Funder directory → California
Grantmakers by stateCalifornia foundation grants
and application profiles.
Browse 106 California foundation profiles built from public IRS filings. 106 have a filing-backed application signal. Compare real grant ranges, recent grantees, restrictions, and filing-year application instructions.
Largest California foundations by recent giving
WAYNE AND GLADYS VALLEY FOUNDATION
OAKLAND · median $50,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
WEINGART FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES · median $10,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
ARNOLD AND MABEL BECKMAN FOUNDATION
IRVINE · median $26,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
MERCURY FOUNDATION
REDWOOD CITY · median $3,000,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
LAKESHORE FOUNDATION
REDWOOD CITY · median $750,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
THE DUFFIELD FAMILY FOUNDATION
PLEASANTON · median $3,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
Fritz B Burns Foundation
Woodland Hills · median $250,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
THE APPLIED MATERIALS FOUNDATION
SANTA CLARA · median $373,541
Application path in filing · FY2025
UNIHEALTH FOUNDATION
PASADENA · median $100,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
GLEASON FAMILY FOUNDATION
PINE GROVE · median $3,500
Application path in filing · FY2025
ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
SAN DIEGO · median $25,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
THE WOOD-CLAEYSSENS FOUNDATION
SANTA BARBARA · median $30,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
THE DON & LORRAINE FREEBERG FOUNDATION
GLENDALE · median $110,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
S H COWELL FOUNDATION
SAN FRANCISCO · median $50,000
Application path in filing · FY2023
ANN JACKSON FAMILY FOUNDATION
SANTA BARBARA · median $10,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
RONALD M SIMON FAMILY FOUNDATION
NEWPORT BEACH · median $10,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
WARREN FAMILY FOUNDATION
RANCHO SANTA FE · median $5,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
John and Victoria Tos Family
Hanford · median $24,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
Firedoll Foundation
Walnut Creek · median $25,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
TRENT ELIJAH FOUNDATION
ORANGE · median $68,500
Application path in filing · FY2025
THE DOYLE FOUNDATION INC
SAN CLEMENTE · median $2,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
THE HENRY MAYO NEWHALL FOUNDATION
SAN RAFAEL · median $25,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
ALICE TWEED TUOHY FOUNDATION
SANTA BARBARA · median $40,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
Franklin Templeton Charitable Foundation Inc
San Mateo · median $20,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
SAW ISLAND FOUNDATION INC
WOODSIDE · median $5,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
TOWBES FOUNDATION
SANTA BARBARA · median $10,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
A P GIANNINI FOUNDATION
SAN RAFAEL · median $70,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
KENNEDY WILSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
BEVERLY HILLS · median $12,500
Application path in filing · FY2025
Bill and Linda Tos Family Foundation
Hanford · median $12,500
Application path in filing · FY2025
Edwin and Jeanne Woods Family Foundation
Martinez · median $20,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
LINGNAN FOUNDATION
COSTA MESA · median $161,654
Application path in filing · FY2025
BERTHA RUSS LYTEL FOUNDATION
FERNDALE · median $13,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline
Monterey · median $20,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
THE JOSEPH & MERCEDES MCMICKING
SAN FRANCISCO · median $10,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
BYER FOUNDATION
SAN FRANCISCO · median $15,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
THE HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
SANTA ANA · median $17,500
Application path in filing · FY2025
Jim and Elouise Elder Foundation
Bakersfield · median $25,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
KIANI FOUNDATION
IRVINE · median $47,500
Application path in filing · FY2025
THE MARKKULA FOUNDATION
WOODSIDE · median $10,125
Application path in filing · FY2025
OXNARD FOUNDATION
NEWPORT BEACH · median $60,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
Teichert Foundation
Sacramento · median $4,600
Application path in filing · FY2025
KATHRYNE BEYNON FOUNDATION
PASADENA · median $20,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
SKB FOUNDATION
SUNNYVALE · median $10,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
OAK TREE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
ARCADIA · median $47,500
Application path in filing · FY2025
THE DEAN WITTER FOUNDATION
SAN RAFAEL · median $25,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
THE ALBERT PARVIN FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES · median $5,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
YEN CHUANG FOUNDATION
SUNNYVALE · median $15,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
TWANDA FOUNDATION
ALAMO · median $2,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
WORLD CHILDRENS FUND
San Jose · median $20,580
Application path in filing · FY2025
GLEN AND DOROTHY STILLWELL
PASADENA · median $10,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
GOLD FAMILY FOUNDATION
BURBANK · median $5,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
WILLIAM & FLORENCE WHEELER FOUNDATION
BAKERSFIELD · median $10,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
THE SON FAMILY FOUNDATION
La Canada Flintridge · median $12,500
Application path in filing · FY2025
THE NICHOLSON FAMILY FOUNDATION
PETALUMA · median $5,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
BESS J HODGES FOUNDATION
LONG BEACH · median $3,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
THE SALADINO FAMILY FOUNDATION
FRESNO · median $3,950
Application path in filing · FY2025
LAMOND FAMILY FOUNDATION
PALO ALTO · median $40,000
Application path in filing · FY2025
ROGER AND VAN HALL FOUNDATION
COVINA · median $17,495
Application path in filing · FY2025
DOWNEY KIWANIS FOUNDATION
DOWNEY · median $6,538
Application path in filing · FY2025
Judith McBean Foundation
Carmel · median $2,500
Application path in filing · FY2025
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