Ranae Desantis Foundation
Private foundation · Escondido, CA · EIN 20-7114699 · reported 2023–2025
86grants reported
$23Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$23smallest grant
$1.8Mtotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 86 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $18K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
228 N Broadway
Escondido, CA 92025-2715
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Furrever Cat and Kitten Rescue | Los Gatos, CA | $85,000 |
| Humane Society Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $79,200 |
| Fair Play | Nashville, TN | $53,000 |
| Fair Play | Nashville, TN | $52,000 |
| Furrever Cat and Kitten Rescue | Los Gatos, CA | $51,000 |
| Bioneers | San Francisco, CA | $49,000 |
| New Museum Los Gatos | Mesa, AZ | $47,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | $47,000 |
| Population Connection | Washington, DC | $47,000 |
| Mothers Against Drunk Driving | Irving, TX | $46,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | $45,000 |
| Fairplay | Boston, MA | $44,000 |
| Furrever Cat and Kitten Rescue | Los Gatos, CA | $35,000 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $34,000 |
| Grades of Green | Manhattan Beach, CA | $34,000 |
| Los Gatos Education Foundation | Los Gatos, CA | $32,000 |
| Nueva School | Hillsborough, CA | $30,000 |
| Grades of Green | Manhattan Beach, CA | $28,120 |
| KQED | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| Amazon Watch | Oakland, CA | $25,000 |
| Humane Society Silicon | Milpitas, CA | $25,000 |
| Silicon Valley Social Ventures | Los Altos, CA | $25,000 |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | Palo Alto, CA | $25,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | $24,000 |
| Green America | Washington, DC | $24,000 |
| One Comm LG | Los Gatos, CA | $24,000 |
| Montalvo Arts Center | Saratoga, CA | $24,000 |
| Amazon Watch | Oakland, CA | $24,000 |
| Cancer Carepoint | San Jose, CA | $24,000 |
| Green Foothills Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $24,000 |
| KQED | San Francisco, CA | $24,000 |
| Mothers Against Drunk Driving | Irving, TX | $24,000 |
| Pesticide Action Network | Berkeley, CA | $24,000 |
| Pivotal Connections | San Jose, CA | $24,000 |
| The Wikimedia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $24,000 |
| Youth Science Institute | Los Gatos, CA | $24,000 |
| Amazon Watch | Oakland, CA | $23,000 |
| Bioneers | San Francisco, CA | $23,000 |
| Montalvo Arts Center | Saratoga, CA | $23,000 |
| Pesticide Action Network | Berkeley, CA | $23,000 |
| Pivotal Connections | San Jose, CA | $23,000 |
| Youth Science Institute | Los Gatos, CA | $23,000 |
| Cspi | Washington, DC | $23,000 |
| Green America | Washington, DC | $23,000 |
| Wilderness Society | Washington, DC | $23,000 |
| Population Connection | Washington, DC | $22,000 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $22,000 |
| The Wikimedia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| Acterra | Palo Alto, CA | $14,000 |
| Community Intiatives Nsp | Oakland, CA | $14,000 |
| Charity Navigator | Glen Rock, NJ | $12,000 |
| Acterra | Palo Alto, CA | $12,000 |
| Charity Navigator | Glen Rock, NJ | $12,000 |
| San Jose Mercury News Wish Book Fund Inc | San Jose, CA | $12,000 |
| Charity Navigator | Glen Rock, NJ | $12,000 |
| Bay Area Older Adults | San Jose, CA | $10,000 |
| Green Foothills Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $10,000 |
| Green Foothills Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $10,000 |
| Childrens Health Council | Palo Alto, CA | $7,000 |
| House Rabbit Society | Richmond, CA | $7,000 |
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