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.
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.
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.
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.
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Most grants fall between $12K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
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Concentrated, repeat support: a small number of mid-to-large grants focused on a few core local grantees, often provided across multiple years for specific program support rather than many small, one-off gifts.
Notable grantees: 916 Ink, Sierra Nevada Journeys, Improve Your Tomorrow
Giving is tightly concentrated in California, with 87% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Sacramento is the main hub, and recent recipient cities include Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, North Highlands, Placerville, Davis, and Carmichael-area partners. Outside California, the grant list includes Reno, Nevada, and Azusa, California, but the overall footprint remains local. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 31 grants in the United States.
The trust focuses on youth education and development, especially literacy and reading tutoring, outdoor and environmental education, college and career readiness, leadership development, and related school-based programming in the Sacramento area.
Typical grant size is $11,500 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include a $100,000 grant, showing that the trust occasionally makes larger investments in selected programs.
Yes. The grant record shows repeated support for organizations across multiple years, including literacy, outdoor education, and college-readiness partners. Some recipients appear in consecutive years with the same or closely related program purposes.
Yes. The trust’s general grant programs accept unsolicited applications and are described as unrestricted grantmaking to Sacramento-area nonprofit organizations serving children and youth.
Its giving is concentrated in California, with 87% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Sacramento is the main recipient hub, alongside nearby places such as Rancho Cordova, North Highlands, Placerville, and Davis.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improve Your Tomorrow | Sacramento, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | IYT Scholars building redevelopment |
| 916 Ink | Sacramento, CA | $59,250 | 2026 | Read On! Reading tutor program support |
| 916 Ink | Sacramento, CA | $59,250 | 2026 | Read On! Reading tutor program support |
| Sierra Nevada Journeys | Reno, NV | $50,000 | 2026 | Grizzly Creek Ranch |
| Womens Empowerment | Sacramento, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | Workforce prep for homeless women |
| SPLASH Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | Agriculture, Water, Energy, and the Environment (Project AWE) |
| Society for the Blind | Sacramento, CA | $12,000 | 2026 | Support for blind students CAREERS program |
| Yolo Basin Foundation | Davis, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | Discover the Flyaway school program |
| Improve Your Tomorrow | Sacramento, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | IYT Scholars building redevelopment |
| 916 Ink | Sacramento, CA | $59,250 | 2025 | Read On! Reading tutor program support |
| 916 Ink | Sacramento, CA | $59,250 | 2025 | Read On! Reading tutor program support |
| Sierra Nevada Journeys | Reno, NV | $50,000 | 2025 | Grizzly Creek Ranch |
| Soil Born Farms | Rancho Cordova, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | Support of school garden program in underserved schools in Sacramento |
| Womens Empowerment | Sacramento, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | Workforce prep for homeless women |
| Marshall Foundation | Placerville, CA | $14,025 | 2025 | Reach out and Read pediatrician program launch at Marshall Medical Center |
| Yolo Basin Foundation | Davis, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | Discover the Flyaway school program |
| 916 Ink | Sacramento, CA | $59,250 | 2024 | Read On! Reading tutor program support |
| 916 Ink | Sacramento, CA | $59,250 | 2024 | Read On! Reading tutor program support |
| Sierra Nevada Journeys | Reno, NV | $50,000 | 2024 | Grizzly Creek Ranch |
| Improve Your Tomorrow | Sacramento, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | Scholars program support |
| Improve Your Tomorrow | Sacramento, CA | $35,000 | 2024 | Scholars program support |
| Soil Born Farms | Rancho Cordova, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | Workforce prep for homeless women |
| Construction Industry Ed Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Womens Empowerment | Sacramento, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Project Lifelong | North Highlands, CA | $12,000 | 2024 | After school leadership training for teens/outdoor activity for middle school students |
| Society for the Blind | Sacramento, CA | $11,500 | 2024 | Support for blind students CAREERS program |
| Yolo Basin Foundation | Davis, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Discover the Flyaway school program |
| A Touch of Understanding | Granite Bay, CA | $3,000 | 2024 | Purchase of replacement wheelchairs for school disability/awareness/respect program |
| 916 Ink | Sacramento, CA | $59,250 | 2023 | Read On! Reading tutor program support |
| 916 Ink | Sacramento, CA | $59,250 | 2023 | Read On! Reading tutor program support |
| Sierra Nevada Journeys | Reno, NV | $50,000 | 2023 | Grizzly Creek Ranch |
| Sierra Nevada Journeys | Reno, NV | $50,000 | 2023 | Grizzly Creek Ranch |
| Improve Your Tomorrow | Sacramento, CA | $35,000 | 2023 | Scholars program support |
| Improve Your Tomorrow | Sacramento, CA | $35,000 | 2023 | Scholars program support |
| Forestry and Fire Recruitment Progr | Azusa, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | Transportation/housing for 5 Sacramento formerly incarcerated firefighters training/certification |
| Society for the Blind | Sacramento, CA | $11,500 | 2023 | Support for blind students CAREERS program |
| Yolo Basin Foundation | Davis, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | Discover the Flyaway school program |
| Teach for America-CA Capitol Valley | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | Sacramento teacher cohort program support |
| City Year Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | Purchase of laptops + 3 yr warranty for service corps members |
916 Ink
$59,250Read On! Reading tutor program support
916 Ink
$59,250Read On! Reading tutor program support
Sierra Nevada Journeys
$50,000Grizzly Creek Ranch
Womens Empowerment
$25,000Workforce prep for homeless women
SPLASH Sacramento
$20,000Agriculture, Water, Energy, and the Environment (Project AWE)
Yolo Basin Foundation
$10,000Discover the Flyaway school program
916 Ink
$59,250Read On! Reading tutor program support
916 Ink
$59,250Read On! Reading tutor program support
Sierra Nevada Journeys
$50,000Grizzly Creek Ranch
Support of school garden program in underserved schools in Sacramento
Womens Empowerment
$25,000Workforce prep for homeless women
Marshall Foundation
$14,025Reach out and Read pediatrician program launch at Marshall Medical Center
Yolo Basin Foundation
$10,000Discover the Flyaway school program
916 Ink
$59,250Read On! Reading tutor program support
916 Ink
$59,250Read On! Reading tutor program support
Sierra Nevada Journeys
$50,000Grizzly Creek Ranch
Construction Industry Ed Foundation
$25,000General Support
Womens Empowerment
$20,000General Support
Project Lifelong
$12,000After school leadership training for teens/outdoor activity for middle school students
Yolo Basin Foundation
$10,000Discover the Flyaway school program
A Touch of Understanding
$3,000Purchase of replacement wheelchairs for school disability/awareness/respect program
916 Ink
$59,250Read On! Reading tutor program support
916 Ink
$59,250Read On! Reading tutor program support
Sierra Nevada Journeys
$50,000Grizzly Creek Ranch
Sierra Nevada Journeys
$50,000Grizzly Creek Ranch
Forestry and Fire Recruitment Progr
$20,000Transportation/housing for 5 Sacramento formerly incarcerated firefighters training/certification
Yolo Basin Foundation
$10,000Discover the Flyaway school program
Teach for America-CA Capitol Valley
$10,000Sacramento teacher cohort program support
City Year Sacramento
$10,000Purchase of laptops + 3 yr warranty for service corps members