Well Told Grants

Foundations / Science and research

Foundations that fund science and research in California

2,478 private foundations gave $1.2 billion for science and research to organizations in California in their latest year. The largest was The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, with $112 million in 101 grants.

Foundations ranked by science and research grants to recipients in California, latest year
FoundationGrantsAmountAccepts applications
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation101$112 millionYes
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation11$110 millionNo
Sergey Brin Family Foundation14$107 millionNo
Gates Foundation (Washington)72$88.0 millionYes
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation56$38.3 millionNo
Gary and Mary West Charitable Trust1$36.0 millionNo
The Benificus Foundation2$31.4 millionNo
Wellcome Leap Inc20$21.6 millionNo
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation98$20.0 millionNo
Good Ventures Foundation107$19.4 millionNo
Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation8$16.8 millionYes
Wm Keck Foundation5$16.7 millionYes
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation88$14.4 millionNo
Crankstart Foundation14$14.1 millionNo
The Schmidt Family Foundation18$12.7 millionYes
Dr Miriam & Sheldon G Adelson Medical Research Foundation (Massachusetts)6$12.5 millionNo
Alfred P Sloan Foundation (New York)72$11.2 millionYes
Samueli Foundation9$10.9 millionNo
The James Irvine Foundation22$10.6 millionNo
Walton Family Foundation Inc (Arkansas)6$10.6 millionNo
The Alsam Foundation (Illinois)1$10.0 millionNo
Emmet Family Charitable Foundation (Delaware)1$10.0 millionNo
The Simons Foundation Inc (New York)53$9.6 millionNo
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (New Jersey)56$8.2 millionYes
Sequoia Climate Foundation1$7.9 millionNo

Amounts count grants whose purpose or recipient matches science and research, paid to recipients in California. A foundation based in another state appears when it gives here.

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