Sample funder match
How MAIER CORNELL C TUA stacks up for Riverside Youth Coding Academy.
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MAIER CORNELL C TUA
EIN 94-6488694
Fit score
78
Fit analysis
Why this funder ranked where it did against the sample org's mission and programs.
MAIER CORNELL C TUA appears to be a credible local prospect for Riverside Youth Coding Academy if the academy serves Oakland or the immediate East Bay, but the opportunity is constrained by limited public information and a very small, relationship-driven grant portfolio. The strongest evidence is geographic and issue overlap: 100% of recorded giving went to Oakland, CA organizations, and 50% of grants supported education organizations, including Oakland Promise and Marcus A. Foster Educational Institute. The foundation also consistently gives unrestricted general operating support, which aligns well with a youth coding and apprenticeship model. However, the funder has made only 6 grants over 3 years to just 3 known organizations, suggesting a highly concentrated, trust-based giving pattern. Because the grantee's exact headquarters/service geography is not specified, eligibility cannot be confirmed with full confidence; if Riverside Youth Coding Academy primarily serves Oakland youth, this rises close to ideal-fit territory, but without that confirmation it should be treated as a good, not top-priority, local prospect.
Strategic framing
The application should be framed around local youth opportunity, not around technology alone. The strongest positioning is that Riverside Youth Coding Academy is building an Oakland pipeline from classroom learning to paid apprenticeships, postsecondary transition, and civic/economic participation. The request should be for flexible operating support to sustain and deepen school-linked programming for Oakland youth, with concise evidence of outcomes and community partnerships. Because the funder appears to support trusted local institutions, the tone should be community-rooted, practical, and relationship-oriented rather than ambitious or expansion-heavy.
What's working
- Free program model lowers access barriers for local youth.
- Cohort-based in-school, after-school, and summer structure creates sustained educational engagement.
- Paid teen apprenticeship pipeline adds a tangible career-readiness component.
- Bay Area mentor recruitment from tech companies provides a locally rooted volunteer and employer network.
- Potential alignment with Oakland-focused education mobility and opportunity-building efforts.
What's marginal
- The grantee's precise geography is unspecified; Oakland service must be confirmed because the foundation's actual giving is 100% Oakland-based.
- No evidence was provided on the grantee's budget, age, staff size, or operating scale, limiting organizational-fit analysis.
- The foundation has no documented website, open application process, or published priorities beyond what can be inferred from 990s.
- The portfolio is extremely small and concentrated, so even aligned organizations may struggle without a warm introduction.
- Direct funding history in STEM/coding/technology education is not documented; the case must be framed within youth education and career pathways rather than tech-for-tech's-sake.
Programs that match
- General Operating Support / Overall Mission Alignment
What we'd want to confirm
- Can the academy clearly demonstrate current service in Oakland, not just Bay Area aspirations?
- Does the organization have credible outcome data on student persistence, apprenticeship placement, and postsecondary/career pathways?
- Who can introduce the organization to the foundation or its trustees?
- Can the academy show it is institutionally stable enough for unrestricted support despite missing budget/staff data in this brief?
Suggested next steps
- Confirm and document Oakland service footprint immediately, including number of Oakland youth served, Oakland school partners, and any Oakland-based apprenticeship placements.
- Prepare a concise one-page case for general operating support emphasizing free access, local youth opportunity, paid apprenticeships, and education-to-career pathways.
- Lead with Oakland relevance rather than technology jargon; position coding as a tool for college access, workforce readiness, and equitable opportunity.
- Pursue warm introductions through Oakland education, college-access, civic, or museum/philanthropic networks; cold outreach is less likely to succeed given the concentrated portfolio.
- If contact is established, request approximately $15,000 for flexible support, with a possible stretch to $20,000 only if the relationship is strong.
- Reference comparable local outcomes such as school-district partnerships, paid teen placements, and pathways into civic-tech/nonprofit employment to mirror the foundation's apparent interest in community institutions.
- Do not invest heavily in a complex proposal before verifying whether the foundation accepts unsolicited inquiries.
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
$738k
Annual giving
$103k
Geographic scope
Local
100% in CA
Application mode
Not specified
| Grant size | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range across recent grants | $15k | $15k | $20k |
This foundation concentrates its giving locally in Oakland/Emeryville, providing general operating support to a small set of cultural and education nonprofits. Grants are focused on strengthening community institutions—especially the Oakland Museum and organizations working on K–12 education and postsecondary pathways. The foundation favors repeat, unrestricted support to trusted local partners rather than one-off or highly restricted project grants.
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.
Notable grantees
Stated focus areas (from public profile)
- Oakland cultural institution support (Oakland Museum of California)
- K–12 education leadership and reform (Marcus A. Foster Educational Institute)
- College and career readiness/college-access programs in Oakland (Oakland Promise)
Source: Public 990 grant lists and the funder's own published program descriptions.
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