Foundations
Private foundations in California
9,176 private foundations based in California gave $19 billion in 148,828 grants in their latest year, and 1,510 of them accept applications.
Foundations that fund causes in California
- Education
$3.1 billion from 9,890 foundations - Health
$1.4 billion from 5,378 foundations - Science and research
$1.2 billion from 2,478 foundations - Environment and conservation
$796 million from 3,595 foundations - Arts and culture
$764 million from 4,553 foundations - Youth programs
$750 million from 5,107 foundations - Faith communities
$733 million from 5,709 foundations - Community development
$729 million from 2,276 foundations - Human services
$474 million from 3,714 foundations - International
$283 million from 2,053 foundations - Housing and homelessness
$241 million from 1,620 foundations - Animals
$206 million from 2,568 foundations - Food and hunger
$177 million from 2,361 foundations - Disability
$53.7 million from 1,046 foundations - Seniors
$53.3 million from 837 foundations - Veterans
$48.5 million from 509 foundations
These count grants to recipients in California, including from foundations based elsewhere.
Foundations by city in California
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California foundations that accept applications
- Genentech Patient Foundation · South San Francisco
Accepts applications $3.5 billion a year · typical grant $3.5 billion - The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation · Menlo Park
Accepts applications $625 million a year · typical grant $150,000 · International - The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · Los Altos
Accepts applications $366 million a year · typical grant $150,000 · Science and research - Conrad N Hilton Foundation · Westlake Village
Accepts applications $321 million a year · typical grant $76,000 · International - The Schmidt Family Foundation · Palo Alto
Accepts applications $196 million a year · typical grant $130,000 · Environment and conservation - The Ahmanson Foundation · Beverly Hills
Accepts applications $78.3 million a year · typical grant $50,000 · Education - The Sobrato Family Foundation · Mountain View
Accepts applications $70.0 million a year · typical grant $75,000 · Community development - Wm Keck Foundation · Los Angeles
Accepts applications $64.5 million a year · typical grant $10,000 · Education - The Conrad Prebys Foundation · San Diego
Accepts applications $54.9 million a year · typical grant $100,000 · Arts and culture - The California Wellness Foundation · Los Angeles
Accepts applications $53.6 million a year · typical grant $7,500 · Health - Price Philanthropies Foundation · La Jolla
Accepts applications $53.1 million a year · typical grant $22,410 · Faith communities - Weingart Foundation · Los Angeles
Accepts applications $35.7 million a year · typical grant $10,000 · Human services - The Marisla Foundation · Laguna Beach
Accepts applications $35.5 million a year · typical grant $75,000 · Community development - Argyros Family Foundation · Costa Mesa
Accepts applications $33.8 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Health - The Panda Charitable Family Foundation (Fka the Panda Charitable Foundation) · Rosemead
Accepts applications $32.5 million a year · typical grant $32.5 million - Koret Foundation · San Francisco
Accepts applications $32.3 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Education - Craig H Neilsen Foundation · Calabasas
Accepts applications $31.3 million a year · typical grant $30.8 million - Hobsonlucas Family Foundation · San Rafael
Accepts applications $31.1 million a year · typical grant $5,000 · Education - Gene Haas Foundation · Oxnard
Accepts applications $29.1 million a year · typical grant $30.0 million - The Skoll Foundation · Palo Alto
Accepts applications $29.0 million a year · typical grant $100,000 · International - The J Paul Getty Trust · Los Angeles
Accepts applications $28.5 million a year · typical grant $7,900 · Arts and culture - Mercury Foundation · Redwood City
Accepts applications $28.0 million a year · typical grant $3.0 million - Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation · Oakland
Accepts applications $27.9 million a year · typical grant $50,000 · Education - The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation · Beverly Hills
Accepts applications $27.2 million a year · typical grant $100,000 · Faith communities - The Michael and Lori Milken Family Foundation · Santa Monica
Accepts applications $26.1 million a year · typical grant $5,000 · Community development - Elbridge Stuart Foundation DBA Stuart Foundation · San Francisco
Accepts applications $25.0 million a year · typical grant $28.9 million - Clif Family Foundation · Saint Helena
