Civil Rights & Advocacy grants in California
16 private foundations fund civil rights & advocacy in California and will read a proposal you were not invited to send. Between them they gave $34M in their most recent filings. A typical grant from this group is around $8K.
Worked out from where the money actually went rather than from mission statements, and from the box on each filing that says whether they take applications at all. Most small foundations give almost entirely within one state, which is why this cut is the one worth starting from.
The 16 funders, largest givers first
GLEASON FAMILY FOUNDATION
PINE GROVE · $11M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES FOUNDATION
IRVINE · $9.0M given
Education, Human Services
CARESTAR FOUNDATION
BERKELEY · $5.3M given
Health Care, Civil Rights & Advocacy
HIDDEN LEAF FOUNDATION
SAN FRANCISCO · $2.6M given
Community & Economic Development, Environment
SAW ISLAND FOUNDATION INC
WOODSIDE · $1.6M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Civil Rights & Advocacy
Gaia Fund
Berkeley · $1.6M given
Environment, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
THE BRIDGET ROSE FOUNDATION INC
SAN DIEGO · $1.1M given
Animal Welfare, Civil Rights & Advocacy
Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation
Truckee · $989K given
Health Care, Civil Rights & Advocacy
YEN CHUANG FOUNDATION
SUNNYVALE · $392K given
Civil Rights & Advocacy, Disease & Medical Research
GIRLS RIGHTS PROJECT
PORTOLA VALLEY · $389K given
International Affairs, Education
THE JESS AND PALMA MORGAN FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES · $318K given
Human Services, Civil Rights & Advocacy
FRANCES SCHERMER CHARITABLE TRUST 41-46496008
BEVERLY HILLS · $145K given
Civil Rights & Advocacy, Recreation & Sports
THE HOWARD G & SAMITA B JACOBS FNDTN
La Mesa · $135K given
Civil Rights & Advocacy, International Affairs
SYLVIA WEIDER-AMBER FAMILY
LA JOLLA · $61K given
Civil Rights & Advocacy, Health Care
SCHOENSTADT FAMILY FOUNDATION
VENICE · $48K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE CREBS FAMILY FOUNDATION
UPLAND · $23K given
Human Services, Civil Rights & Advocacy
GLEASON FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest giver on this list. Working out which of these 16 would fund your organization specifically, rather than your subject, is what the funder search does.
What else California foundations fund
Civil Rights & Advocacy funders in other states
Worth checking if your work crosses a state line, or if you are eligible somewhere you are not based.
- Texas 26
- Ohio 19
- New York 17
- Florida 17
- Pennsylvania 13
Which of these California funders would fund you?
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