Private foundations in California

246 private foundations ranked by grants paid in their most recent Form 990-PF year on record. Also see the nonprofits in California.

OrganizationCityGrants paid
Genentech Patient FoundationS San Fran$3,634,462,791
William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park$605,258,937
Sergey Brin Family FoundationSan Francisco$430,295,656
Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto$408,113,771
David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos$371,574,675
Good Ventures FoundationPalo Alto$369,384,206
The California EndowmentLos Angeles$350,281,327
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto$301,970,372
Carl Victor Page Memorial FoundationPalo Alto$285,596,584
Sequoia Climate FoundationIrvine$257,446,975
Gerson Bakar FoundationSan Francisco$255,406,561
Waverley Street FoundationPalo Alto$225,507,334
Benificus FoundationSan Carlos$220,068,974
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Vlg$210,298,805
The Annenberg FoundationLos Angeles$200,588,922
H&H Evergreen FoundationMenlo Park$183,666,500
James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco$177,075,927
The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos$164,266,528
Crankstart FoundationSan Jose$159,771,106
The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto$137,609,510
The David Geffen FoundationLos Angeles$129,741,899
Broad FoundationLos Angeles$129,246,056
Valhalla FoundationWoodside$127,956,635
Tosa FoundationPortola Vally$88,885,636
Koum Family FoundationPalo Alto$83,981,370
Skyline FoundationPalo Alto$80,682,614
Dart-L FoundationLos Angeles$75,180,000
Breakthrough Prize FoundationLos Angeles$72,147,195
Resnick FoundationLos Angeles$71,576,535
John H and Regina K Scully FoundationSan Rafael$70,276,471
Sobrato Family FoundationMountain View$65,635,935
Anderson Stewart Family FoundationLos Angeles$65,445,000
Jen-Hsun & Lori Huang FoundationPalo Alto$59,723,672
The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles$59,641,358
W M Keck FoundationLos Angeles$59,628,353
Rippleworks IncSan Francisco$58,579,920
Wayne & Gladys Valley Charitable FoundationOakland$57,971,000
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative FoundationPalo Alto$57,960,663
Stupski FoundationSan Francisco$57,704,853
Aphorism FoundationSan Francisco$55,144,755
The Larry Ellison FoundationWalnut Creek$53,874,000
Conrad Prebys FoundationSan Diego$53,715,018
Kataly FoundationSan Francisco$53,092,700
The Ahmanson FoundationBeverly Hills$51,151,890
Hellman FoundationSan Francisco$49,961,776
Koret FoundationSan Francisco$46,948,842
Roberts FoundationSan Mateo$45,741,340
Sea Change FoundationSan Francisco$45,537,500
Craig Newmark FoundationSan Francisco$43,304,000
Charles and Helen Schwab FoundationSan Francisco$40,875,089
Weingart FoundationLos Angeles$39,748,116
Enlight FoundationPalo Alto$39,613,833
Skoll FoundationSan Francisco$39,551,867
The Marisla FoundationLaguna Beach$39,442,814
Shimon Ben Joseph FoundationSan Francisco$37,719,275
Oprah Winfrey Charitable FoundationLos Angeles$37,488,904
Hobson Lucas Family FoundationSan Rafael$36,959,612
Salesforce Com FoundationSan Francisco$36,145,900
Xie FoundationSunnyvale$35,368,429
Visa FoundationSan Francisco$35,053,968
Samueli FoundationCorona Dl Mar$34,546,542
Craig H Neilsen FoundationCalabasas$34,434,977
Arnold and Mabel Beckman FoundationIrvine$33,731,217
Autodesk FoundationSan Francisco$33,000,000
Jeff and Marieke Rothschild FoundationPalo Alto$32,909,567
Cortopassi Family FoundationStockton$32,105,275
Cisco Systems FoundationSan Jose$30,414,677
The Amgen Foundation IncNewbury Park$30,031,820
Libra FoundationSan Francisco$30,000,000
Gene Haas FoundationOxnard$29,532,163
Delta Dental Community Care FoundationSan Francisco$28,998,462
Priem Family FoundationBurlingame$28,987,743
Gary and Mary West Charitable TrustLa Jolla$28,891,826
Karsh Family FoundationBeverly Hills$28,706,900
Alfred E Mann Charities IncSan Fernando$28,577,182
Open Doors International IncOrange$27,818,635
Omidyar Network Fund IncSan Francisco$27,224,915
Sunlight GivingPalo Alto$27,010,471
Diane and Guilford Glazer FoundationBeverly Hills$25,976,136
