College Futures Foundation Grants

How to apply

This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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Contact

Grants Manager

Address

1999 Harrison Street Suite 1900 Oakland, CA, 94612

Phone

(415) 287-1800

Email

SUPPORT@COLLEGEFUTURES.ORG

Deadlines

Board grants: 1/24/2023, 4/25/2023, 7/25/2023, 10/10/2022. Delegated grants:roll throughout the year

Application materials

Grant applications are accepted on an invitation-only basis. Grant applications must be submitted through college futures foundation's online grant portal and must include the following information and materials: - grantee organization information (including EIN, address, phone number, and website) - requested amount - proposal narrative - proposal budget - organization budget - most recent IRS form 990 - most recent audited financial statement - board list - list of grants received over the last year

Restrictions

The foundation does not award grants for scholarships or to individuals. Grant applications are accepted from: - non-profit organizations (or fiscal sponsors) classified as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the irc. - ca state public agencies or government entities - for-profit organizations whose work closely aligns with our mission (expenditure responsibility is exercised for IRS legal compliance)

Where College Futures Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (181 reported in all).

About this data

Figures are aggregated from College Futures Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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