About Californians for Energy Independence
Californians for Energy Independence is a coalition that supports state and local policies that allow for continued domestic energy production and opposes policies — such as oil taxes and energy bans — that would hinder production and increase reliance on foreign oil.
Focus Areas
Oil and gasEnergy policyLocal economic impactsWorkforce and jobs
About Californians for Energy Independence
A defining feature of Californians for Energy Independence is the size of its support for advocacy-oriented groups in California, led by a $118,499 grant in 2025 to Ventura Working Families in San Rafael. The foundation’s recent giving also includes $50,000 to the California LULAC Foundation in Camarillo, indicating work that reaches civic, labor, and community organizations tied to state policy debates. Across its recent grants, the foundation backs recipients engaged in energy policy, local economic impacts, and workforce and jobs, matching its stated support for state and local policies that allow continued domestic energy production. The funding pattern shows repeated support for some organizations over multiple years, including Working Californians Research in Los Angeles, which received $25,000 in both 2024 and 2025. Other grants go to groups with a public-facing role in Los Angeles and the Central Valley, such as Los Angeles Sentinel Inc, The Play Equity Fund, Greater Los Angeles AA C of C, and Fresno Area Hispanic Fdn. The overall picture is of a California-focused funder making grant dollars available to organizations connected to policy, community advocacy, and economic concerns around energy production.
What Californians for Energy Independence Funds
In energy policy and related public advocacy, Californians for Energy Independence gave $25,000 in 2025 to Working Californians Research in Los Angeles and the same amount in 2024 to the same group, showing continued support for that organization. The foundation also backed media and civic voices with $20,000 to Los Angeles Sentinel Inc in Los Angeles. Community and coalition work appears as well: $15,000 went to The Play Equity Fund in Los Angeles, and $11,500 went to Greater Los Angeles AA C of C, also in Los Angeles. In the Central Valley, Fresno Area Hispanic Fdn received $11,500 in 2024 and $6,500 in 2025. These grants align with the foundation’s stated interest in local economic impacts, workforce and jobs, and policies connected to domestic energy production.
How Californians for Energy Independence Gives
Typical grants cluster in the low-to-mid five-figure range, with a p25 of $7,250, a median of $13,250, and a p75 of $25,000. The recent record also includes one much larger award, suggesting a mixed pattern of standard support and occasional higher-dollar grants. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund and does not make program-related investments. Recipients appear across multiple years in at least one case: Working Californians Research received $25,000 in both 2024 and 2025, and Fresno Area Hispanic Fdn also appears in both years. Grantmaking is entirely to U.S. recipients, all in California.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$169K
Total Assets
$3.7M
Total Revenue
$10.3M
Total Expenses
$9.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $7K and $25K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Catherine Reheis-Boyd
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