Camalotte Foundation

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Private Foundation
LAFAYETTE, CaliforniaSmallEIN: 815199395
Civil Rights OrganizationsHuman ServicesArts and Culture NonprofitsFood Insecurity Nonprofits

The organization is a private foundation focused on charitable giving across various sectors. Its mission appears to center on supporting civil rights, human services, arts and culture, and addressing food insecurity. The foundation provides funding to organizations that advocate for reproductive rights, support vulnerable populations, and promote cultural institutions. Notable recipients include Planned Parenthood, EcoAmerica, and various human services organizations. The foundation's giving reflects a commitment to social justice and community well-being.

Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026

Ideal Applicant

Mid-sized, well-established nonprofits or cultural institutions with programmatic work in areas like reproductive rights, environmental advocacy, human services, anti-trafficking, or arts and culture, and an existing relationship or profile that would bring them to the funder’s attention.

Good Fit

  • Track record of multi-year impact in reproductive rights, environmental advocacy, human services, anti-trafficking, or arts.
  • Established visibility or relationships in the foundation’s primary geographies (DC and New York).
  • Capacity to manage grants in the five-figure to low six-figure range.
  • Previous or indirect connections to the foundation’s board, advisors, or known grantees.
  • Evidence of organizational stability and measurable program outcomes.

Geography

Moderate

Giving is multi-state (four states observed) but concentrated: roughly half of dollars went to organizations in the District of Columbia and a large share to New York, with smaller amounts to California and Connecticut.

Recipient Variety

Moderate

The foundation funded about a dozen distinct organizations each year (12–13) across multiple issue areas and repeated roughly ten recipients across years, showing a moderate but not extremely broad recipient mix; however, dollars are concentrated among the top five grantees.

New Applicants

Restrictive

The foundation declares it only funds preselected organizations and no public application route or contact details are published; while a few new grantees appear each year, there is no evidence of an open application process for unfamiliar applicants.

Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026