Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden

Grant recipient EIN 75-3003372Community development

Who funds Community Agroecology Network?

11 private foundations gave Community Agroecology Network in Santa Cruz, CA $2.4 million across 38 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2024, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

38 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2024

    Jobs and Family Economic Security

    $205,585
  2. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Working towards a resilient and equitable food system

    $100,000
  3. Sunlight GivingPalo Alto, CA 2024

    The charitable activities of tierra milperas, $35,000 per year for two years

    $35,000
  4. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2024

    Transform Food Systems

    $25,500
  5. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Tierras milperas - supporting ingenious farming practices for community health

    $25,000
  6. Peggy and Jack Baskin FoundationTruckee, CA 2024

    Discretionary Donation

    $3,000
  7. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Working towards a resilient and equitable food system

    $75,000
  8. The Christensen FundSan Francisco, CA 2023

    Core support for the coca indigenous community of mezcala -- a fiscally-sponsored project of community agroecology network

    $50,000
  9. Sunlight GivingPalo Alto, CA 2023

    The charitable activities of tierra milperas

    $30,000
  10. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Tierras milperas - supporting regenerative agriculture for community health: to promote regenerative agriculture and community stewardship to foster sustainability through traditional and indigenous farming practices for community health in the central coast.

    $25,000
  11. Sunlight GivingPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Moving and transition expenses

    $15,000
  12. The Crary Social Ecology FundMill Valley, CA 2023

    Charitable activities

    $5,000
  13. The Nell Newman Foundation IncSanta Cruz, CA 2023

    General operations

    $1,000
  14. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $52
  15. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2022

    advance food systems in the Yucatan Peninsula and Chiapas, Mexico, by promoting seed resiliency through the collective action of the Mayan Network of Seeds Guardians to exchange knowledge, improve seeds, advance agroecology and consolidate food sovereignty

    $245,867
  16. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2022

    increase income generation of families in Chiapas and the Yucatan Peninsula, through the improvement of agricultural models and the connection of short value chains, strengthening production groups and marketing collectives that impact solidary economies under an agroecological framework

    $207,376
  17. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    Working towards a resilient and equitable food system

    $75,000
  18. Sunlight GivingPalo Alto, CA 2022

    The charitable activities of tierra milperas

    $30,000
  19. Jaffe Family Foundation - AgyLaguna Beach, CA 2022

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  20. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $63
  21. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2021

    advance food systems in the Yucatan Peninsula and Chiapas, Mexico, by promoting seed resiliency through the collective action of the Mayan Network of Seeds Guardians to exchange knowledge, improve seeds, advance agroecology and consolidate food sovereignty

    $236,174
  22. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    Working towards a resilient and equitable food system

    $75,000
  23. Jaffe Family Foundation - AgyLaguna Beach, CA 2021

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  24. The Crary Social Ecology FundMill Valley, CA 2021

    Charitable activities

    $10,000
  25. The Crary Social Ecology FundMill Valley, CA 2021

    Charitable activities

    $5,000
  26. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $59
  27. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2020

    increase income generation of families in Chiapas and the Yucatan Peninsula, through the improvement of agricultural models and the connection of short value chains, strengthening production groups and marketing collectives that impact solidary economies under an agroecological framework

    $317,501
  28. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2020

    advance food systems in the Yucatan Peninsula and Chiapas, Mexico, by promoting seed resiliency through the collective action of the Mayan Network of Seeds Guardians to exchange knowledge, improve seeds, advance agroecology and consolidate food sovereignty

    $227,967
  29. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2020

    Advancing sustainable agriculture in africa

    $50,000
  30. Sunlight GivingPalo Alto, CA 2020

    The charitable activities of tierra milperas

    $30,000
  31. Jaffe Family Foundation - AgyLaguna Beach, CA 2020

    Sponsorship of program

    $25,000
  32. The Crary Social Ecology FundMill Valley, CA 2020

    Charitable activities

    $5,000
  33. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2020

    Rolling back hunger and nutrition

    $4,000
  34. The Nell Newman Foundation IncSanta Cruz, CA 2020

    Cooperative farmers: nicaragua & mexico at ecofarm (indigenous indian coffee farmers to ecofarm conference)

    $2,500
  35. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $24
  36. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2019

    increase income generation of families in Chiapas and the Yucatan Peninsula, through the improvement of agricultural models and the connection of short value chains, strengthening production groups and marketing collectives that impact solidary economies under an agroecological framework

    $163,991
  37. The Crary Social Ecology FundMill Valley, CA 2019

    Charitable activities

    $5,000
  38. The Crary Social Ecology FundMill Valley, CA 2018

    Charitable activities

    $5,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other community development organizations in Santa Cruz, CA and are not among Community Agroecology Network’s funders above.

  1. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 3 grants Accepts applications $1,500,000 to similar organizations
  2. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 5 grants Accepts applications $750,000 to similar organizations
  3. Newman's Own FoundationWestport, CT 1 grant Preselected only $5,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 75-3003372 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.