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Grantmakers by stateCalifornia foundation grants
and application profiles.
Browse 584 California foundation profiles built from public IRS filings. 584 have a filing-backed application signal. 490 priority application-ready profiles are linked in this curated list. Compare real grant ranges, recent grantees, restrictions, and filing-year application instructions.
Application-ready California foundations
THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION
MENLO PARK, CA · median $150,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Los Altos, CA · median $150,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA · median $76,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
PALO ALTO, CA · median $130,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
WM KECK FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES, CA · median $10,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
THE SOBRATO FAMILY FOUNDATION
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA · median $75,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
HOBSONLUCAS FAMILY FOUNDATION
SAN RAFAEL, CA · median $5,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION
SAN DIEGO, CA · median $100,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
THE CALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES, CA · median $7,500
Application path in filing · FY2024
THE SKOLL FOUNDATION
PALO ALTO, CA · median $100,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
KORET FOUNDATION
SAN FRANCISCO, CA · median $25,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
WEINGART FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES, CA · median $10,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
ARGYROS FAMILY FOUNDATION
COSTA MESA, CA · median $25,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
ARNOLD AND MABEL BECKMAN FOUNDATION
IRVINE, CA · median $26,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
THE J PAUL GETTY TRUST
LOS ANGELES, CA · median $7,900
Application path in filing · FY2025
MERCURY FOUNDATION
REDWOOD CITY, CA · median $3,000,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation
Beverly Hills, CA · median $100,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
THE MICHAEL AND LORI MILKEN FAMILY
SANTA MONICA, CA · median $5,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
CLIF FAMILY FOUNDATION
Saint Helena, CA · median $20,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
LAKESHORE FOUNDATION
REDWOOD CITY, CA · median $750,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
THOMAS & DOROTHY LEAVEY FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES, CA · median $3,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
LISA & DOUGLAS GOLDMAN FUND
SAN FRANCISCO, CA · median $15,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
THE DUFFIELD FAMILY FOUNDATION
PLEASANTON, CA · median $3,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
Fritz B Burns Foundation
Woodland Hills, CA · median $250,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
THE APPLIED MATERIALS FOUNDATION
SANTA CLARA, CA · median $373,541
Application path in filing · FY2025
THE CHRISTENSEN FUND
SAN FRANCISCO, CA · median $76,125
Application path in filing · FY2024
THE ROSALINDE AND ARTHUR GILBERT
LOS ANGELES, CA · median $25,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
UNIHEALTH FOUNDATION
PASADENA, CA · median $100,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
INTUITIVE FOUNDATION
SUNNYVALE, CA · median $51,822
Application path in filing · FY2024
WALTER AND ELISE HAAS FUND
SAN FRANCISCO, CA · median $30,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
EASTON SPORTS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION II
VAN NUYS, CA · median $988
Application path in filing · FY2025
SAND HILL FOUNDATION
MENLO PARK, CA · median $40,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
THE WILLIAM G IRWIN CHARITY FOUNDATION
SAN FRANCISCO, CA · median $50,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
GLEASON FAMILY FOUNDATION
PINE GROVE, CA · median $3,500
Application path in filing · FY2025
THE EISNER FOUNDATION INC
BEVERLY HILLS, CA · median $25,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
CARRIE ESTELLE DOHENY FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES, CA · median $25,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES FOUNDATION
IRVINE, CA · median $7,500
Application path in filing · FY2024
THE RIGHTEOUS PERSONS FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES, CA · median $100,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
THE WOOD-CLAEYSSENS FOUNDATION
SANTA BARBARA, CA · median $30,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
WITH FOUNDATION
SAN MATEO, CA · median $128,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
THE FLETCHER JONES FOUNDATION
PASADENA, CA · median $15,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
THE DRAPER FOUNDATION
SAN MATEO, CA · median $10,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
CRESCENT PORTER HALE FOUNDATION
SAN FRANCISCO, CA · median $50,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
THE DON & LORRAINE FREEBERG FOUNDATION
GLENDALE, CA · median $110,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
MITCHELL KAPOR FOUNDATION
OAKLAND, CA · median $25,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
THE ZELLERBACH FAMILY FOUNDATION
SAN FRANCISCO, CA · median $10,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
WALTER S JOHNSON FOUNDATION
SAN FRANCISCO, CA · median $75,000
Application path in filing · FY2024
Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation
Walnut Creek, CA · median $25,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
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