Foundations that fund in California
Private foundations whose largest share of reported grant dollars went to recipients in California, ranked by total grants paid on their IRS 990-PF filings.
Open grants and programs in California
Typical grant is the median of grants reported in the filing data. Application details come from the latest filing and can be out of date, so confirm them with the foundation.
101–200 of 1,434 foundations in this list.
| Foundation | Typical grant | Total giving | Grants reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Rainin Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, PA, NY | $25K | $21.9M | 294 |
| The Anne Wojcicki Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, PA, DC | $100K | $21.7M | 51 |
| Connie and Bob Lurie Foundation Inc IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, NJ | $19.6K | $21.4M | 77 |
| The Smidt Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, RI | $35K | $21.1M | 145 |
| Exxonmobil Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, VA, GY | $4.2K | $20.8M | 66 |
| Emmet Family Charitable Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, CO, NY | $1M | $20.4M | 7 |
| Manitou Fund IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, MN, NY | $50K | $20.1M | 164 |
| Esb Charitable Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA | $250K | $20M | 21 |
| Gilead Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, DE, LA | $125K | $19M | 46 |
| The Shanahan Family Charitable Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, PA, WA | $100K | $18.8M | 47 |
| Balay Ko Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA | $350K | $18.6M | 35 |
| Laural Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, DC, NY | $100K | $18.6M | 84 |
| Viola Foundation Inc IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, IN | $25K | $18.4M | 28 |
| The Ralph M Parsons Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, DC, MD | $30K | $18.2M | 403 |
| Target Als Foundation Inc IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, MA | $130K | $18M | 75 |
| William K Bowes Jr Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, MA | $183.3K | $18M | 48 |
| William T Grant Foundation Inc IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, PA | $79K | $17.7M | 159 |
| The Weill Family Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, NJ | $50K | $17.6M | 20 |
| The Kavli Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, MA, NY | $65.6K | $17.4M | 107 |
| Simpson Psb Fund IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, MD, NH | $22.5K | $17.4M | 34 |
| Camilla Chandler Family Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, WA, MA | $200K | $17.3M | 22 |
| Additional Ventures Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, MA, PA | $220K | $17.2M | 68 |
| John Pritzker Family Fund IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, DC | $30K | $17.1M | 98 |
| Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation Inc IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, VA, FL | $150K | $17.1M | 56 |
| Cotsen Foundation for the Art of Teaching IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, DC | $15K | $16.8M | 86 |
| Stewardship Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, IL, MI | $25K | $16.8M | 160 |
| College Futures Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, DC, MD | $20K | $16.7M | 181 |
| California Physicians' Service Fdn Dba Blue Shield of California Fdn IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, DC, WI | $100K | $16.6M | 90 |
| The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, DC | $30K | $16.6M | 281 |
| Helen and Will Webster Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, OK, TX | $82.5K | $16.6M | 54 |
| The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA | $30K | $16.2M | 241 |
| The Donald Bren Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA | $250K | $16.2M | 5 |
| Wallace H Coulter Trust IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, DC, NY | $113.3K | $15.9M | 90 |
| Troper Wojcicki Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, MA | $210.1K | $15.8M | 60 |
| The Eucalyptus Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, WA, VT | $17.5K | $15.7M | 170 |
| Leichtag Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, JERUSALEM, IL | $10K | $15.3M | 69 |
| The Jean & E Floyd Kvamme Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NC, DC | $48K | $15.2M | 64 |
| The Baszucki Family Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, CO | $59.9K | $15.2M | 32 |
| Mimi and Peter Haas Fund IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, MA | $15K | $15.2M | 238 |
| Oneroot Foundation IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: CA, CO, NY | $25K | $15.1M | 104 |
| The James G Boswell Foundation IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: CA | $100K | $14.8M | 36 |
| The Rauch Family Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, DC, NY | $77.5K | $14.8M | 56 |
| Easton Sports Development Foundation II IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, CO, SD | $1.4K | $14.7M | 74 |
| Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, DC, WA | $3K | $14.6M | 185 |
| Edgerton Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, DC | $50K | $14.6M | 81 |
| The Raymond Debbane Family Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, NJ | $60K | $14.6M | 58 |
| Khr McNeely Family Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, ME | $70K | $14.5M | 126 |
| Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, DC, NY | $15K | $14.4M | 301 |
| The Otis Booth Foundation IRS filing 2023 · Most giving: CA, NY, ID | $25K | $14.4M | 140 |
