California Association Of Criminalists
The California Association of Criminalists (CAC) is a professional membership organization for forensic scientists in California. Its official website, cacnews.org, lists membership information, events (including the annual seminar), endowment funding opportunities, and organizational/contact pages.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A California-based forensic science program, university department, or seminar organizer seeking modest scholarship or research support and willing to meet reporting and presentation/publication requirements.
Good Fit
- • Organization is located in California or serves California forensic science students or researchers.
- • Request is for scholarships, small research grants, or support for the CAC seminar in the $1.5k–$10k range.
- • Willingness to present research at a CAC seminar or submit work for publication as required.
- • Capacity to administer scholarships and provide the mandated annual report.
Geography
Observed giving is concentrated in California: the latest year’s grants were all to California recipients and the foundation’s giving has been primarily in-state across the three-year record.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded five to six distinct recipients per year across the observed period, including universities, a state DOJ lab, and seminar accounts, indicating a moderate and independent recipient set within a focused field.
New Applicants
Direct evidence shows new recipients in the latest year and the foundation publishes application guidance and a named submission contact, so unfamiliar applicants with appropriate California-based forensic education or research proposals appear plausibly able to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
