Valorus
Sacramento, CA · EIN 94-2800985. Reported 112 grants totalling $3,633,357 to 71 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. 71 distinct organizations, with 5% 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. 87% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is well above the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and above the 67% private foundations manage. This list is close to settled, so a newcomer has to displace someone rather than fill a gap.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $26,963. Half of what it reported fell between $16,512 and $49,933; the smallest was $5,107 and the largest $90,465. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sure Helpline Center | El Centro, CA | $177,673 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Partners Against Violence | Sn Bernrdno, CA | $175,713 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Womens Center-High Desert | Ridgecrest, CA | $150,140 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Weave Inc | Sacramento, CA | $142,769 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Organizacion En California De Lideres Campesinas Inc | Oxnard, CA | $104,935 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Prevail Ca | Stockton, CA | $102,305 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Arc California | Sacramento, CA | $97,948 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Empower Yolo Inc | Woodland, CA | $90,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Standing Together to End Sexual Assault | Santa Barbara, CA | $80,105 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Riverside Area Rape Crisis Center | Riverside, CA | $78,523 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of Fresno and Madera Counties | Fresno, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| El Refugio De La Oveja | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse | Santa Fe Spgs, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tapestry Family Services Inc | Ukiah, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rape Counseling Services of Fresno | Fresno, CA | $73,188 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Antelope Valley Domestic Violence Council | Lancaster, CA | $72,304 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Candid | New York, NY | $66,323 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Project Peacemakers Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Arc of California | Sacramento, CA | $57,230 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Community Solutions | San Diego, CA | $54,667 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Deafhope | Richmond, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Grandmas House of Hope | Orange, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Iglesia Mision Cristiana | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Inner Circle Foster Family Agency | El Monte, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jenesse Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Korean American Family Services Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| License to Freedom | El Cajon, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Translatin Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Womens Resource Center | Oceanside, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Greater Works Ministries | Los Angeles, CA | $49,996 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Child Advocates of Silicon Valley Inc | Milpitas, CA | $49,995 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $49,780 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fosterhope Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $49,007 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Verity-Compassion Safety Support a California Corporation | Santa Rosa, CA | $48,429 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Building Skills Partnership | Los Angeles, CA | $46,560 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bright Horizons Foster Family Agency | Colton, CA | $42,531 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Alameda County Family Justice Center Inc | Alameda, CA | $42,441 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Valley Community Counseling Services | Stockton, CA | $40,055 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Covenant House California | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Justice at Last Inc | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lao Family Community Development Inc | Oakland, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Waymakers | Irvine, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance | Richmond, CA | $37,288 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bay Area Women Against Rape | Oakland, CA | $35,169 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Peace Over Violence | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The University Corporation | Northridge, CA | $33,994 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| East Los Angeles Womens Center | Los Angeles, CA | $30,045 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Solano Advocates for Victims of Violence | Vacaville, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Human Options Inc | Irvine, CA | $29,872 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lassen Family Services Inc | Susanville, CA | $29,115 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Against Sexual Harm | Sacramento, CA | $28,665 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Center for a Non Violent Community | Sonora, CA | $26,545 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Monarch Services-Servicios Monarca | Watsonville, CA | $26,108 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| United American Indian Involvement | Los Angeles, CA | $25,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Reach the Valley | Hemet, CA | $25,286 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Haven's Women's Center | Modesto, CA | $25,158 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Monterey County Rape Crisis Center | Monterey, CA | $24,981 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| El Concilio California | Stockton, CA | $24,968 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Womensv | Los Altos, CA | $23,009 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sonoma County Human Services Department | Santa Rosa, CA | $20,020 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| California Rural Legal Assistance Inc | Modesto, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Empower Tehama | Red Bluff, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Plumas Crisis Intervention and Resource Center | Quincy, CA | $18,665 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tri-Valley Haven for Women | Livermore, CA | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yolo County Da's Office | Woodland, CA | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Center for Violence-Free Relationships | Placerville, CA | $16,512 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of San Luis Obispo County Inc | Sn Luis Obisp, CA | $14,549 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Beyond Violence | Grass Valley, CA | $11,918 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Beloved Survivors Trauma Recovery Center | Fresno, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wild Iris Family Counseling & Crisis Center | Bishop, CA | $8,373 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
15 of 71 (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 kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 52 of 71 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 | 70 | $2,710,697 | $40,000 |
| 2021 | 14 | $274,847 | $18,263 |
| 2022 | 15 | $294,224 | $15,207 |
| 2023 | 13 | $353,589 | $18,430 |
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
98% 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.
Down to the city
Find more funders like Valorus
We read newly filed IRS returns and email you the grantmakers whose giving matches your state and cause, as they are published. Free.
No spam, unsubscribe in one click. We never sell or share your address.
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 $26,963 -- 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.
Related guides
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Valorus'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.
Address of record on the latest return: 1215 K Street 1850, Sacramento, CA, 95814.
EIN 94-2800985 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
Is something here wrong about your organization? Email [email protected] and we will correct it.