Accepts applications $24.1 million a year · typical grant $20,000 · Food and hunger - Colburn Foundation · Los Angeles
Accepts applications $21.9 million a year · typical grant $15,000 · Arts and culture - Lakeshore Foundation · Redwood City
Accepts applications $21.7 million a year · typical grant $750,000 · Human services - The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · Los Angeles
Accepts applications $19.8 million a year · typical grant $30,000 · Education - May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust · Larkspur
Accepts applications $19.6 million a year · typical grant $13.8 million - Cisco Systems Foundation · San Jose
Accepts applications $18.6 million a year · typical grant $18.6 million - Simpson PSB Fund · Orinda
Accepts applications $17.4 million a year · typical grant $22,500 · Faith communities - California Physicians' Service Fdn DBA Blue Shield of California Fdn · San Francisco
Accepts applications $17.1 million a year · typical grant $100,000 · Human services - Mimi and Peter Haas Fund · San Francisco
Accepts applications $15.5 million a year · typical grant $15,000 · Arts and culture - The Patrick F Cadigan Family Foundation · Newport Beach
Accepts applications $14.8 million a year · typical grant $3.9 million · Education - Intuitive Foundation · Sunnyvale
Accepts applications $14.0 million a year · typical grant $51,822 · Health - The Pg&e Corporation Foundation · Oakland
Accepts applications $13.8 million a year · typical grant $13.8 million - Fritz B Burns Foundation a Nevada nonprofit corporation · Woodland Hills
Accepts applications $13.8 million a year · typical grant $250,000 · Education - The Christensen Fund · San Francisco
Accepts applications $13.7 million a year · typical grant $76,125 · International - The William G Irwin Charity Foundation · San Francisco
Accepts applications $13.7 million a year · typical grant $50,000 · Education - The Applied Materials Foundation · Santa Clara
Accepts applications $13.5 million a year · typical grant $373,541 · Community development - The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation · Los Angeles
Accepts applications $12.9 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · International - The McConnell Foundation · Redding
Accepts applications $11.6 million a year · typical grant $7,450 · Environment and conservation - Walter and Elise Haas Fund · San Francisco
Accepts applications $11.5 million a year · typical grant $30,000 · Arts and culture - Easton Sports Development Foundation II · Van Nuys
Accepts applications $11.1 million a year · typical grant $988 · Youth programs - The Duffield Family Foundation DBA Maddie's Fund · Pleasanton
Accepts applications $11.0 million a year · typical grant $3,000 · Animals - Gleason Family Foundation · Pine Grove
Accepts applications $10.9 million a year · typical grant $3,500 · Education - Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund · San Francisco
Accepts applications $10.9 million a year · typical grant $15,000 · Faith communities - Unihealth Foundation · Pasadena
Accepts applications $10.8 million a year · typical grant $100,000 · Health
Largest foundations in California
- Genentech Patient Foundation · South San Francisco
Accepts applications $3.5 billion a year · typical grant $3.5 billion - Sergey Brin Family Foundation · San Francisco
Preselected only $689 million a year · typical grant $1.0 million · Science and research - The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation · Menlo Park
Accepts applications $625 million a year · typical grant $150,000 · International - Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · Palo Alto
Preselected only $391 million a year · typical grant $200,000 · Environment and conservation - The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · Los Altos
Accepts applications $366 million a year · typical grant $150,000 · Science and research - Conrad N Hilton Foundation · Westlake Village
Accepts applications $321 million a year · typical grant $76,000 · International - Sequoia Climate Foundation · Irvine
Preselected only $305 million a year · typical grant $1.0 million · Environment and conservation - Good Ventures Foundation · Palo Alto
Preselected only $294 million a year · typical grant $153,881 · International - The Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation · Palo Alto
Preselected only $285 million a year · typical grant $2.0 million · Environment and conservation - Waverley Street Foundation · Palo Alto
Preselected only $282 million a year · typical grant $1.0 million · Environment and conservation - Crankstart Foundation · San Jose
Preselected only $262 million a year · typical grant $250,000 · Community development - The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation · Palo Alto
