Go!Gifts

All gifts will be $25,000. 

Go to The California Endowment’s website Calendow.org and click on the Go!Gifts application link and follow the prompts. No proposal or budget is required.

No. Organizations must be a 501(c)(3) public charity nonprofit organization or a federally recognized tribal government. A non-federally recognized tribe is eligible to apply if they are also a 501(c)(3) public charity nonprofit organization.

Only organizations that have not received funding from The Endowment in the last 15 years are eligible and must be a 501(c)(3), or a federally recognized tribe. 

Yes. The operating budget requirement does not apply to federally or non-federally recognized tribes.

Within 3 business days or less on the status of your request. If a conflict of interest is noted in the application, this will create delays in notification. 

Yes. The expenditure of these funds must only be used in compliance with 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) for lawful activities that are consistent with The Endowment’s mission. Furthermore, if your organization is a Tribal Nation, the expenditure of these funds must be made exclusively for public purposes consistent with Internal Revenue Code Section 170(c)(1).   

All decisions are final, but this does not disqualify you from potential future funding from The Endowment.  

This is a one-time funding opportunity to pilot a new approach to advance trust-based philanthropy within The California Endowment and make new connections in rural and tribal communities.  

The California Endowment aims to expand our funding reach and partnerships in regions of the state that have been historically under-resourced/served.  

Please contact GMS@calendow.org if you experience any trouble with the application with the subject line: Go!Gifts.  

Please email EnterpriseInnovations-Website@calendow.org and use the subject line: Go!Gifts. We ask that all questions are submitted prior to the launch date. As a reminder, funding is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, so we encourage you to submit your application in a timely manner. All funding decisions are final. 

Meeting all eligibility criteria does not guarantee funding. Requests are reviewed in the order they are received. Funding is awarded to organizations that meet all eligibility criteria, on a first-come, first-served basis, until all 100 Go!Gifts have been distributed.  

Funding decisions are final; however, this does not preclude organizations from being considered for future funding opportunities with The Endowment.

Go!Gifts recipients will be paid via EFT/ACH payments or by check, depending on their payment preference. The California Endowment strongly encourages EFT/ACH payments for more secure, faster payments.  

No. You will not be able to save progress on the Go!Gifts application form. We encourage organizations to dedicate appropriate time to complete the application.