The McClain Roberts Foundation makes a small number of relatively large grants focused on postsecondary education and community-based services. Their recent gifts fund university and community college foundations as well as a Latino community center, suggesting an interest in supporting access to higher education and locally rooted immigrant/Latino services. Although based in New York, their giving is geographically distributed across the U.S. and appears targeted rather than broad-based.
Concentrated, small portfolio of few but sizable grants (three grants totaling $305k) to distinct organizations rather than many small awards; no evidence of repeated multi-year funding to the same grantees in this dataset.
A defining feature of Mcclain Roberts Foundation is its pattern of relatively large, flexible grants to a small set of organizations, with repeated support for the same recipients across 2024 and 2025. That points to a funder that favors general support rather than highly specified project-only gifts. The recent record also shows a clear emphasis on postsecondary education and community-based services: the foundation gave $130,000 to University of Georgia Foundation for general support and $100,000 to La Luz Center for general support in 2025. Alongside those grants, it has supported university and college foundations, a Latino community center, and environmental and place-based nonprofits, indicating a mix of education access, immigrant or Latino-serving work, and community needs. The grant list includes multiple repeat recipients, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. Earthjustice, Srjc Foundation, Elemental Excelerator Inc, League to Save Lake Tahoe, and La Luz Center each appear more than once in the recent record. With annual grants of $980,000 against assets of $7,985,795, the foundation appears selective in the number of grants it makes while still maintaining a national reach.
Higher education is one of the clearest themes in the recent grant record. Mcclain Roberts Foundation awarded $130,000 to University of Georgia Foundation for general support and gave $75,000 to Srjc Foundation for general support in 2025, with an earlier $50,000 grant to Srjc Foundation in 2024. That pattern fits support for university and college foundations rather than a single institution. Community-serving organizations are another focus. The foundation gave $100,000 to La Luz Center in Sonoma for general support in 2025, and it also supported the same organization with $50,000 in 2024. Environmental grantmaking appears as well, including $75,000 to Earthjustice in San Francisco and $50,000 to Tahoe Fund in Tahoe City, both for general support. The record also includes $50,000 to Operation Breakthrough in Kansas City for general support, showing that the foundation funds organizations beyond its California-heavy cluster of recipients.
Typical grants cluster tightly around $50,000: the 25th percentile is $50,000, the median is $50,000, and the 75th percentile is $56,250. Recent activity shows repeat giving to the same organizations across two years, including several grants that moved from a 2024 award to another in 2025. That points to recurring relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. Its recent gifts are framed as general support, which indicates flexible operating backing rather than narrowly restricted project funding.
$775K
$7.2M
$790K
$892K
Most grants fall between $50K and $56K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$56K
About 6% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: University of Georgia Foundation, La Luz Center, SRJC Foundation
Grants are distributed nationally, with recipients located in one country only: the United States. The largest concentration by state is Hawaii, even though the foundation is headquartered in New York, NY. Recent recipient cities include Honolulu, Athens, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, San Francisco, South Lake Tahoe, Kansas City, Tahoe City, and Purchase. California appears repeatedly through Sonoma, Santa Rosa, San Francisco, South Lake Tahoe, and Tahoe City, while Hawaii appears through Honolulu.
The recent grants show support for university and college foundations, a Latino community center, and environmental organizations. Examples include University of Georgia Foundation for general support, La Luz Center for general support, and Earthjustice for general support.
Yes. The recent grants are consistently labeled general support, including awards to University of Georgia Foundation, La Luz Center, Earthjustice, Srjc Foundation, and Tahoe Fund. That pattern suggests flexible funding rather than tightly restricted project grants.
The grant-size distribution is tightly centered at $50,000. The 25th percentile is $50,000, the median is $50,000, and the 75th percentile is $56,250.
Yes. Several organizations appear in both 2024 and 2025, including Srjc Foundation, Elemental Excelerator Inc, League to Save Lake Tahoe, La Luz Center, and Earthjustice. That pattern indicates recurring relationships.
The grants are national in scope, but the recipient map is concentrated in the United States, with Hawaii as the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities include Honolulu, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, San Francisco, South Lake Tahoe, Kansas City, and Athens.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA LUZ CENTER | SONOMA, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LA LUZ CENTER | SONOMA, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ELEMENTAL EXCELERATOR | HONOLULU, HI | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH | KANSAS CITY, MO | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE FOUNDATION | SANTA ROSA, CA | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEAGUE TO SAVE LAKE TAHOE | SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SONOMA LAND TRUST | SANTA ROSA, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TAHOE FUND | TAHOE CITY, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH | KANSAS CITY, MO | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EARTHJUSTICE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SONOMA LAND TRUST | SANTA ROSA, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANK | SANTA ROSA, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KQED | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION | ATHENS, GA | $130,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LA LUZ CENTER | SONOMA, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SRJC FOUNDATION | SANTA ROSA, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EARTHJUSTICE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ELEMENTAL EXCELERATOR INC | HONOLULU, HI | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEAGUE TO SAVE LAKE TAHOE | SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EARTHJUSTICE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SONOMA LAND TRUST | SANTA ROSA, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TAHOE FUND | TAHOE CITY, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH | KANSAS CITY, MO | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LA LUZ CENTER | SONOMA, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ELEMENTAL EXCELERATOR INC | HONOLULU, HI | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEAGUE TO SAVE LAKE TAHOE | SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SRJC FOUNDATION | SANTA ROSA, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANK | SANTA ROSA, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MORGAN STANLEY | PURCHASE, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
GENERAL SUPPORT
SRJC FOUNDATION
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MORGAN STANLEY
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT