102 private foundations based in California whose IRS 990-PF grant purposes mention food and hunger relief; 25 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 |
| 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 |
| Arrillaga Foundation | Palo Alto | Preselected only | $9,451,000 | $50,000 | 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 |
| Cs Fund | Petaluma | Preselected only | $7,829,185 | $40,000 | 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 |
| Crabill Family Foundation | San Francisco | Open to applications | $6,753,589 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation | San Diego | Open to applications | $5,735,000 | $25,000 | 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 |
| Lillian Lincoln Foundation C/O Lincoln Howell | Hillsborough | Preselected only | $5,010,500 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| The Confidence Foundation | Pasadena | Preselected only | $4,363,670 | $5,000 | 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 David William Upham Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $3,575,000 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Chambers Family Foundation | Palo Alto | Preselected only | $3,399,500 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Age Fisher Foundation | San Jose | Preselected only | $3,253,961 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| The Jem Project | Tiburon | Preselected only | $3,022,819 | $25,075 | 2024 |
| Brt Charitable Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $2,550,000 | $30,000 | 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 |
| Robert & Shirley Harris Family Foundation | Santa Rosa | Preselected only | $2,478,000 | $30,000 | 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 |
| Atkinson Foundation C/O Pacific Foundation Services | San Francisco | Open to applications | $2,162,951 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| God'S Gift | San Diego | Preselected only | $2,102,000 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Peter A And Vernice H Gasser Foundation | Napa | Open to applications | $2,101,594 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Indira Foundation | La Jolla | Preselected only | $2,001,080 | $41,520 | 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 |
| Herbert R Mayer And Jeanne C Mayer Foundation | Agoura Hills | Preselected only | $1,905,000 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Futures Fund | San Francisco | Preselected only | $1,860,000 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Gaia Fund | Berkeley | Open to applications | $1,502,500 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Grant Making Partners Fund | Tiburon | Preselected only | $1,476,000 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Towbes Foundation | Santa Barbara | Open to applications | $1,475,000 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Lebherz Family Foundation | Danville | Preselected only | $1,388,436 | $11,250 | 2025 |
| Chip Conley Foundation | Berkeley | Preselected only | $1,260,143 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| The Tuffli Family Foundation | Torrance | Preselected only | $1,201,050 | $40,000 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| 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 Crail-Johnson Foundation | San Pedro | Open to applications | $1,028,716 | $6,250 | 2024 |
| The Bright Family Foundation | Modesto | Open to applications | $1,000,000 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| The Bernard J & Mary T Johnson Family Foundation | Tiburon | Preselected only | $911,192 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| The Fred And June Macmurray Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $887,500 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| John H Grace Foundation | Fullerton | Preselected only | $820,000 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| The Stanley & Joyce Black Family Foundation | Beverly Hills | Preselected only | $818,352 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Swig Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $750,000 | $2,500 | 2024 |
| Thelma Doelger Charitable Trust | Daly City | Open to applications | $729,500 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Fremont Group Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $727,164 | $10,000 | 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 |
| Ww & Jj Choi Foundation Inc | Cupertino | Preselected only | $688,006 | $5,500 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bell Charitable Foundation | Rancho Santa Fe | Preselected only | $628,000 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Wilson W Phelps Foundation | Irvine | Preselected only | $599,432 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Spenuzza-Velastegui Family Foundation | Monarch Beach | Preselected only | $573,662 | $17,250 | 2025 |
| Mental Research Institute | Menlo Park | Preselected only | $560,280 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| Ernest And Irene Pestana Charitable Foundation Inc | San Jose | Preselected only | $540,260 | $10,453 | 2024 |
| The Resnik Family Foundation | Westlake Village | Preselected only | $467,700 | $7,500 | 2024 |
| Kathryne Beynon Foundation | Pasadena | Open to applications | $465,250 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Lenore S & Bernard A Greenberg Fund | Beverly Hills | Preselected only | $397,500 | $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 |
| The Gillian S Fuller Foundation Inc | Los Angeles | Open to applications | $350,000 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Quint Family Foundation Inc | Malibu | Preselected only | $340,000 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Bundy Family Foundation | Portola Valley | Preselected only | $337,000 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| The Erich And Hannah Sachs Foundation | San Rafael | Preselected only | $330,566 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Thagard Foundation | Fontana | Preselected only | $312,000 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| The Friars Charitable Foundation | Beverly Hills | Preselected only | $281,150 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| 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 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 |
| Ranelletti Family Foundation Inc | Grover Beach | Preselected only | $224,882 | $6,500 | 2024 |
| The Marvin Ronald Bernstein Foundation | Upland | Preselected only | $193,625 | $9,000 | 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 |
| Hasso Philanthropic Foundation | Irvine | Preselected only | $165,500 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Vaquero Foundation | Monterey | Preselected only | $152,300 | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Armrod Charitable Foundation | Rocklin | Preselected only | $135,000 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Freitas Foundation | San Rafael | Preselected only | $115,500 | $5,000 | 2024 |
