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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, thirty-four live grant programs and 715 contract opportunities are specific to California, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state
28,013
of 129,000+ funders on file
in itemized grants into the state
$24B
across 163,294 grants on IRS filings
live grants specific to California
34
of 5,000+ open grants tracked nationwide
community lenders serving the state
105
of 480+ CDFIs on file

What a typical foundation grant runs here

The 28,013 foundations granting into California, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check runs in the thousands.

1,080
5,287
10,089
6,827
3,713
704
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of October 1, 2026.

Who gives the most into California

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into California on their most recent filings.

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$801M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$710M
University of California San Francisco$498M
UCLA Foundation$477M
Itemized grants into California from each foundation’s most recent IRS filing, as of October 1, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

What the live California grants offer

Award ceilings on the California-specific programs that publish one.

4
3
0
1
3
1
1
Under $10K$10K–50K$50K–100K$100K–250K$250K–1M$1M–5MOver $5M
Thirteen of thirty-four live California-specific grants publish a ceiling; the rest say the amount varies. As of November 1, 2026.

Who the California-specific grants are for

Of the thirty-four live grant programs specific to California, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. twenty-two more are open to any organization type.

Nonprofits26
Cities and towns14
Tribal organizations9
Researchers1

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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 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.

Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.

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