 | Ojai, CA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Construction Industry Educational Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $79,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| California Coalition for Rural Housing Project | Sacramento, CA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California Democratic Party | Sacramento, CA | $67,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Inland Empire Economic Partnership | Riverside, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America 971 | Reno, NV | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yes on D - Safeguard San Diego Infrastrucutre Spo | San Diego, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade - Black United Fund Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Miguel Contreras Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Farm Workers | Keene, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Engineering & Utility Contractors Association | San Ramon, CA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Seven Point Inc | Yucaipa, CA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Napa County Democratic Central Committee | Napa, CA | $38,800 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Diego Co Democratic Central Committee | San Diego, CA | $38,800 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Mateo Co Democratic Central Committee | Rosevill, CA | $38,800 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sf County Democratic Central Committee | San Francisco, CA | $38,800 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| California Democratic Party | Sacramento, CA | $38,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Agc Construction Education Foundation | W Sacramento, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Congress of Racial Equality of California | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carpenters Local 805 | Camarillo, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Bernardino Sheriffs Athletic Federation Foundation | Sn Bernrdno, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| U C Riverside Foundation | Riverside, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America | San Diego, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aavrep | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Abundant Housing La Education Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Advanced Legislative Leadership Services | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arizona Research Consortium | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Citizens for Safe Modern Schools | Santa Ana, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Democratic Governors Association | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Katie Hobbs Inaugural Fund | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Living United for Change in Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Re-Imagine La County | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| State of Utah Sitla | Salt Lake City, UT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Valley Cultural Center | Woodland Hls, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central City Assoc of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $24,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women in Non Traditional Employment Roles | Commerce, CA | $20,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Associated General Contractors of California Inc | W Sacramento, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Explora Science Center & Childrens Museum of Albuquerque | Albuquerque, NM | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Explora Science Ctr & Children's Museum | San Diego, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Retired Club 108 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join | Buena Park, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southwest Voter Registration Education Project Inc | San Antonio, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Coalition of Education & Community Leader | Long Beach, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| City of Palmdale | Palmdale, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Classified Employees & Teachers for Great Schools | Norwalk, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hispanic Federation Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Homes for San Diegans | Sacramento, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northwest Wall & Ceiling Bureau | Woodinville, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Opportunity for All San Diego | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Diegans for Midway Revitalization | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trifecta Collective LLC | Arlington, VA | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mobility 21 | Irvine, CA | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Progressive Labor Alliance | National City, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles West Chamber of Commerce | Los Angeles, CA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon Tradeswomen Inc | Portland, OR | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Quality Construction | Irvine, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Better Colorado Alliance | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Building Industry Association of Southern California Inc | Irvine, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| California Conference on Apprenticeship | City Industry, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carpenters Assistance Resource Program of Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cesar Chavez Service Clubs | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Core-Ca | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Citizens for a Strong Ontario | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Inland Empire Hispanic Leadership Council | Riverside, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jacob Zamora Memorial Foundation | Valencia, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| John Stacy Lyons Memorial Foundation Inc | National City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jacob Zamora Memorial Foundation | Canyon Country, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leading Colorado Forward | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Let's Build It Lane County | Eugene, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Mexico Inaugural | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pfa Strong Foundation | Montclair, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pnwrcc Scholarship Fund | Kent, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Riverside County Deputy Sheriff Relief Foundation Inc | Riverside, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Francisco Housing Action Coalition | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southern California Contractors Association Inc | Orange, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southern Nevada Building Trades Sportsman Alliance | Henderson, NV | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Special Needs Network Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ventura County Citizens for Traffic Relief | Simi Valley, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ryan House | Phoenix, AZ | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spanish Town Heritage Foundation | Riverside, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ca Mid-State Fair | Paso Robles, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Charitable Fund Benefitting Gardena | Gardena, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Woodburn | Woodburn, OR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yes on Measure K for Costa Mesa | Fullerton, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs | Las Vegas, NV | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| B U L L Session Charity Golf Tournament | Portland, OR | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bridge Builders Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
19 of 110 (17%) 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 45 of 110 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 | 30 | $1,679,240 | $18,500 |
| 2021 | 31 | $1,189,899 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 41 | $1,552,558 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 39 | $2,481,858 | $13,500 |
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
74% 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 $15,000 -- 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 Western States Regional Council of Carpenters'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 17 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 22 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: 533 South Fremont Ave 10TH Floor, Los Angeles, CA, 90071.
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