241 private foundations based in California whose IRS 990-PF grant purposes mention education; 64 filed application instructions. Data as of 2026-11-02, sorted by grants paid.
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| Foundation | City | Status | Grants paid | Typical grant | Tax year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samueli Foundation | Corona Del Mar | Preselected only | $80,597,050 | $39,470 | 2024 |
| Delta Dental Community Care Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $32,867,340 | $40,000 | 2025 |
| Simpson Foundation | Orinda | Open to applications | $17,408,345 | $22,500 | 2024 |
| John Pritzker Family Fund | Redwood City | Preselected only | $14,141,350 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| The Kenneth T And Eileen L Norris Foundation | Torrance | Preselected only | $13,864,000 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Wasserman Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $13,681,470 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The William G Irwin Charity Foundation | San Francisco | Open to applications | $13,656,020 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| The David And Meredith Kaplan Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $12,761,500 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Www Foundation | Pasadena | Preselected only | $12,387,693 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Arrillaga Foundation | Palo Alto | Preselected only | $9,451,000 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Alliance Healthcare Foundation | San Diego | Open to applications | $9,401,490 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Goldrich Family Foundation | Culver City | Preselected only | $9,231,318 | $37,215 | 2024 |
| Sand Hill Foundation | Menlo Park | Open to applications | $9,228,033 | $40,000 | 2024 |
| The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation | Santa Barbara | Open to applications | $8,448,500 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| David C Copley Foundation | San Diego | Preselected only | $8,268,008 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Friese Foundation | Chatsworth | Preselected only | $7,661,900 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Elaine P Wynn And Family Foundation Bt | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $7,471,286 | $17,500 | 2024 |
| Kelson Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $7,168,830 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Mitchell Kapor Foundation | Oakland | Open to applications | $7,146,051 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| David Bohnett Foundation | Beverly Hills | Preselected only | $7,003,293 | $2,500 | 2024 |
| Crabill Family Foundation | San Francisco | Open to applications | $6,753,589 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| The Cayton-Goldrich Family Foundation | Culver City | Preselected only | $6,637,757 | $14,000 | 2024 |
| Swenson Family Foundation | Orange | Preselected only | $5,951,073 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Sun Family Foundation | Fountain Valley | Preselected only | $5,514,250 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| John Jewett & Helen Chandler Garland Fou Ndation | Pasadena | Preselected only | $5,432,755 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Told Foundation | Camarillo | Preselected only | $5,339,595 | $42,500 | 2024 |
| The Katie Mcgrath & Jj Abrams Family Foundation | Encino | Preselected only | $5,311,995 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Joseph Drown Foundation | Los Angeles | Open to applications | $5,206,600 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| Room To Breathe Project | San Francisco | Open to applications | $5,035,342 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Lillian Lincoln Foundation C/O Lincoln Howell | Hillsborough | Preselected only | $5,010,500 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Spaht Family Foundation | San Francisco | Open to applications | $4,724,599 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| The Henderson Family Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $4,547,568 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| The Confidence Foundation | Pasadena | Preselected only | $4,363,670 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| The Danhakl Family Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $4,205,107 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Henry L Guenther Foundation | Seal Beach | Open to applications | $4,199,500 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Alletta Morris Mcbean Charitable Trust | La Quinta | Open to applications | $4,195,000 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| The Antone And Marie Raymus Foundation | Manteca | Open to applications | $3,931,235 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Fran & Ray Stark Foundation C/O Lr Business Management Inc | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $3,722,103 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Rock Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $3,654,000 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| The David William Upham Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $3,575,000 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Amateur Radio Digital Communications | San Diego | Preselected only | $3,421,327 | $11,524 | 2024 |
| Lauren B Leichtman & Arthur E Levine Family Foundation | Beverly Hills | Preselected only | $3,369,797 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Mz Foundation Attn Myron Zimmerman President | San Francisco | Open to applications | $3,350,250 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Michelson Philanthropies Inc | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $3,308,580 | $8,750 | 2024 |
