About Arata Brothers Trust
The Arata Brothers Trust concentrates its giving on youth-focused education and development in the Greater Sacramento region, favoring programs that provide direct services like reading tutoring, outdoor/environmental learning, and college/career readiness for underserved students. Grants are program-oriented and appear targeted to local nonprofits with measurable, hands-on youth outcomes rather than broad institutional support. The foundation shows a preference for renewing partnerships with a small set of organizations that deliver services in-school, after-school, and through residential/outdoor experiences.
Focus Areas
Youth literacy and one-to-one reading tutoring in Sacramento (e.g., 916 Ink Read On! program)Outdoor and environmental education residential programs for K–12 (e.g., Sierra Nevada Journeys' Grizzly Creek Ranch)College and career readiness / mentorship for underserved high-school students (e.g., Improve Your Tomorrow)
Who They Fund
students in underserved Sacramento schoolshomeless womenformerly incarcerated individuals (firefighters)blind or visually impaired students
About Arata Brothers Trust
A repeated $59,250 grant to 916 Ink for the Read On! reading tutor program is one of the clearest signs of how Arata Brothers Trust gives: it backs hands-on youth services that can be delivered directly to children and teens in the Sacramento area. The trust’s recent grants show a steady preference for local nonprofits working in literacy, outdoor and environmental learning, leadership development, and college and career readiness. Several awards also support program expansion or continuation rather than one-time experimentation, including $100,000 to Improve Your Tomorrow for IYT Scholars building redevelopment and multiple awards to Sierra Nevada Journeys for Grizzly Creek Ranch. The pattern is centered on youth education and development, with a strong emphasis on underserved students and practical outcomes. Grants reach organizations serving elementary, middle school, and high school participants through tutoring, school garden programming, outdoor residential experiences, and mentoring. The trust also appears comfortable supporting adjacent services that help programs run well, such as technology for service corps members and training support for educators. Across the recent grants, the foundation favors nonprofits with clearly defined services and a local footprint in the Sacramento region.
What Arata Brothers Trust Funds
Literacy is a recurring thread. Arata Brothers Trust gave $59,250 to 916 Ink for Read On! reading tutor program support, and the same organization appears in multiple grant years with the same program purpose. Outdoor and environmental education is another clear area: the trust awarded $50,000 to Sierra Nevada Journeys for Grizzly Creek Ranch, supporting a residential setting used for K-12 learning experiences. The foundation also funds college and career readiness. It gave $100,000 to Improve Your Tomorrow for IYT Scholars building redevelopment, and later grants to the same group supported the scholars program. Hands-on school-based learning shows up as well, including $30,000 to Soil Born Farms for a school garden program in underserved Sacramento schools. These awards point to direct-service programming rather than broad general-purpose education funding.
How Arata Brothers Trust Gives
Typical grant size clusters around $11,500 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record includes both smaller awards and six-figure support, with one $100,000 grant standing above the rest. The trust appears to make repeat grants across multiple years to the same organizations, especially in literacy, outdoor education, and college access. It is classified as a regular funder, not a DAF, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. Unsolicited applications are accepted through its general grant programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$336K
Total Assets
$7M
Total Revenue
$608K
Total Expenses
$493K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $12K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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