Sample funder match
How MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC AMERICA FOUNDATION stacks up for Riverside Youth Coding Academy.
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MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC AMERICA FOUNDATION
EIN 52-1700855
Fit score
74
Fit analysis
Why this funder ranked where it did against the sample org's mission and programs.
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) appears to be a credible and worthwhile prospect for Riverside Youth Coding Academy, primarily because the funder has strong geographic activity in California and a documented interest in youth with disabilities, inclusive education, STEAM access, and transition-to-employment programming. California received 15.6% of total grant dollars, the foundation’s largest state allocation, which clears the key geographic threshold for a California-based applicant. Programmatically, however, Riverside Youth Coding Academy’s fit is only partial based on the available data: the organization is clearly focused on youth coding, apprenticeships, school-based STEM pathways, and systems change in Oakland/San Francisco, but there is no explicit evidence provided that it primarily serves youth with disabilities, which is central to MEAF’s mission and recent larger grants. That keeps this from IDEAL FIT despite strong state-level geography. This is worth pursuing if Riverside can credibly position a disability-inclusive pathway or demonstrate meaningful outcomes for disabled youth in coding/apprenticeship tracks; without that, odds drop materially.
Strategic framing
The application should avoid framing Riverside as a generic coding nonprofit. Instead, it should emphasize measurable pathways for youth with disabilities into accessible computer science education, employer-connected apprenticeships, and long-term career readiness. Strong positioning would include disability-inclusive curriculum design, accommodations, mentor training, district partnership structures, outcome tracking, and employer placement evidence. If Riverside does not yet have a disability-specific program, it should propose a well-designed expansion that explicitly serves this population rather than presenting broad youth STEM growth alone.
What's working
- California is MEAF’s top funding state by dollars, providing strong state-level geographic validation.
- Riverside’s in-school, after-school, summer, and apprenticeship model aligns with transition-to-adulthood and workforce pipeline themes.
- The paid apprenticeship component is especially relevant to MEAF’s emphasis on meaningful employment outcomes.
- Systems-change work with public school districts could appeal if framed as scalable inclusive education and career pathway reform.
- Bay Area employer mentors create a credible bridge from training to work, which matches MEAF’s practical employment orientation.
What's marginal
- The grantee description does not explicitly identify youth with disabilities as a primary population served, while MEAF’s mission is strongly centered on that population.
- No evidence was provided regarding accessibility practices, accommodations, disability inclusion policies, or outcomes for disabled participants.
- No budget, employee count, or organizational age data was provided, limiting assessment against MEAF’s typical grantee profile.
- No known connections to MEAF staff, board, or prior grantees were identified.
- No documented Oakland/East Bay city-level grant history was provided, even though California overall is strong.
Programs that match
- MEAF Grantmaking (Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation Grants)
- Grants & Scholarships (MEAF Grants-Scholarships)
- MEAF Request for Proposals (RFPs)
- MEAF Fellowships
What we'd want to confirm
- What percentage or number of Riverside participants are youth with disabilities, and how are they identified and supported?
- What accessibility and accommodation practices are already in place across classroom, after-school, and apprenticeship settings?
- Can Riverside show job-readiness, internship, apprenticeship, or postsecondary outcomes for disabled youth specifically?
- Is the organization large and mature enough operationally to manage a strategic grant in the $35,000-$60,000 range?
- Can Riverside demonstrate district and employer commitments that make the model scalable and credible?
Suggested next steps
- Confirm whether Riverside currently serves youth with disabilities and can document participant numbers, accessibility practices, and outcomes.
- If yes, develop a tightly framed proposal around an inclusive coding-to-apprenticeship pathway for disabled youth in Oakland/San Francisco schools rather than a general CS education request.
- Use California grant history and MEAF’s prior STEM/access grants as evidence of fit, especially examples involving Deaf/Hard of Hearing students, autism supports, and workforce transition.
- Prepare a first ask in the $35,000-$50,000 range tied to one concrete initiative, such as expanding accessible cohort instruction, paid apprenticeships, or school-to-work supports for disabled students.
- Review MEAF’s current grants page and any active RFPs for disability-specific language before submission; do not rely solely on general mission overlap.
- Add missing organizational profile details to the case: annual budget, years in operation, staffing, district MOUs, employer partners, and tracked outcomes.
- If disability inclusion is currently limited, consider delaying application until Riverside can pilot and document a more explicit inclusive model.
- Research whether Bay Area tech-company mentors, district partners, or board advisors have any connection to Mitsubishi Electric, MEAF leadership, or current MEAF grantees.
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
$29M
Annual giving
$6.8M
Geographic scope
National
3% in VA
Application mode
Not specified
| Grant size | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range across recent grants | $320 | $1k | $3k |
MEAF invests in innovative strategies to empower youth with disabilities to lead productive, productive lives.
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)
- Youth with disabilities
- Employment and career development
- Transition to adulthood
- Inclusive education
- Leadership and self-advocacy
Source: Public 990 grant lists and the funder's own published program descriptions.
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