| Howard And Irene Levine Family Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $3,290,144 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Age Fisher Foundation | San Jose | Preselected only | $3,253,961 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| 1011 Foundation Inc | Santa Monica | Preselected only | $3,220,195 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Bcm Foundation | Whittier | Open to applications | $3,198,975 | $40,000 | 2024 |
| James S Bower Foundation | Santa Barbara | Open to applications | $3,170,750 | $27,500 | 2024 |
| The Mericos Foundation | Pasadena | Preselected only | $3,144,914 | $18,500 | 2024 |
| Rosenberg Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $3,126,722 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Jem Project | Tiburon | Preselected only | $3,022,819 | $25,075 | 2024 |
| Versacare Inc | Loma Linda | Open to applications | $2,827,022 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Silver Lining Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $2,809,211 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Donald C And Elizabeth M Dickinson Foundation | San Diego | Preselected only | $2,693,000 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| The Iv Fund | Folsom | Preselected only | $2,691,150 | $16,500 | 2023 |
| The Hugh And Hazel Darling Foundation | Los Angeles | Open to applications | $2,685,000 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| La Centra-Sumerlin Foundation | Santa Barbara | Preselected only | $2,520,739 | $30,000 | 2023 |
| Anderson Childrens Foundation | Palm Springs | Open to applications | $2,501,816 | $19,900 | 2024 |
| Fieldcrest Aspiration Foundation | Del Mar | Preselected only | $2,340,901 | $24,978 | 2025 |
| Shenandoah Foundation C/O Frank Rimerman & Co Llp | San Francisco | Preselected only | $2,272,500 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| The William G Gilmore Foundation | San Francisco | Open to applications | $2,270,000 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Archstone Foundation | Newport Beach | Open to applications | $2,240,615 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Bothin Foundation | San Francisco | Open to applications | $2,201,300 | $30,100 | 2025 |
| Atkinson Foundation C/O Pacific Foundation Services | San Francisco | Open to applications | $2,162,951 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Harvey L & Maud C Sorensen Foundation C/O Kramer Blum & Associates | San Rafael | Preselected only | $2,151,110 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Peter A And Vernice H Gasser Foundation | Napa | Open to applications | $2,101,594 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Greenbridge Family Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $2,055,000 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Brittingham Family Foundation | Santa Barbara | Open to applications | $2,019,514 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Indira Foundation | La Jolla | Preselected only | $2,001,080 | $41,520 | 2024 |
| J Yang & Family Foundation | Torrance | Preselected only | $1,997,300 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Jack And Shanaz Langson Family Foundation | Newport Beach | Preselected only | $1,982,500 | $7,500 | 2024 |
| Ramsay Family Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $1,963,000 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Flex Foundation (F/K/A Flextronics Foundation) | San Jose | Preselected only | $1,951,661 | $24,412 | 2024 |
| Ravi And Naina Patel Foundation | Bakersfield | Open to applications | $1,940,380 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| The Leonettio'Connell Family Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $1,927,013 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation | Santa Barbara | Open to applications | $1,907,898 | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Futures Fund | San Francisco | Preselected only | $1,860,000 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| The Foothills Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $1,833,333 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| John Apostle & Helen Apostle Foundation C/O Whittier Trust | Newport Beach | Preselected only | $1,820,000 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| The Agouron Institute | Pasadena | Preselected only | $1,807,866 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Feldman Foundation Ca | San Francisco | Preselected only | $1,746,400 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| Alan Donald Leve And Annette Melva Leve Family Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $1,669,145 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Sun Shine On You Foundation | Beverly Hills | Preselected only | $1,634,214 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| Richard C Seaver Charitable Trust 12-28-78 | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $1,590,750 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| The Vadasz Family Foundation | Sonoma | Preselected only | $1,588,393 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Alfredo And Maria Bubion Charitable Foundation C/O Whittier Trust | Newport Beach | Preselected only | $1,520,000 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Steinmetz Foundation | Irvine | Preselected only | $1,497,600 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Towbes Foundation | Santa Barbara | Open to applications | $1,475,000 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The James J And Sue Femino Foundation | Pasadena | Preselected only | $1,442,400 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Ann Peppers Foundation | Pasadena | Open to applications | $1,384,000 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| H Leslie Hoffman And Elaine S Hoffman Foundation | Pasadena | Preselected only | $1,330,961 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| The Michelson 20Mm Foundation Inc | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $1,289,397 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Snyder Family Foundation | Encino | Preselected only | $1,271,000 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Josephine Herbert Gleis Foundation | Corona Del Mar | Preselected only | $1,270,000 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Chip Conley Foundation | Berkeley | Preselected only | $1,260,143 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| The Marmor Foundation | Berkeley | Preselected only | $1,259,718 | $6,500 | 2024 |