| Xq Institute IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, DC, NY | $286.8K | $14.1M | 14 |
| The Meadowview Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NC, GA | $500K | $14M | 18 |
| Ken Birdwell Foundation (Dba Magic Cabinet) IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, WA, MI | $19.4K | $13.9M | 280 |
| Dovetail Impact Foundation (Fka David Weekley Family Foundation) IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, PA, WA | $30K | $13.7M | 100 |
| Russell Sage Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, MA | $35.1K | $13.7M | 308 |
| Wasserman Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, IL | $10K | $13.7M | 197 |
| Loud Hound Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, DC, NY | $250K | $13.4M | 25 |
| The Peterffy Foundation Inc IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: CA, NY, CO | $50K | $13.3M | 118 |
| The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, DC | $25K | $13.2M | 318 |
| Woka Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, DC, MA | $225K | $13M | 45 |
| Rivian Foundation IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: CA, VA, PA | $70K | $12.9M | 96 |
| Robert and Dana Emery Family Foundation Rockefeller Trust Company IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: CA, MA, CO | $25K | $12.9M | 170 |
| The Don & Lorraine Freeberg Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, FL, CO | $100K | $12.3M | 83 |
| Kalmanovitz Charitable Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, DC, GA | $400K | $12.3M | 19 |
| Alliance Healthcare Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, TX | $25K | $12.3M | 155 |
| The Max H Gluck Foundation Inc IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, DC | $70K | $12.3M | 87 |
| Swenson Family Foundation IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: CA, MN, WI | $50K | $12.1M | 69 |
| The Smith Family Foundation Inc IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: CA, UT, MN | $50K | $12.1M | 132 |
| The Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, WA, UT | $250K | $12M | 40 |
| Mary E Bazar-Robin Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, DC, TN | $100K | $12M | 21 |
| Patricia Bragg Foundation IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: CA, DC, AZ | $25K | $12M | 117 |
| Thomas D Klingenstein Fund IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, GA, NE | $25K | $12M | 32 |
| Cs Fund IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, DC, NY | $40K | $12M | 235 |
| John Jewett & Helen Chandler Garland Fou Ndation IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: CA, VA, CO | $30K | $11.9M | 229 |
| Technical Training Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NH, MA | $100K | $11.9M | 46 |
| Tiger Global Impact Ventures Inc IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, CO, NY | $338.5K | $11.9M | 20 |
| Cordelia Corp IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, MA, NY | $125K | $11.8M | 15 |
| The McConnell Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, KAUSALTAR, CHAKRAPATH | $7.5K | $11.6M | 129 |
| Walter and Elise Haas Fund IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, DC | $30K | $11.6M | 242 |
| Give Forward Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, MA, NY | $100K | $11.5M | 75 |
| Tarsadia Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, TX, GUJARAT | $100K | $11.5M | 56 |
| Edward Fein Charitable Trust Xxxxx3004 IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: CA, NY, FL | $400K | $11.4M | 10 |
| 128 Collective Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, PA | $102.5K | $11.4M | 80 |
| East West Bank Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, TX, DC | $17.5K | $11.3M | 42 |
| Selma E Andrews Trust IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: CA | $944.9K | $11.3M | 12 |
| John Stauffer Charitable Trust IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: CA | $500K | $11.2M | 27 |
| Arrow Impact IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, MA | $300K | $11M | 25 |
| Whitehall Foundation Inc IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, TX, NJ | $75K | $10.9M | 185 |
| Sand Hill Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, MN | $40K | $10.9M | 99 |
| The William G Irwin Charity Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, HI, NY | $50K | $10.8M | 117 |
| Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: CA, MA, DC | $25K | $10.8M | 267 |
| Foundation for Truth Justice and Compassion IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: CA, NY, NV | $350K | $10.8M | 14 |
| The Chuck and Ernestina Kreutzkamp Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, TN, CT | $50K | $10.7M | 59 |
| Marjorie Lindsey Charitable Trust Uad IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: CA, GA, FL | $317.5K | $10.7M | 34 |
| Shaluly Foundation Inc IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: CA, FL, IL | $9.1K | $10.7M | 13 |
| Torrey Coast Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NY, MA | $249.7K | $10.7M | 25 |
| Bryan Cameron Education Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA | $35.1K | $10.7M | 286 |
| Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, TX, ID | $25K | $10.7M | 178 |
| Drew Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA, NC, IL | $200K | $10.7M | 33 |
| Shapell Guerin Family Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: CA | $62.5K | $10.7M | 6 |
| The Joseph and Vera Long Foundation IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: CA, DC, HI | $25K | $10.7M | 170 |
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