JEC Foundation appears to direct its philanthropic resources to community housing stabilization through capacity-building support for local home-repair nonprofits. The foundation made a single, sizable unrestricted grant to Rebuilding Together East Bay, indicating interest in funding organizations that preserve safe, healthy homes for low-income homeowners and vulnerable residents. While based in Los Angeles, this gift shows willingness to support direct-service housing repair work in the Bay Area.
Highly concentrated: a single large grant ($80k) to one direct-service housing nonprofit, provided as general operating support rather than a restricted project grant.
JEC Foundation’s recent giving is marked by repeated support for organizations working on housing stability, environmental protection, health, and human services, with one of the largest grants going to Rebuilding Together East Bay for general support. The foundation also backed Habitat For Humanity and Monument Crisis Center, pointing to a portfolio that combines direct service with community-level stabilization. Scholarship support appears as part of the mix as well, including grants to University of California Davis. Several recurring recipients suggest that the foundation favors sustained relationships rather than isolated gifts. Human Rights Watch appears multiple times in the recent-grants list, alongside repeated support for Doctors Without Borders and Puppies Behind Bars. The grant list also includes local California nonprofits such as League to Save Lake Tahoe, Medshare, KQED, and the Greater Farallones Association, showing attention to both place-based work and broader public-interest organizations. The pattern is not limited to one issue area: the foundation funds home repair, crisis assistance, environmental work, healthcare relief, public media, and scholarship support through a range of general fund and unrestricted awards.
In housing and neighborhood stabilization, JEC Foundation gave $80,000 to Rebuilding Together East Bay for its General Fund, a clear sign of support for home-repair and safe-housing work. Related grants to Habitat For Humanity in San Francisco, including awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025, reinforce that housing preservation is a continuing theme. The foundation also supports humanitarian and advocacy work. Doctors Without Borders received multiple General Fund grants, including $55,000 in 2024 and $30,000 in both 2024 and 2025. Human Rights Watch also appears repeatedly across 2023 through 2025, indicating ongoing support for rights-based nonprofit work. Education is present through the University of California Davis, which received a $50,000 General fund grant in 2023 and a $50,000 Scholarship Fund grant in 2024. Local community support extends to Monument Crisis Center in Concord, which received several General Fund grants across 2023 to 2025.
Typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $20,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent list also includes larger awards of $80,000 and $55,000. The pattern shows repeat giving across multiple years to several recipients, rather than one-time support only. Grants are often labeled General Fund or General fund, and some are unrestricted or scholarship-related. JEC Foundation is a regular funder, and it also funds individuals.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $20K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$20K
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Notable grantees: Rebuilding Together East Bay
Most recent grants go to California recipients, including Berkeley, San Francisco, Concord, South Lake Tahoe, San Leandro, Agoura Hills, and Davis. California accounts for 79% of grants in the foundation’s recent record. Outside California, awards also go to New York, NY, including multiple grants to organizations there. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 168 grants in the United States.
The recent grants show support for housing repair nonprofits, humanitarian and health organizations, environmental groups, public-interest advocacy, and scholarship funding. Examples include General Fund awards to Rebuilding Together East Bay, Doctors Without Borders, Human Rights Watch, League to Save Lake Tahoe, and University of California Davis.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years. Doctors Without Borders received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Human Rights Watch appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Habitat For Humanity and Monument Crisis Center also show repeated awards across more than one year.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $20,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger grants such as $80,000, $55,000, and several $30,000 to $50,000 gifts.
Its recent grants are concentrated in California, which accounts for 79% of grants in the HQ-state distribution. Recipient cities in the list include Berkeley, San Francisco, Concord, South Lake Tahoe, San Leandro, Agoura Hills, and Davis.
Yes. The foundation is marked as funding individuals, and its overall giving also includes scholarship support through University of California Davis’s Scholarship Fund grant.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | $35,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| League to Save Lake Tahoe | South Lake Tahoe, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Habitat For Humanity | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Puppies Behind Bars | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Monument Crisis Center | Concord, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Marin Agricultural Land Trust | Point Reyes Station, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Marine Mammal Center | Sausalito, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Project Healing Waters | LaPlata, MD | $20,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Stinson Beach Volunteer Firefighter | Stinson Beach, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| ALS Association | Agoura Hills, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Medshare | San Leandro, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| The Basic Fund | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Food Forward | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| KQED | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Berkeley Repretory Theatree | Berkeley, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Baykeeper | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Save the Bay | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Ducks Unlimited | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Greater Farallones Association | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Inquiring Systems Soil CentricInc | Santa Rosa, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Next Step Learning Center | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| PAWS | Lynwood, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| CA Fire Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Raphael House | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| National Trust for Historic Preserv | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Friends of the Urban Forest | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| San Francisco SPCA Pets Unlimited | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| California State Parks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Hospice Foundation of East Bay | Pleasant Hill, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Corpus Christi Church School Dist | Piedmont, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue | Miles, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Surfrider Foundation | San Clemente, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Global Health Partners | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| East Bay Agency for Children | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Summer Search | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Sunrise Horse Rescue | Calistoga, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Generql fund |
| National Disaster Search Dog | Santa Paula, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Song For Charlie | Pasadena, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Compassion and Choices | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Rebuilding Together East Bay | Berkeley, CA | $80,000 | 2024 | General Fund |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $55,000 | 2024 | General Fund |
| University of California Davis | Davis, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | General Fund Scholarship Fund |
| Habitat For Humanity | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | General Fund |
| Monument Crisis Center | Concord, CA | $45,000 | 2024 | General fund |
| League to Save Lake Tahoe | South Lake Tahoe, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | General Fund |
| Medshare | San Leandro, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | General Fund |
| Puppies Behind Bars | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2024 | General Fund |
Human Rights Watch
$35,000General fund
Doctors Without Borders
$30,000General fund
General fund
Stinson Beach Volunteer Firefighter
$20,000General fund
ALS Association
$20,000General fund
Medshare
$20,000General fund
World Central Kitchen
$20,000General fund
Berkeley Repretory Theatree
$15,000General fund
Ducks Unlimited
$10,000General fund
Inquiring Systems Soil CentricInc
$10,000General fund
Next Step Learning Center
$10,000General fund
PAWS
$10,000General fund
CA Fire Foundation
$10,000General fund
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
$10,000General fund
Hospice Foundation of East Bay
$10,000General fund
Corpus Christi Church School Dist
$10,000General fund
Surfrider Foundation
$10,000General fund
Global Health Partners
$10,000General fund
East Bay Agency for Children
$10,000General fund
Rebuilding Together East Bay
$80,000General Fund
Doctors Without Borders
$55,000General Fund
University of California Davis
$50,000General Fund Scholarship Fund
Medshare
$40,000General Fund