| Stephenson Foundation | Palo Alto | Preselected only | $1,248,103 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| The Werner Family Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $1,222,848 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| The Tuffli Family Foundation | Torrance | Preselected only | $1,201,050 | $40,000 | 2025 |
| Llww Foundation | Pasadena | Preselected only | $1,187,130 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| The Elias Genevieve And Georgianna Atol Charitable Trust | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $1,176,000 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Van Konynenburg Foundation | Pacific Palisades | Preselected only | $1,162,594 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Raintree Foundation | Goleta | Open to applications | $1,150,490 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| The Fansler Foundation | Fresno | Open to applications | $1,146,687 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Sonoma County Vintners Foundation | Santa Rosa | Preselected only | $1,136,361 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| John And Linda Macdonald Foundation | La Quinta | Preselected only | $1,125,600 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Kanoff Family Foundation Co Jefferies & Company | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $1,089,602 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Zee Foundation | Long Beach | Preselected only | $1,067,200 | $19,900 | 2024 |
| The Barry And Wendy Meyer Foundation | Encino | Preselected only | $1,061,560 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Thornton S Glide Jr And Katrina D Glide Foundation | Davis | Open to applications | $1,060,000 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| The Mccune Foundation | Ventura | Open to applications | $1,059,185 | $2,500 | 2022 |
| The Crail-Johnson Foundation | San Pedro | Open to applications | $1,028,716 | $6,250 | 2024 |
| Louise M Davies Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $1,023,000 | $15,000 | 2025 |
| The Old Oak Foundation | Calabasas | Preselected only | $1,022,795 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| The Katz Family Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $997,115 | $1,100 | 2024 |
| The John Randolph Haynes And Dora Haynes Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $972,531 | $6,500 | 2024 |
| Cecil B De Mille Foundation | Burbank | Preselected only | $962,500 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| The Bernard J & Mary T Johnson Family Foundation | Tiburon | Preselected only | $911,192 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Chisick Family Foundation | Anaheim | Preselected only | $910,000 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| The Rosenthal Family Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $900,123 | $2,500 | 2024 |
| The Al-Ameen Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $892,630 | $13,500 | 2024 |
| The Fred And June Macmurray Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $887,500 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Beatrix Finston Padway Charitable Trust For Arts And Education | Beverly Hills | Preselected only | $885,000 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| The Gifford Foundation Inc | Palo Alto | Preselected only | $878,124 | $14,286 | 2024 |
| Am Dachs Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $870,000 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Fairchild Martindale Foundation | Corona | Preselected only | $868,000 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| William M Keck Jr Foundation | Los Angeles | Open to applications | $865,000 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| Albert And Janice Meister Family Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $845,500 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| John H Grace Foundation | Fullerton | Preselected only | $820,000 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Arkay Foundation | Berkeley | Preselected only | $820,000 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| The Stanley & Joyce Black Family Foundation | Beverly Hills | Preselected only | $818,352 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Mccabe Walls Family Foundation | Lafayette | Preselected only | $804,900 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| The Joseph And Mercedes Mcmicking Foundation | San Francisco | Open to applications | $796,500 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $795,895 | $22,500 | 2024 |
| Saya Foundation Inc | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $787,956 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Marilyn And Jeffrey Katzenberg Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $785,000 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| G A Fowler Family Foundation | Irvine | Preselected only | $781,056 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Storm Castle Foundation | San Francisco | Open to applications | $764,499 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Swig Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $750,000 | $2,500 | 2024 |
| The Armen And Gloria Hampar Family Foundation | Toluca Lake | Preselected only | $742,450 | $3,750 | 2025 |
