California

Foundations & grantmakers in California

13,832 private foundations based in California, sorted by size. Local funders frequently prioritize organizations in their own communities — a strong place for California nonprofits to start.

William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

Menlo Park, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $14202.8M in assets

J Paul Getty Trust

Los Angeles, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $13904.2M in assets

Gordon E And Betty I Moore Foundation

Palo Alto, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $11522.7M in assets

Jen-Hsun & Lori Huang Foundation

Palo Alto, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $9212.5M in assets

David And Lucile Packard Foundation

Los Altos, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $8547.2M in assets

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation

Palo Alto, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $7499.1M in assets

Conrad N Hilton Foundation

Westlake Vlg, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $7362.9M in assets

The California Endowment

Los Angeles, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $4457.8M in assets

Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation

Palo Alto, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $4451.9M in assets

Crankstart Foundation

San Jose, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $4389.9M in assets

Sergey Brin Family Foundation

San Francisco, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $4309.6M in assets

H&H Evergreen Foundation

Menlo Park, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $3703.3M in assets

James Irvine Foundation

San Francisco, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $3386.1M in assets

Koum Family Foundation

Palo Alto, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $3297.3M in assets

Waverley Street Foundation

Palo Alto, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $2738.2M in assets

Astera Institute

Berkeley, CAScience & Technology $2621.8M in assets

Gerson Bakar Foundation

San Francisco, CA $2547.8M in assets

Rippleworks INC

San Francisco, CAInternational & Foreign Affairs $2524.0M in assets

The Schmidt Family Foundation

Palo Alto, CAEducation $1990.5M in assets

Broad Foundation

Los Angeles, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1860.6M in assets

W M Keck Foundation

Los Angeles, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1651.8M in assets

The Eric And Wendy Schmidt Fund For Strategic Innovation

Palo Alto, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1589.5M in assets

Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation

San Francisco, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1514.0M in assets

Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art

Los Angeles, CAArts, Culture & Humanities $1484.5M in assets

The Ahmanson Foundation

Beverly Hills, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1458.7M in assets

Skyline Foundation

San Francisco, CAReligion-Related $1262.1M in assets

Hobson Lucas Family Foundation

San Rafael, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1245.8M in assets

Xie Foundation

Sunnyvale, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1124.5M in assets

Conrad Prebys Foundation

San Diego, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1092.6M in assets

Aphorism Foundation

San Francisco, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1058.0M in assets

The California Wellness Foundation

Los Angeles, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1049.0M in assets

Gene Haas Foundation

Oxnard, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $980.0M in assets

Packard Humanities Institute

Los Altos, CA $918.5M in assets

Weingart Foundation

Los Angeles, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $909.4M in assets

Sobrato Family Foundation

Mountain View, CA $886.3M in assets

William And Barbara Martin Foundation

Los Angeles, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $874.5M in assets

Skoll Foundation

San Francisco, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $846.9M in assets

The Heising-Simons Foundation

Los Altos, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $810.5M in assets

Broad Art Foundation

Los Angeles, CAArts, Culture & Humanities $786.3M in assets

Arnold And Mabel Beckman Foundation

Irvine, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $775.4M in assets

John H And Regina K Scully Foundation

San Rafael, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $724.0M in assets

Amgen Safety Net Foundation

Thousand Oaks, CAHealth — Disease & Disorders $723.7M in assets

Perenchio Foundation

Pasadena, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $696.4M in assets

Annenberg Foundation Trust At Sunnylands

Rancho Mirage, CAPublic & Societal Benefit $695.7M in assets

Rivian Foundation

Irvine, CAEnvironment $656.4M in assets

Kenneth Rainin Foundation

Oakland, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $642.2M in assets

Hellman Foundation

San Francisco, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $625.6M in assets

Diane And Guilford Glazer Foundation

Beverly Hills, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $605.5M in assets

Kavli Foundation

Los Angeles, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $604.1M in assets

Anne Wojcicki Foundation

Los Altos, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $593.3M in assets

Henry T Nicholas III Foundation

Aliso Viejo, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $589.1M in assets

Gross Family Charitable Foundation

Laguna Beach, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $571.1M in assets

Clif Bar Family Foundation

Saint Helena, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $570.8M in assets

College Futures Foundation

Oakland, CAPublic & Societal Benefit $561.6M in assets

Maxwell Hanrahan Foundation

San Francisco, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $561.4M in assets

Wadhwani Operating Foundation

Los Altos, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $556.1M in assets

King Philanthropies INC

Menlo Park, CAYouth Development $553.5M in assets

Charles And Helen Schwab Foundation

San Francisco, CAEducation $542.3M in assets

The Broad

Los Angeles, CAArts, Culture & Humanities $538.0M in assets

Valhalla Foundation

Woodside, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $527.1M in assets
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