Oates Family Foundation
Wilmington, DE · EIN 94-3289689. Reported 142 grants totalling $8,060,935 to 81 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Oates Family Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
3 of the organizations Oates Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 4 grants totalling $37,500 to them. That is 0% of the $7,976,595 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players Philanthropy Fund Inc | grantmaking organization | Maryland | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Invited Foundation | grantmaking organization | Texas | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| The New Horizons Foundation Inc | grantmaking organization | Colorado | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $2,275,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Christian Center | Sacramento, CA | $3,105,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Destiny Christian Church Assembly of God | Rocklin, CA | $2,705,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Destiny Community Services | Rocklin, CA | $305,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bayside Covenant Church Granite Bay Roseville Ca | Roseville, CA | $172,804 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Alliance for Compassion and Educational Developmen | Sacramento, CA | $162,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| American Heart Association | Sacramento, CA | $144,150 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hammond Blessed 25TH | Sherman Oaks, CA | $83,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Battlefields to Ballfields | Sacramento, CA | $77,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Western States Fellowship | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Anrak Charitable Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $61,750 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Alternatives Pregnancy Center | Sacramento, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Faithwalk Leadership | Greer, SC | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harold Pump Foundation | Northridge, CA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| William Jessup University | Rocklin, CA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Compassion and Educ Development | Sacramento, CA | $53,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University Foundation at Sacramento State | Sacramento, CA | $52,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Building Blocks Non Profit | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| South Carolina Charities Inc | Greenville, SC | $45,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yes Young Enough to Serve | Scotts Valley, CA | $42,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kyles Family Foundation | Woodland Hills, CA | $37,936 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Friends-Care | W Sacramento, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Saint Johns Program for Real Change | Sacramento, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heart of Jb | Elk Grove, CA | $28,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cook Foundation | Rncho Cordova, CA | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Driving Out Cancer Inc | Huntingtn Bch, CA | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Sacramento Area Youth Golf Association | Sacramento, CA | $26,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Agape International Missions | Roseville, CA | $25,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jesuit High School of Sacramento | Carmichael, CA | $25,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jenna and Patricks Foundation Ofhope | Sacramento, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center Foundati | Sacramento, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stonier Scholarship Inc | Towson, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mikuni Charitable Organization | Mcclellan, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Down 2 Earth Christian Fellowship | Adelanto, CA | $18,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ladylike Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Amateur Athletic Union of the US Inc | Rncho Cordova, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hammack Foundation | Roseville, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sacramento County Ag Foundation | Wilton, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Anderson Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $14,480 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Onward & Upward Inc | Clive, IA | $14,340 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family Promise of the Midlands Inc | Columbia, SC | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Pacific Justice Institute | Sacramento, CA | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Tracy Inc | Tracy, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| City Mission Ministries | Highland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fans for the Cure | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marcus Allen Foundation | La Jolla, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Podium Society Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Stud | Sherman Oaks, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Regents of the University of California | Sacramento, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sutter Club Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The UC Davis Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unity Shoppe Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Invited Foundation | Irving, TX | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Homes for Families | Woodland Hills, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 15 for Life Foundation | Stuart, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Abundant Life Assembly of God | Cupertino, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alpha Lambda Alumni Association | Summerville, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Derek Fisher Be Better Foundation Inc | Encino, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Diocese of El Paso Pastoral Center | El Paso, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lets Share Foundation | Blythewood, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Los Rios Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northern California Childrens Therapy Center | Woodland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northern Light School | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Play Globall | Saint Paul, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| PTA Ca Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc | Sherman Oaks, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| PTA Colorado Congress | Northglenn, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Social Venture Partners of Sacramento | El Dorado Hills, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The New Horizons Foundation Inc | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westmont College | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Basketball Academy | Rocklin, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dreamchasers United Inc | Lexington, KY | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Treatem Like a King | Citrus Heights, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Donovan Creason Memorial Trust Fund | Folsom, CA | $2,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hoosiers for Good Inc | Bloomington, IN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rio Americano High School Athletic Boosters Club I | Sacramento, CA | $2,425 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| College Golf Fellowship | Roseville, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Japanese Baptist Church | Sacramento, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Eskaton Foundation | Carmichael, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sierra College Foundation | Rocklin, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Youth Academics Athletics & the Arts | Sacramento, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make-a-Wish Northeastern & Central California and | Sacramento, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Animal Hope and Wellness Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
31 of 81 (38%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 49%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 106 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | $167,170 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 30 | $1,247,270 | $7,250 |
| 2023 | 30 | $3,016,575 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 27 | $1,744,300 | $5,000 |
| 2025 | 37 | $1,885,620 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
97% of its giving went to organizations in California.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Oates Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE, 19809. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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