| The Keith And Cecilia Terasaki Family Foundation | Arcadia | Preselected only | $738,722 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Thelma Doelger Charitable Trust | Daly City | Open to applications | $729,500 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Naren & Vinita Gupta Foundation | Woodside | Preselected only | $727,242 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| The Fremont Group Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $727,164 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| William Mccaskey Chapman And Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation | Monterey | Open to applications | $720,000 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Severns Family Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $720,000 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| June G Outhwaite Charitable Trust Js Poucher Kl Englert & Cm Cooney Co-Tr | Santa Barbara | Open to applications | $717,500 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Evans Family Charitable Foundation | San Diego | Preselected only | $715,000 | $35,000 | 2025 |
| Ayesha Omar Khadbai Foundation | West Covina | Preselected only | $706,676 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Kirchgessner Vision Foundation | Sherman Oaks | Open to applications | $694,150 | $30,000 | 2023 |
| Samantha And Darren Bechtel Family Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $690,500 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Pralle Krotts Family Foundation | Newport Beach | Preselected only | $688,000 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Hyman Levine Family Foundation L'Dor V'Dor | Beverly Hills | Preselected only | $684,400 | $2,500 | 2025 |
| Francis H Clougherty Charitable Trust | Pasadena | Preselected only | $675,000 | $12,500 | 2025 |
| Patricia D & William B Smullin Foundation | Blue Lake | Preselected only | $673,714 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| The Segerstrom Foundation | Costa Mesa | Open to applications | $672,500 | $30,000 | 2025 |
| Waltmar Foundation C/O Larry Beltramo | Irvine | Preselected only | $670,000 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| The Springcreek Foundation C/O Third Plateau Social Impact Strategi | Berkeley | Preselected only | $652,343 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Roy And Ida Eagle Foundation | Santa Maria | Open to applications | $644,200 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Bell Charitable Foundation | Rancho Santa Fe | Preselected only | $628,000 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Hood Family Foundation | Woodland Hills | Preselected only | $602,784 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Monica Lester Charitable Trust | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $600,000 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Wilson W Phelps Foundation | Irvine | Preselected only | $599,432 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Harry And Masie Masto Foundation Dba Masto Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $596,522 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Mark Hughes Foundation | Marina Del Rey | Open to applications | $595,000 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Jennie V Foundation | Newport Beach | Preselected only | $588,000 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Schmidt Ocean Institute | Palo Alto | Preselected only | $587,331 | $6,000 | 2024 |
| Spenuzza-Velastegui Family Foundation | Monarch Beach | Preselected only | $573,662 | $17,250 | 2025 |
| The Eccles Coit Family Foundation | Pasadena | Preselected only | $567,000 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Mary A Crocker Trust Dtd | San Francisco | Open to applications | $565,000 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| E Richard Jones Family Foundation Mr E Richard Jones | Calistoga | Open to applications | $540,457 | $3,000 | 2024 |
| Ernest And Irene Pestana Charitable Foundation Inc | San Jose | Preselected only | $540,260 | $10,453 | 2024 |
| Finch Family Foundation | Pasadena | Preselected only | $537,500 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Small Change Foundation | San Francisco | Open to applications | $514,500 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| G L Connolly Foundation | Moraga | Open to applications | $491,400 | $5,500 | 2024 |
| Todd Schiffman Foundation Tr | W Hollywood | Preselected only | $490,000 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| The J Douglas And Marian R Pardee | Oakland | Preselected only | $484,850 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation | Bishop | Open to applications | $471,000 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Harrington Family Foundation | Los Altos | Preselected only | $469,373 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Gene Chiu Foundation | Los Altos | Preselected only | $460,149 | $1,500 | 2024 |
| The Patron Saints Foundation | Pasadena | Open to applications | $455,000 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| Rice Family Foundation | San Diego | Preselected only | $446,987 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Candor Foundation Inc | Rolling Hills | Preselected only | $423,941 | $11,366 | 2024 |
| Bibi Foundation | Fullerton | Preselected only | $423,237 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Robert Grimm Family Foundation | Bakersfield | Open to applications | $391,783 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Gordon Ross Medical Foundation | Pasadena | Preselected only | $381,000 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Loni And Jeff Rush Family Foundation | Solana Beach | Preselected only | $378,305 | $6,750 | 2025 |