Imaginable Futures FoundationRedwood City$25,931,492
Capital Group Companies Charitable FoundationIrvine$25,756,751
Saul Brandman FoundationBeverly Hills$25,289,091
Smidt FoundationBeverly Hills$24,765,320
Anne Wojcicki FoundationLos Altos$24,750,612
Windsong TrManhattan Bch$24,477,171
Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr FundSan Francisco$24,426,856
Gilead Sciences FoundationFoster City$23,843,719
Elbridge Stuart FoundationSan Francisco$23,721,025
Michael and Lori Milken Family FoundationSanta Monica$22,836,303
Mercury FoundationRedwood City$22,500,000
Dhanam FoundationPalo Alto$22,373,600
Hopper-Dean FoundationMenlo Park$22,094,900
Additional Ventures FoundationSan Francisco$21,809,416
Ressler Gertz FoundationSherman Oaks$21,757,600
J Paul Getty TrustLos Angeles$21,448,331
Argyros Family FoundationCosta Mesa$20,970,207
Lisa and Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco$20,671,554
Lakeshore Foundation 04052011Redwood City$20,660,000
Xq InstitutePalo Alto$20,200,043
May and Stanley Smith Charitable TrustLarkspur$20,140,417
The Leonard and Sophie Davis FundSan Francisco$20,132,020
William S and Nancy E Thompson FoundationIrvine$19,913,224
Kavli FoundationLos Angeles$19,810,112
Humanity UnitedSan Francisco$19,599,701
Chuck Lorre Family FoundationLos Angeles$19,306,839
Ralph M Parsons FoundationLos Angeles$19,158,966
Price Philanthropies FoundationLa Jolla$18,885,464
Oberndorf Family FoundationSan Francisco$18,866,500
Woka FoundationNewbury Park$18,822,188
Gross Family Charitable FoundationLaguna Beach$18,028,808
California Physicians Service FoundationSan Francisco$17,819,396
College Futures FoundationOakland$17,646,850
Troper Wojcicki FoundationSan Francisco$17,595,579
Artnow International IncSan Francisco$17,474,359
Pg&E Corporation FoundationOakland$17,365,835
Patrick F Cadigan Family FoundationNewport Beach$17,250,000
Pwb FoundationSan Francisco$17,250,000
Panda Charitable Family FoundationRosemead$16,804,352
John Pritzker Family FundRedwood City$16,604,317
The Grove FoundationLos Altos$16,206,689
Massiah Foundation IncNewport Beach$16,045,589
Jeffrey Carlton Charitable Foundation Udt Dated April 10 2009Villa Park$16,000,000
Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland$15,924,987
Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert FoundationLos Angeles$15,757,096
Johnny Carson FoundationEncino$15,466,600
The Chan Soon-Shion Family FoundationLos Angeles$15,349,025
Fritz B Burns FoundationWoodland Hls$15,275,000
Esb Charitable FoundationSan Francisco$14,660,000
Jean & E Floyd Kvamme FoundationScotts Valley$14,659,028
Connie and Bob Lurie Foundation IncRedwood City$14,516,275
Thomas and Dorothy Leavey FoundationLos Angeles$14,166,545
Rm Liu Family FoundationGardena$14,046,000
Mimi and Peter Haas FundSan Francisco$13,665,210
Pisces FoundationSan Francisco$13,663,788
William G Irwin Charity FoundationSan Francisco$13,608,734
Lowell Milken Family FoundationSanta Monica$13,606,550
Wasserman FoundationLos Angeles$13,598,144
Simpson FoundationOrinda$13,592,525
Cabin Road Foundation 04042011Redwood City$13,520,000
Walter and Elise Haas FundSan Francisco$13,451,206
Intuitive FoundationSunnyvale$13,413,768
Helen and Will Webster FoundationArcadia$13,327,866
Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris FoundationTorrance$13,299,000
Hp FoundationPalo Alto$13,201,623
Christensen FundSan Francisco$13,098,050
Jayasinhala FoundationLos Angeles$12,994,750
Colburn FoundationLos Angeles$12,917,605
The Walt and Lilly Disney FoundationSan Francisco$12,759,657
Michelson Medical Research Foundation IncLos Angeles$12,492,560
S L Gimbel FoundationOrange$12,240,553
Clif Bar Family FoundationSaint Helena$12,047,980
eBay FoundationSan Jose$12,000,000
Meadowview FoundationSan Rafael$12,000,000
Merkin Family FoundationMarina Dl Rey$11,734,000
Helen and Sanford Diller Family FoundationSan Mateo$11,648,307
Bernard Osher FoundationSan Francisco$11,544,340
Shurl and Kay Curci FoundationTorrance$11,494,657
Rodan Family FoundationOrinda$11,396,947
Laural FoundationSan Francisco$11,360,777
The Hearthland FoundationLos Angeles$11,347,450
David and Fela Shapell Family FoundationLos Angeles$11,323,650
