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.

Elbridge Stuart Foundation

San Francisco, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $520.3M in assets

The Hearthland Foundation

Los Angeles, CA $512.8M in assets

Sunlight Giving

Palo Alto, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $502.5M in assets

Evelyn And Walter Haas Jr Fund

San Francisco, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $484.0M in assets

H N And Frances C Berger Foundation

Palm Desert, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $470.5M in assets

Wallis Annenberg Legacy Foundation

Playa Vista, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $456.5M in assets

May And Stanley Smith Charitable Trust

Larkspur, CA $456.1M in assets

Ralph M Parsons Foundation

Los Angeles, CA $452.4M in assets

Price Philanthropies Foundation

La Jolla, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $446.8M in assets

Shanahan Family Charitablefoundation

Pasadena, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $439.5M in assets

Visa Foundation

San Francisco, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $435.9M in assets

Mcconnell Foundation

Redding, CAEducation $434.9M in assets

Libra Foundation

San Francisco, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $432.2M in assets

Windsong Tr

Manhattan Bch, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $431.8M in assets

Jeff And Marieke Rothschild Foundation

Palo Alto, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $428.2M in assets

Norton Simon Art Foundation

Pasadena, CA $426.6M in assets

Genentech Patient Foundation

S San Fran, CAHuman Services $424.1M in assets

Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation

Irvine, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $415.4M in assets

Karsh Family Foundation

Beverly Hills, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $412.9M in assets

Gary And Mary West Charitable Trust

La Jolla, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $411.2M in assets

Michael And Lori Milken Family Foundation

Santa Monica, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $401.7M in assets

Salesforce Com Foundation

San Francisco, CAEducation $397.9M in assets

Craig H Neilsen Foundation

Calabasas, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $397.1M in assets

Unihealth Foundation

Pasadena, CAHealth Care $396.3M in assets

Tosa Foundation

Portola Vally, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $391.6M in assets

The Donald L Bren Foundation

Newport Beach, CA $386.8M in assets

Omidyar Network Fund INC

San Francisco, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $382.5M in assets

Pwb Foundation

San Francisco, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $366.0M in assets

Aam Foundation

Novato, CAInternational & Foreign Affairs $344.4M in assets

Thomas And Dorothy Leavey Foundation

Los Angeles, CA $342.2M in assets

Troper Wojcicki Foundation

San Francisco, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $339.3M in assets

John And Marcia Goldman Foundation

San Francisco, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $335.2M in assets

Pichai Family Foundation

San Francisco, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $334.8M in assets

S L Gimbel Foundation

Orange, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $332.7M in assets

The David Geffen Foundation

Los Angeles, CA $332.7M in assets

Alfred E Mann Charities INC

Los Angeles, CAEducation $332.3M in assets

Christensen Fund

San Francisco, CAEnvironment $327.1M in assets

Argyros Family Foundation

Costa Mesa, CA $326.9M in assets

Roberts Foundation

San Mateo, CA $324.1M in assets

Jmm Charitable Foundation INC

Los Angeles, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $320.6M in assets

Torrey Coast Foundation

San Diego, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $317.1M in assets

Koret Foundation

San Francisco, CA $315.5M in assets

Jeffrey Carlton Charitable Foundation Udt Dated April 10 2009

Villa Park, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $300.6M in assets

Kalliopeia Foundation

Inverness, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $291.6M in assets

Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Charitable Foundation

San Francisco, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $290.5M in assets

Patrick F Cadigan Family Foundation

Newport Beach, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $290.3M in assets

Cotsen Foundation For The Art Of Teaching

Los Angeles, CA $289.8M in assets

Dan Murphy Foundation

Los Angeles, CA $285.8M in assets

Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation INC

Los Angeles, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $283.8M in assets

Eucalyptus Foundation

San Francisco, CA $283.5M in assets

Wayne Thiebaud Foundation

Sacramento, CAArts, Culture & Humanities $279.9M in assets

The Duffield Family Foundation

Pleasanton, CAEducation $277.6M in assets

Lisa And Douglas Goldman Fund

San Francisco, CA $277.4M in assets

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Moss Landing, CA $276.8M in assets

Dart-L Foundation

Los Angeles, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $275.9M in assets

Smidt Foundation

Beverly Hills, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $269.9M in assets

Lakeshore Foundation 04052011

Redwood City, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $265.8M in assets

Walter And Elise Haas Fund

San Francisco, CA $262.0M in assets

John H & Cynthia Lee Smet Foundation

Manhattan Bch, CAEducation $261.1M in assets

Khr Mcneely Family Foundation

Sonoma, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $257.3M in assets
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