About California Association of Realtors
Support and empower California REALTORS® by providing industry tools, education, legal resources, market data, member services, and political advocacy to advance the real estate profession and protect property rights.
Focus Areas
Real estate industry supportLegal assistance and risk managementEducation and professional developmentMarket research and dataPublic policy and political advocacy
Who They Fund
California REALTORS (real estate professionals)homebuyers and home sellers / real property consumersreal estate industry stakeholders (brokers, firms, associations)
Funding Style
industry advocacy and policy changecapacity building for professional associations
About California Association of Realtors
A defining feature of California Association of Realtors grantmaking is how tightly it stays within the California real estate ecosystem. The largest recent award in the data is $1,300,000 in 2025 to California Association of Realtors in Sacramento for advocacy, followed by major support to Californians for Homeownership in Los Angeles and California Homeownership, also in Los Angeles. Those grants point to a funder that uses philanthropy to shape housing policy, real property access, and the operating environment for REALTORS® across the state. The foundation’s recent awards also show steady support for regional REALTOR associations, including Orange County Aor in Laguna Hills, Southland Regional Aor in Van Nuys, Greater Los Angeles Aor, Greater San Diego Aor, and Fresno Aor. The repeated presence of local associations suggests grantmaking that reinforces the industry’s local infrastructure as well as statewide policy work. Its public site also includes grant, fellowship, scholarship, and disaster relief programs tied to housing, education, community support, and recovery after disasters. The organization’s focus areas include real estate industry support, legal assistance and risk management, education and professional development, market research and data, and public policy and political advocacy.
What California Association of Realtors Funds
Advocacy is the clearest thread in the recent grant list. California Association of Realtors gave $1,300,000 to California Association of Realtors in Sacramento for advocacy, and later supported Californians for Homeownership in Los Angeles with $550,000 for the same purpose. Their support for regional REALTOR infrastructure appears in multiple local awards. Orange County Aor in Laguna Hills received $238,774 in 2024 and $223,665 in 2023, while Southland Regional Aor in Van Nuys received $118,184 in 2024 and $91,140 in 2023. They also fund work tied to California housing policy and market conditions through groups such as California Homeownership in Los Angeles and California Desert Association of Realtors in Palm Desert. The pattern shows a funder supporting both statewide advocacy and the associations that carry that work locally.
How California Association of Realtors Gives
Typical grants cluster in a moderate range, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $22,871, and a p75 of $46,629. The recent list also includes a small set of much larger advocacy awards, which sit above the distribution and point to a layered grantmaking pattern. Recipients appear across multiple years, especially local REALTOR associations such as Orange County Aor, Southland Regional Aor, Greater Los Angeles Aor, Greater San Diego Aor, Fresno Aor, and Pacific West Aor. That repeat giving suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. California Association of Realtors is a regular funder, and the site shows grant, scholarship, fellowship, and disaster-relief program pages. The available site information does not describe a public, open application process for the foundation grantmaking program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.4M
Total Assets
$145.1M
Total Revenue
$58.6M
Total Expenses
$60.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $47K, with a median of $23K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$23K
75th Percentile
$47K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JOHN M SEBREE
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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