Eugene and Marilyn Stein Family FoundationHillsborough$11,266,000
Jmm Charitable Foundation IncLos Angeles$11,162,019
Gleason Family FoundationPine Grove$11,024,824
Kalmanovitz Charitable FoundationMill Valley$10,918,513
Perenchio FoundationPasadena$10,902,000
Sijbrandij FoundationSan Francisco$10,790,127
Give Forward FoundationSan Francisco$10,649,870
Gitlab Org FoundationSan Francisco$10,617,000
Maxwell Hanrahan FoundationSan Francisco$10,613,449
Fred Maytag Family FoundationSan Francisco$10,462,332
The Eisner Foundation IncBeverly Hills$10,354,848
Ross M Brown Family FoundationEscondido$10,318,830
King Philanthropies IncMenlo Park$10,243,600
Doris & Donald Fisher FoundationSan Francisco$10,220,000
Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation IncLos Angeles$10,217,000
The Call of Duty EndowmentAgoura$10,182,000
Warren & Katharine Schlinger FoundationLaguna Niguel$10,050,000
The Joseph and Vera Long FoundationWalnut Creek$10,011,800
Dos Ranchos PreserveRedlands$10,000,000
The Duffield Family FoundationPleasanton$9,876,046
Packard Humanities InstituteLos Altos$9,835,277
The Herb Alpert FoundationSanta Monica$9,819,700
McConnell FoundationRedding$9,766,288
Baszucki Family FoundationSan Mateo$9,755,138
Tarsadia FoundationNewport Beach$9,665,553
128 Collective FoundationPalo Alto$9,408,473
Carrie Estelle Doheny FoundationLos Angeles$9,392,599
Matthew and Iris Strauss Familyfoundation IncSolana Beach$9,388,052
Swenson Family FoundationOrange$9,361,880
William K Bowes Jr FoundationSan Francisco$9,290,452
Irving and Elanor Jaffee Foundation IncSan Diego$9,281,142
Levi Strauss FoundationSan Francisco$9,238,262
Colburn Music FundLos Angeles$9,200,440
Edwards Lifesciences FoundationIrvine$9,175,861
Aam FoundationNovato$9,126,965
John Martin FoundationSan Francisco$9,036,404
Carl and Roberta Deutsch FoundationSanta Monica$9,034,200
The Herbert and Elaine Kendall Charitable FoundationLos Angeles$8,661,420
Shillman FoundationRcho Santa Fe$8,653,190
Applied Materials FoundationSanta Clara$8,501,654
Y & S Nazarian Family FoundationBeverly Hills$8,383,050
Georg & Judy Marcus Family FoundationPalo Alto$8,340,740
Mitchell Kapor FoundationOakland$8,284,658
Kelson FoundationSan Francisco$8,262,971
The Goldrich Family Foundation C/O Jona GoldrichCulver City$8,231,097
Snap FoundationLos Angeles$7,967,368
Quest FoundationDanville$7,947,162
Dan Murphy FoundationLos Angeles$7,925,462
H N and Frances C Berger FoundationPalm Desert$7,917,582
Cotsen Foundation for the Art of TeachingLos Angeles$7,905,084
The Green FoundationPasadena$7,883,116
Jonathan Logan Family FoundationBerkeley$7,875,900
Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence FoundationLos Altos$7,757,862
Wood-Claeyssens FoundationSanta Barbara$7,715,500
Carina Initiatives IncTorrance$7,561,145
Otis Booth FoundationLos Angeles$7,525,175
Laygend FoundationRcho Santa Fe$7,500,000
Fletcher Jones FoundationPasadena$7,425,000
Edgerton FoundationLos Angeles$7,415,000
John and Marcia Goldman FoundationSan Francisco$7,366,951
Goldberg Family Foundation IncBeverly Hills$7,250,000
Henry T Nicholas III FoundationAliso Viejo$7,212,781
Carestar FoundationBerkeley$7,180,000
Kalliopeia FoundationInverness$6,706,000
The Betty Bazar FoundationValencia$6,101,868
Jhm Charitable FoundationManhattan Bch$6,027,431
Shanahan Family CharitablefoundationPasadena$5,844,977
Lampert Fam Foundation Uta 121500San Francisco$5,799,175
Chuck and Ernestina Kreutzkamp FoundationChula Vista$5,762,500
Eucalyptus FoundationSan Francisco$5,509,292
Unihealth FoundationPasadena$5,177,240
Artemis Rising FoundationSan Rafael$4,579,400
Torrey Coast FoundationSan Diego$4,376,685
Pichai Family FoundationSan Francisco$4,238,997
Whh FoundationSan Marino$4,146,785
Sakana FoundationSan Francisco$4,059,739
Tandem PhilanthropiesSanta Rosa$2,750,800
The 1440 FoundationSaratoga$2,145,162
1011 Foundation IncSanta Monica$1,506,372
Schmidt Ocean InstitutePalo Alto$405,059
Harold C and Marilyn A Hohbach FoundationPalo Alto$305,000
Making Waves Foundation IncRichmond$191,500
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research InstituteMoss Landing$100,000
Broad Art FoundationLos Angeles$82,083
Towbes FoundationSanta Barbara$23,900