Sample funder match
How AMERICA ACHIEVES INC stacks up for Riverside Youth Coding Academy.
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AMERICA ACHIEVES INC
EIN 27-3238471
Fit score
76
Fit analysis
Why this funder ranked where it did against the sample org's mission and programs.
America Achieves Inc appears to be a credible and worthwhile prospect for Riverside Youth Coding Academy, primarily because the funder has strong actual grantmaking presence in California (13.0% of total giving across 9 grants), explicit national interest in workforce development and talent pipelines, and a demonstrated pattern of supporting education-to-employment and youth-serving initiatives. The strongest alignment is Riverside Youth Coding Academy’s paid apprenticeship pipeline, Bay Area employer engagement, and systems-change work around permanent computer science pathways in public schools. The main constraint is that America Achieves’ grantmaking appears concentrated in intermediary, coalition, university, and systems-level partners rather than small direct-service local nonprofits, and no direct San Francisco/Oakland grant to a youth coding nonprofit is documented in the provided data. This is worth pursuing, but with a partnership- and systems-oriented pitch rather than a narrow after-school program request.
Strategic framing
Riverside should position itself as an equitable regional talent-pipeline builder that starts earlier than most workforce programs. The most persuasive framing is that the organization converts underrepresented middle- and high-school students into apprenticeship-ready talent through school-based instruction, employer mentorship, paid work experience, and district systems change. The application should connect this model to economic mobility, employer demand, and a scalable Bay Area approach to modernizing talent systems. America Achieves is more likely to respond to a cross-sector workforce solution than to a youth coding narrative alone.
What's working
- Free, cohort-based model linked to paid apprenticeships rather than stand-alone enrichment.
- Strong employer engagement through Bay Area tech mentors.
- Clear expansion plan across East Bay sites and summer programming.
- Systems-change agenda with OUSD/SFUSD advocacy and outcomes publication.
- Potential to diversify into civic-tech, nonprofit tech, and community-college pathways, broadening workforce relevance.
What's marginal
- Riverside Youth Coding Academy’s budget, staff size, age, and formal scale are not provided, preventing a confident comparison to America Achieves’ typical grantee profile.
- The funder often supports intermediaries, coalitions, universities, and regional initiatives; Riverside must show it plays a system-level role, not just direct service.
- No explicit evidence was provided of prior America Achieves grants to Oakland-based youth coding organizations.
- The strongest relevant funding pathway appears at least partly non-open or relationship-driven.
- Riverside’s core coding focus is narrower than America Achieves’ broader good-jobs and economic-mobility agenda unless framed as a talent-pipeline strategy.
Programs that match
- Good Jobs Economy (co-funding for local/state intermediaries)
- Good Jobs Economy (Good Jobs Funds & State/Regional Partnerships)
- Families and Workers Fund — Pooled Fund Portfolio
What we'd want to confirm
- Can Riverside demonstrate employer demand and actual apprenticeship conversion outcomes?
- Can it show district-level traction with OUSD and SFUSD rather than isolated school relationships?
- How large is the organization relative to typical America Achieves grantees?
- Can Riverside document a credible path from student participation to postsecondary/career outcomes?
- Is there a coalition or intermediary structure through which Riverside could apply more competitively?
Suggested next steps
- Pursue this prospect, but not as a standard youth-program ask; develop a systems-oriented concept note focused on early tech talent pipelines, paid apprenticeships, and district adoption.
- Lead with Bay Area labor-market relevance: emphasize employer-backed pathways into tech, civic-tech, nonprofit tech, and community-college transfer opportunities.
- Quantify outcomes immediately: student completion, apprenticeship placement, employer participation, persistence into CS coursework, and wage or credential progression where available.
- Show regional intermediary behavior by naming school district partners, employer mentors, placement hosts, and any coalition activity across Oakland/San Francisco/East Bay.
- Submit a concise LOI or inquiry referencing California and San Francisco grant history and explaining how Riverside advances America Achieves’ priorities around good jobs and modernized talent systems.
- If possible, seek a warm introduction through Bay Area employers, district partners, universities, or workforce boards that may intersect with America Achieves’ network.
- Request a planning or implementation grant in the $100,000-$250,000 range tied to expansion of apprenticeship cohorts, employer pathway development, and outcomes reporting.
- Avoid centering coding as enrichment; center economic mobility, equitable access, and replicable education-to-employment infrastructure.
Generated by Kindora's AI from the funder's public 990 filings, public website, and aggregated public grant history.
Funder snapshot
Capacity and giving footprint at a glance — drawn from the latest public 990 filings.
Total assets
$12M
Annual giving
$22M
Geographic scope
National
14% in NY
Application mode
Not specified
| Grant size | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range across recent grants | $106k | $250k | $500k |
Help local communities and states ensure that everyone has a clear path to a good job and a career with upward mobility — no matter who they are, where they live, or whether they have a college degree.
Source: Latest public IRS Form 990 / 990-PF filings and aggregated public grant histories.
Focus areas
Themes Kindora extracted from the funder's public profile, program pages, and grant history.
Programmatic focus
Funding philosophy
Beneficiary types
Source: Public funder websites, public program pages, and AI synthesis of public 990 filings.
Recent giving signals
A look at where this funder has placed grants recently — useful for benchmarking and warm-intro paths.
No notable grantees pulled yet for this funder. The funder's stated focus areas are below — Kindora updates this as new public 990s are filed.
Stated focus areas (from public profile)
- workforce development
- economic mobility
- talent pipelines
- regional economic development
- broadband workforce development
- technology and innovation hubs
Source: Public 990 grant lists and the funder's own published program descriptions.
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