Preselected only $229 million a year · typical grant $100,000 · Science and research - The Schmidt Family Foundation · Palo Alto
Accepts applications $196 million a year · typical grant $130,000 · Environment and conservation - The Benificus Foundation · San Carlos
Preselected only $186 million a year · typical grant $500,600 · Health - H&h Evergreen Foundation · Menlo Park
Preselected only $178 million a year · typical grant $77,500 · Community development - Gerson Bakar Foundation · San Francisco
Preselected only $169 million a year · typical grant $20,000 · Education - The Heising-Simons Foundation · Los Altos
Preselected only $167 million a year · typical grant $148,432 · Education - Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation · Palo Alto
Preselected only $166 million a year · typical grant $1.2 million · Science and research - The James Irvine Foundation · San Francisco
Preselected only $155 million a year · typical grant $10,000 · Community development - Rippleworks Inc · San Francisco
Preselected only $154 million a year · typical grant $100,000 · International - The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation · Los Angeles
Preselected only $148 million a year · typical grant $127,500 · Arts and culture - Tosa Foundation · Portola Valley
Preselected only $130 million a year · typical grant $5,000 · Education - Wellcome Leap Inc · San Diego
Preselected only $119 million a year · typical grant $687,262 · Health - Valhalla Foundation · Woodside
Preselected only $118 million a year · typical grant $650,000 · Education - The California Endowment · Los Angeles
Preselected only $116 million a year · typical grant $100,000 · Health - The David Geffen Foundation · Los Angeles
Preselected only $112 million a year · typical grant $10,000 · Arts and culture - Michelson Medical Research Foundation Inc · Los Angeles
Preselected only $112 million a year · typical grant $1.9 million · Animals - The Jen-Hsun & Lori Huang Foundation · Palo Alto
Preselected only $110 million a year · typical grant $516,711 · Education - The Koum Family Foundation · Palo Alto
Preselected only $104 million a year · typical grant $350,000 · Faith communities - Skyline Foundation · San Francisco
Preselected only $101 million a year · typical grant $250,000 · Environment and conservation - Astera Institute · Berkeley
Preselected only $83.3 million a year · typical grant $18.9 million - Samueli Foundation · Corona del Mar
Preselected only $80.6 million a year · typical grant $39,470 · Education - Kataly Foundation · San Francisco
Preselected only $80.3 million a year · typical grant $15.3 million - Resnick Foundation · Los Angeles
Preselected only $78.3 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Education - The Ahmanson Foundation · Beverly Hills
Accepts applications $78.3 million a year · typical grant $50,000 · Education - The Sobrato Family Foundation · Mountain View
Accepts applications $70.0 million a year · typical grant $75,000 · Community development - The Larry Ellison Foundation · Walnut Creek
Preselected only $70.0 million a year · typical grant $70.0 million · International - Jeff and Marieke Rothschild Foundation · Palo Alto
Preselected only $68.3 million a year · typical grant $1.0 million · Education - Wm Keck Foundation · Los Angeles
Accepts applications $64.5 million a year · typical grant $10,000 · Education - Gary and Mary West Charitable Trust · La Jolla
Preselected only $57.4 million a year · typical grant $36,400 · Health - The Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation · Redwood City
Preselected only $56.0 million a year · typical grant $116,000 · Education - The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation DBA Jim Joseph Foundation · San Francisco
Preselected only $55.2 million a year · typical grant $49,000 · Faith communities - The Conrad Prebys Foundation · San Diego
Accepts applications $54.9 million a year · typical grant $100,000 · Arts and culture - Perenchio Foundation · Pasadena
Preselected only $53.7 million a year · typical grant $191,000 · Arts and culture - The California Wellness Foundation · Los Angeles
Accepts applications $53.6 million a year · typical grant $7,500 · Health - Price Philanthropies Foundation · La Jolla
Accepts applications $53.1 million a year · typical grant $22,410 · Faith communities - Munger Charitable Trust Number Three · Pasadena
Preselected only $51.7 million a year · typical grant $681,596 · Community development - Stupski Foundation · San Francisco
Preselected only $50.8 million a year · typical grant $150,000 · Health - Dart-L Foundation · Los Angeles
Preselected only $50.2 million a year · typical grant $16.7 million · Faith communities - The Roberts Foundation · San Mateo
Preselected only $49.8 million a year · typical grant $49.8 million
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