| Noblelight Foundation | Long Beach | Preselected only | $367,530 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Wakerly Family Foundation | Los Altos | Preselected only | $363,000 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| A-Mark Foundation | Santa Monica | Preselected only | $360,926 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| The Ohana Foundation C/O Tong & Fong | San Francisco | Preselected only | $355,000 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Edwards Foundation Inc | Redwood City | Preselected only | $352,132 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| The Gillian S Fuller Foundation Inc | Los Angeles | Open to applications | $350,000 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Heck Foundation | Guerneville | Open to applications | $350,000 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| The Feltheimer Family Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $339,187 | $7,618 | 2024 |
| Bundy Family Foundation | Portola Valley | Preselected only | $337,000 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| The Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation C/O Hilary C Pierce | San Francisco | Preselected only | $335,500 | $7,500 | 2024 |
| The Seaver Endowment | Sierra Madre | Preselected only | $331,500 | $7,500 | 2024 |
| The Erich And Hannah Sachs Foundation | San Rafael | Preselected only | $330,566 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| William A Wheeler & Florence R Foundation | Bakersfield | Open to applications | $327,692 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Gonda Family Foundation | Woodland Hills | Preselected only | $327,150 | $2,500 | 2024 |
| Sunshine Polka-Dot Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $318,000 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Steven L Hallgrimson Foundation Inc | San Jose | Open to applications | $313,000 | $2,500 | 2024 |
| Thagard Foundation | Fontana | Preselected only | $312,000 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| The Gretler Foundation | Santa Barbara | Preselected only | $302,500 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| The Hyman And Mintz Family Foundation | Rancho Mirage | Open to applications | $289,186 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| The William Hall Tippett And Ruth Rathell Tippett Foundation | Carlsbad | Preselected only | $283,000 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| The Friars Charitable Foundation | Beverly Hills | Preselected only | $281,150 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Judith Mcbean Foundation | Carmel | Open to applications | $278,500 | $2,500 | 2024 |
| Keith & Pamela Fox Family Foundation | Rancho Santa Fe | Preselected only | $277,837 | $400 | 2023 |
| Strompolos Family Foundation | Santa Monica | Preselected only | $277,000 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Julia Child Foundation For Gastronomy And The Culinary Arts | Santa Barbara | Preselected only | $259,250 | $12,500 | 2024 |
| El Gato Channel Foundation | Santa Barbara | Preselected only | $243,796 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Garland And Brenda Reiter Family Foundation | Watsonville | Open to applications | $236,500 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Clark Pacific Foundation | West Sacramento | Preselected only | $236,143 | $1,500 | 2024 |
| The Uplands Family Foundation | Belvedere | Preselected only | $236,000 | $2,500 | 2024 |
| Richard And Ruth Lavine Family Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $234,200 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| The Thomas C Ackerman Foundation | La Mesa | Open to applications | $230,400 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Bay Area Physicians For Human Rights Inc | San Francisco | Open to applications | $230,000 | $7,000 | 2024 |
| Ranelletti Family Foundation Inc | Grover Beach | Preselected only | $224,882 | $6,500 | 2024 |
| Norway House Foundation Co Royal Norwegian Consulate General | San Francisco | Preselected only | $224,698 | $12,500 | 2024 |
| The Fred Gellert Family Foundation | Mill Valley | Open to applications | $194,500 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| The Marvin Ronald Bernstein Foundation | Upland | Preselected only | $193,625 | $9,000 | 2025 |
| David & Susan Martin Foundation Inc | Oakland | Preselected only | $192,549 | $2,500 | 2025 |
| Peter & Masha Plotkin Memorial Foundation | Playa Vista | Preselected only | $190,000 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Woravka Family Foundation For Children | Huntington Beach | Preselected only | $188,000 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Natter Family Foundation | Hermosa Beach | Preselected only | $185,000 | $4,500 | 2024 |
| George B Page Foundation | Santa Barbara | Open to applications | $182,000 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| The Nurture Foundation | Santa Barbara | Preselected only | $178,078 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Ravizza Family Foundation | Los Altos Hills | Open to applications | $177,000 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Helms Foundation Inc C/O Afps Llp | Irvine | Preselected only | $176,000 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Hasso Philanthropic Foundation | Irvine | Preselected only | $165,500 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Mbd & Jfd Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $165,500 | $7,500 | 2024 |
| Dr John Hefferlin And Marian Hefferlin Foundation | Newport | Preselected only | $157,908 | $3,828 | 2024 |
| Vaquero Foundation | Monterey | Preselected only | $152,300 | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Armrod Charitable Foundation | Rocklin | Preselected only | $135,000 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Rough-J-Ranch Foundation C/O Frank Rimerman & Co Llp | San Francisco | Preselected only | $125,020 | $2,500 | 2024 |
| Ronald Newburg Foundation C/O Robert Lake | Woodland Hills | Open to applications | $116,000 | $2,500 | 2024 |
| Freitas Foundation | San Rafael | Preselected only | $115,500 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Grace Ford Salvatori Foundation | Beverly Hills | Preselected only | $66,444 | $2,988 | 2025 |
