California
Foundations & grantmakers in California
14,054 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.
The Broad
Los Angeles, CAArts, Culture & Humanities $538.0M in assets
Valhalla Foundation
Woodside, CAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $527.1M in assets
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
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
Argyros Family Foundation
Costa Mesa, CA $311.7M 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
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