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Private foundations in Oakland, California

70 private foundations are based in Oakland. Together they paid $131 million in grants in their latest year, and 11 of them accept applications. The largest is Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation, with $27.9 million.

The 50 largest of 70 foundations in Oakland, by grants paid
FoundationGrants paidTypical grantAccepts applications
Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation$27.9 million$50,000Yes
Kenneth Rainin Foundation$21.6 million$25,000No
XQ Institute$18.2 million$286,750No
College Futures Foundation$17.8 million$20,000No
The Pg&e Corporation Foundation$13.8 million$13.8 millionYes
Mitchell Kapor Foundation$7.1 million$25,000Yes
The Clorox Company Foundation$4.4 million$4.4 millionNo
Akonadi Foundation$4.4 million$3.7 millionNo
Kia Ora Foundation$2.7 million$39,905No
Lynn Handleman Charitable Foundation$1.7 million$40,000No
Cestra Butner Family Foundation$1.2 million$25,000No
Lora L and Martin N Kelley Family Foundation Trust$1.0 million$10,000No
West Davis & Bergard Foundation$881,795$13,522No
The Thomas G & Audrey E Pine Family Foundation$831,507$831,507No
Catholic Church Support Services$782,780$785,532No
Northern California Scholarship Foundation$766,000$766,000No
David J & Mary L G Theroux Foundation$515,796$257,898No
The J Douglas and Marian R Pardee$484,850$10,000No
The Barrios Trust$473,000$10,000No
Scaife Scholarship Foundation$464,035$464,035No
Ja Community Foundation$386,120$13,750No
Butterfly Scholarship Foundation$372,180$372,180No
Hertelendy Foundation$339,866$1,700No
The Jane HJ Yoon Foundation$288,720$3,000No
Graham Family Foundation$272,500$33,500No
Minduf Foundation$254,467$254,467No
David & Susan Martin Foundation Inc$192,549$2,500No
The Banks Family Foundation$165,000$15,000No
Kiwanis Club of Oakland Foundation$150,418$75,209Yes
Naumann-Etienne Foundation$133,241$133,241No
Jerry J Wilson Memorial Foundation Inc$130,000$1,500No
James B Chanin Foundation Inc$126,500$2,000No
The Horodas Family Foundation$96,317$5,500No
McGuire & Hester Foundation$92,850$2,500No
Ashbury Childrens Foundation$63,160$5,000Yes
Helene Duldner Foundation Inc$54,748$5,000No
Terraphase Engineering and Science Scholarship Foundation$50,000$10,000Yes
Effort Initiative Corporation$49,517$1,405No
Do Nguyen Family Foundation$49,360$3,180No
Maier Cornell C TUA$48,591$24,296No
The Thomas Hodge Foundation$48,150$500Yes
Impact Oakland Now$36,300$4,000No
H&L Partners Charitable Foundation Inc$34,000$1,500No
Doris Jeanette Foster Foundation$30,800$30,800No
JV Lowney Fund$30,540$15,270No
Dennis & Karen O'Keefe Charitable Foundation$30,500$5,000No
Dunphy Family Foundation Inc$30,000$2,250No
Carol Simpson and Douglas Williams Charitable Fund Inc$26,400$13,200No
California Association of Criminalists$25,137$5,000Yes
Brian Wall Foundation$25,000Not stated

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