Grants and funding in California

28,013 foundations reported granting into California on their most recent IRS filings: 163,294 itemized grants worth $24B between them. On top of that, 46 live grant programs and 878 contract opportunities are specific to California, alongside 3,344 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state

28,013

of 129,981 grantmaking foundations on file

in itemized grants into the state

$24B

across 163,294 grants on IRS filings

live grants specific to California

46

of 3,984 live grants tracked nationwide

community lenders serving the state

105

of 483 CDFIs on file

Who gives the most into California

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into California on their most recent filings. Size and openness are different things: the giants here are mostly endowments that choose their own recipients, which is why the list worth working from is the 28,013 above filtered to funders that accept applications.

Who the California-specific grants are for

Of the 46 live grant programs specific to California, here is who the announcements name. 30 more are open to any organization type and counted separately, never twice.

Wherever you sit, nonprofits, cities and towns, tribal organizations and every other reader get their own page saying what Quillify does and does not do for them.

The lenders almost nobody checks

105 community development lenders serve California: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Accion Opportunity Fund. Quillify tracks all 483 nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.