Private foundations in California (page 3 of 23)
1,334 California funders accept applications, and every one of them is listed here, largest givers first. Most small foundations give almost entirely within one state, so a funder’s address matters more than it looks.
Ranked 121 onwards
THE GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES · $1.8M given
Crime & Legal Services, Education
JAMES L STAMPS FOUNDATION INC
Santa Ana · $1.7M given
Focus not stated in the filing
THE ROGER I & RUTH B MACFARLANE FNDN
BERKELEY · $1.7M given
Education, Health Care · also invests
Payette River Foundation
Lafayette · $1.7M given
Education, Housing & Shelter
RENEE B FISHER FOUNDATION INC
STANFORD · $1.6M given
Focus not stated in the filing
Franklin Templeton Charitable Foundation Inc
San Mateo · $1.6M given
Education, Human Services
DURFEE FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES · $1.6M given
Education, Human Services
GEORGE E HEWITT FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL
NEWPORT BEACH · $1.6M given
Focus not stated in the filing
HENRY T NICHOLAS EDUCATION
SANTA ANA · $1.6M given
Focus not stated in the filing
SAW ISLAND FOUNDATION INC
WOODSIDE · $1.6M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Civil Rights & Advocacy
Gaia Fund
Berkeley · $1.6M given
Environment, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
RUPERT H JOHNSON JR FOUNDATION
SAN MATEO · $1.6M given
Health Care, Education
TRAVERS FAMILY FOUNDATION
LAFAYETTE · $1.6M given
Human Services, Animal Welfare
MOSHER FOUNDATION
SANTA BARBARA · $1.6M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
ACTS CHARITY FOUNDATION
IRVINE · $1.5M given
Religion, International Affairs
THE ARIADNE GETTY FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES · $1.5M given
Focus not stated in the filing
THE ROBERT M SINSKEY FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES · $1.5M given
Human Services, Medical Research
THE BOESCHEN FAMILY FOUNDATION
NAPA · $1.5M given
Focus not stated in the filing
ANN PEPPERS FOUNDATION
PASADENA · $1.5M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
WILD WISDOM FOUNDATION INC (FORMERLY
LA JOLLA · $1.5M given
Environment, International Affairs
M & T Foundation
Rancho Santa Fe · $1.5M given
Human Services, Disease & Medical Research
TOWBES FOUNDATION
SANTA BARBARA · $1.5M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Education
SENIOR ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION EASTBAY
Dublin · $1.5M given
Crime & Legal Services, Public & Societal Benefit
HELMUT KIFFMANN FAMILY FOUNDATION
SAN DIEGO · $1.4M given
Human Services, Housing & Shelter
LUBERSKI FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
FULLERTON · $1.4M given
Youth Development, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
DANFORD FOUNDATION
SAN CARLOS · $1.4M given
Health Care, Human Services
BRITTINGHAM FAMILY FOUNDATION
SANTA BARBARA · $1.4M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
HUGH STUART CENTER CHARITABLE TRUST
SAN JOSE · $1.4M given
Focus not stated in the filing
THE MCCUNE FOUNDATION
VENTURA · $1.3M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE SHANBROM FAMILY FOUNDATION
OJAI · $1.3M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Health Care
FAITH HOPE AND LOVE FOUNDATION
SAN FRANCISCO · $1.3M given
Focus not stated in the filing
THE KHACHATURIAN FOUNDATION
REDWOOD CITY · $1.3M given
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE CRAIL-JOHNSON FOUNDATION
SAN PEDRO · $1.3M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities · also invests
THE BRIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION
MODESTO · $1.3M given
Human Services, Animal Welfare
THE BELLE JAR FOUNDATION
CRESTON · $1.3M given
Education, Youth Development
THE FANSLER FOUNDATION
FRESNO · $1.3M given
Human Services, Education
A P GIANNINI FOUNDATION
SAN RAFAEL · $1.2M given
Focus not stated in the filing
MARK H AND BLANCHE M HARRINGTON FOUNDATION
ONTARIO · $1.2M given
Religion, Human Services
THE GAP FOUNDATION
SAN FRANCISCO · $1.2M given
Human Services, Youth Development
THE LASHER FOUNDATION INC
PEBBLE BEACH · $1.2M given
Human Services, Environment
ARCH POINT FOUNDATION
NEWPORT BEACH · $1.2M given
Focus not stated in the filing
HARRIET H SAMUELSSON FOUNDATION
VENTURA · $1.2M given
Focus not stated in the filing
WARNE FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
IRVINE · $1.2M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Health Care
Pacific Youth Foundation
Covina · $1.2M given
Youth Development, Community & Economic Development
RAINTREE FOUNDATION
GOLETA · $1.2M given
Education, Environment
KENNEDY WILSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
BEVERLY HILLS · $1.1M given
Human Services, Environment
CONNECTING KIDS HEART 2 HEART
WESTLAKE VILLAGE · $1.1M given
International Affairs, Human Services
Bill and Linda Tos Family Foundation
Hanford · $1.1M given
Education
THE BRIDGET ROSE FOUNDATION INC
SAN DIEGO · $1.1M given
Animal Welfare, Civil Rights & Advocacy
THORNTON S JR AND KATRINA D
DAVIS · $1.1M given
Animal Welfare, Environment
COSTA FAMILY FOUNDATION
MODESTO · $1.1M given
Health Care, Religion
CARL AND LULU MITCHELL FAMILY FOUNDATION
CLOVIS · $1.0M given
Human Services, Housing & Shelter
JAMES AND DEBORAH BURROWS FOUNDATION
BEVERLY HILLS · $1.0M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation
Truckee · $989K given
Health Care, Civil Rights & Advocacy
STEVEN AND CATHERINE JACOB FAMILY
SAN JOSE · $986K given
Human Services, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
AUTRY FOUNDATION
STUDIO CITY · $981K given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
MOHAMMADY FOUNDATION
BREA · $936K given
International Affairs, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
Jerome Foundation
Tustin · $914K given
Human Services, Health Care
LAYNE FOUNDATION
IRVINE · $900K given
Focus not stated in the filing · also invests
SHEMASTELLA FOUNDATION
IRVINE · $878K given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Religion
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