Grants paid by Circle of Life Connection
EIN 68-0496344 · Albany, CA · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE C30
Circle of Life Connection of Albany, CA (EIN 68-0496344) reported 21 grants paid totaling $5,208,536 to 8 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$5,208,536
21 grants
Recipients
8
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | $385,400 | — |
| 2021 | 3 | $622,235 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | $652,255 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $1,160,194 | — |
| 2024 | 4 | $889,675 | — |
| 2025 | 5 | $1,498,777 | — |
Top recipients
The 8 recipients receiving the most from Circle of Life Connection, by grants paid, out of 8 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Shed Cooperative Inc 85-1198564 | A | San Diego, CA | 6 | $3,018,850 | 2025 |
| Gohyang Farms LLC 92-3341105 | A | Sebastopol, CA | 3 | $1,185,033 | 2025 |
| Seed Stewards 05-0743372 | A | Oakland, CA | 2 | $401,500 | 2022 |
| Solidarity Farm 55-3993967 | A | Pauma Valley, CA | 1 | $249,000 | 2020 |
| Land & Liberation 99-3995943 | A | Marietta, GA | 1 | $200,000 | 2025 |
| Arif Urban Agrarian Collective Inc 99-1326556 | A | San Diego, CA | 2 | $88,508 | 2025 |
| Black Omed Yoga LLC 87-3602129 | A | Oakland, CA | 3 | $35,600 | 2025 |
| Black to Yoga 82-5512620 | A | Oakland, CA | 3 | $30,045 | 2022 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 21 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Food Shed Cooperative Inc San Diego, CA | A | $914,374 | paid | ESTABLISHMENT OF CLIMATE SMART COMMODIT | 202610959349300116 |
| 2025 | Gohyang Farms LLC Sebastopol, CA | A | $324,770 | paid | CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF SEED STEWARDS | 202610959349300116 |
| 2025 | Land & Liberation Marietta, GA | A | $200,000 | paid | CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF LAND LIBERATI | 202610959349300116 |
| 2025 | Arif Urban Agrarian Collective Inc San Diego, CA | A | $47,008 | paid | OPERATING COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | 202610959349300116 |
| 2025 | Black Omed Yoga LLC Oakland, CA | A | $12,625 | paid | OPERATING COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | 202610959349300116 |
| 2024 | Gohyang Farms LLC Sebastopol, CA | A | $418,000 | paid | general operations 2nd generation seeds | 202530629349300643 |
| 2024 | Food Shed Cooperative Inc San Diego, CA | A | $417,200 | paid | general operations for Seed Stewards pro | 202530629349300643 |
| 2024 | Arif Urban Agrarian Collective Inc San Diego, CA | A | $41,500 | paid | Operating costs of charitable activities | 202530629349300643 |
| 2024 | Black Omed Yoga LLC Oakland, CA | A | $12,975 | paid | operating costs of charitable activities | 202530629349300643 |
| 2023 | Food Shed Cooperative Pauma Valley, CA | A | $707,931 | paid | Beginning farmer & farmworker training | 202400979349300420 |
| 2023 | Gohyang Farms LLC Davis, CA | A | $442,263 | paid | general operations and Seed Stewards | 202400979349300420 |
| 2023 | Black Omed Yoga LLC Oakland, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | operating costs of charitable activities | 202400979349300420 |
| 2022 | Food Shed Inc Pauma Valley, CA | A | $364,345 | paid | operations fruits vegetables | 202331229349300938 |
| 2022 | Seed Stewards Oakland, CA | A | $275,000 | paid | general operations | 202331229349300938 |
| 2022 | Black to Yoga Oakland, CA | A | $12,910 | paid | operating costs of charitable activities | 202331229349300938 |
| 2021 | Food Shed Inc Pauma Valley, CA | A | $495,000 | paid | operations fruits vegetables | 202241249349303164 |
| 2021 | Seed Stewards Oakland, CA | A | $126,500 | paid | general operations | 202241249349303164 |
| 2021 | Black to Yoga Oakland, CA | A | $735 | paid | operating costs of charitable activities | 202241249349303164 |
| 2020 | Solidarity Farm Pauma Valley, CA | A | $249,000 | paid | 119k operating cost 130k food systems | 202110759349300821 |
| 2020 | Food Shed Inc Pauma Valley, CA | A | $120,000 | paid | operating costs of charitable activities | 202110759349300821 |
| 2020 | Black to Yoga Oakland, CA | A | $16,400 | paid | operating costs of charitable activities | 202110759349300821 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.0 | 202610959349300116 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202530629349300643 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202400979349300420 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202331229349300938 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202241249349303164 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202110759349300821 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/680496344.json.
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