147 private foundations based in California whose IRS 990-PF grant purposes mention scholarships; 39 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 |
| Simpson Foundation | Orinda | Open to applications | $17,408,345 | $22,500 | 2024 |
| The Baszucki Family Foundation | San Mateo | Preselected only | $15,470,208 | $20,500 | 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 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 |
| Warren & Katharine Schlinger Foundation | Laguna Niguel | Preselected only | $9,275,000 | $20,000 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Barbara And Gerson Bakar Foundation Dba The Achieve Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $4,772,868 | $40,000 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Amateur Radio Digital Communications | San Diego | Preselected only | $3,421,327 | $11,524 | 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 |
| Bcm Foundation | Whittier | Open to applications | $3,198,975 | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Jatain Charitable Foundation | Irvine | Open to applications | $3,160,802 | $22,000 | 2024 |
| The Mericos Foundation | Pasadena | Preselected only | $3,144,914 | $18,500 | 2024 |
| Ric & Suzanne Kayne Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $2,887,765 | $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 |
| Lopker Family Foundation | Santa Barbara | Open to applications | $2,627,744 | $7,530 | 2024 |
| Beavers Charitable Trust | Los Altos | Preselected only | $2,534,310 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Anderson Childrens Foundation | Palm Springs | Open to applications | $2,501,816 | $19,900 | 2024 |
| Specialty Family Foundation | El Segundo | Preselected only | $2,491,728 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Robert & Shirley Harris Family Foundation | Santa Rosa | Preselected only | $2,478,000 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Archstone Foundation | Newport Beach | Open to applications | $2,240,615 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $2,191,265 | $13,500 | 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 |
| Brittingham Family Foundation | Santa Barbara | Open to applications | $2,019,514 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| The Leonettio'Connell Family Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $1,927,013 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Creekside Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $1,917,000 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation | Santa Barbara | Open to applications | $1,907,898 | $40,000 | 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 |
| Leon S Peters Foundation | Westlake Village | Open to applications | $1,816,450 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Sun Shine On You Foundation | Beverly Hills | Preselected only | $1,634,214 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| Gaia Fund | Berkeley | Open to applications | $1,502,500 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Towbes Foundation | Santa Barbara | Open to applications | $1,475,000 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Violich Family Foundation | Kentfield | Preselected only | $1,458,800 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| The James J And Sue Femino Foundation | Pasadena | Preselected only | $1,442,400 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Dana And Albert R Broccoli Charitable Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $1,408,287 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Lebherz Family Foundation | Danville | Preselected only | $1,388,436 | $11,250 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Snyder Family Foundation | Encino | Preselected only | $1,271,000 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Cestra Butner Family Foundation | Oakland | Preselected only | $1,175,000 | $25,000 | 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 |
| Kanoff Family Foundation Co Jefferies & Company | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $1,089,602 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| The Mccune Foundation | Ventura | Open to applications | $1,059,185 | $2,500 | 2022 |
| Louise M Davies Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $1,023,000 | $15,000 | 2025 |
| The Bright Family Foundation | Modesto | Open to applications | $1,000,000 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Lewis A Kingsley Foundation | Costa Mesa | Preselected only | $978,400 | $5,000 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| John H Grace Foundation | Fullerton | Preselected only | $820,000 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Arkay Foundation | Berkeley | Preselected only | $820,000 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| The Keith And Cecilia Terasaki Family Foundation | Arcadia | Preselected only | $738,722 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| June G Outhwaite Charitable Trust Js Poucher Kl Englert & Cm Cooney Co-Tr | Santa Barbara | Open to applications | $717,500 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Ww & Jj Choi Foundation Inc | Cupertino | Preselected only | $688,006 | $5,500 | 2023 |
| Menard Family Foundation | La Jolla | Preselected only | $685,488 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Waltmar Foundation C/O Larry Beltramo | Irvine | Preselected only | $670,000 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| The Frances K & Charles D Field Foundation | Tiburon | Preselected only | $635,000 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| Wilson W Phelps Foundation | Irvine | Preselected only | $599,432 | $20,000 | 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 |
| Seedcore Foundation | Bakersfield | Open to applications | $574,580 | $2,420 | 2024 |
| Dr Prem Reddy Family Foundation | Victorville | Open to applications | $561,562 | $4,250 | 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 |
| Makahakama Foundation | Palo Alto | Preselected only | $530,000 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Nora Tertzag Hampar Charitable Trust | Beverly Hills | Preselected only | $522,500 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Trust Funds Incorporated | Sacramento | Preselected only | $515,700 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Small Change Foundation | San Francisco | Open to applications | $514,500 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation | Bishop | Open to applications | $471,000 | $5,000 | 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 |
| Gene Chiu Foundation | Los Altos | Preselected only | $460,149 | $1,500 | 2024 |
| The Kim And Harold Louie Family Foundation | Burlingame | Open to applications | $451,933 | $6,250 | 2024 |
| Rice Family Foundation | San Diego | Preselected only | $446,987 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Mario Pedrozzi Scholarship Foundation | Livermore | Open to applications | $444,651 | $1,250 | 2024 |
| Etc Family Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $437,000 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Tanimura Family Foundation | Salinas | Preselected only | $426,500 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| The Daro Foundation Inc | Menlo Park | Preselected only | $407,600 | $4,000 | 2024 |
| Luppen Family Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $387,500 | $16,000 | 2024 |
| Gordon Ross Medical Foundation | Pasadena | Preselected only | $381,000 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Danvera Foundation | Pleasant Hill | Preselected only | $379,487 | $2,500 | 2025 |
| Minority Television Project Inc | San Mateo | Preselected only | $377,824 | $18,821 | 2024 |
| Robert A Waller Foundation | Pasadena | Preselected only | $367,325 | $2,000 | 2023 |
| Alice & Jp Wang Foundation | Huntington Beach | Preselected only | $363,500 | $2,500 | 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 Julia Stearns Dockweiler Charitable Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $357,000 | $9,500 | 2025 |
| Herbert Family Foundation | Corona Del Mar | Preselected only | $348,000 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Mabel Wilson Richards Scholarship Fund | Marina Del Rey | Preselected only | $345,000 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Pacific Dental Services Foundation | Irvine | Open to applications | $342,051 | $5,000 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 5 Ryan Foundation | Tiburon | Preselected only | $295,500 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Julia Child Foundation For Gastronomy And The Culinary Arts | Santa Barbara | Preselected only | $259,250 | $12,500 | 2024 |
| Richard And Ruth Lavine Family Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $234,200 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Eileen And Fred Schoellkopf Family Foundation | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $228,394 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Cm Capital Foundation | Palo Alto | Open to applications | $221,818 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| The Mjk Family Foundation C/O Jeremy Kramer Trustee | Los Angeles | Preselected only | $210,360 | $5,360 | 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 |
| Woravka Family Foundation For Children | Huntington Beach | Preselected only | $188,000 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| George B Page Foundation | Santa Barbara | Open to applications | $182,000 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Helms Foundation Inc C/O Afps Llp | Irvine | Preselected only | $176,000 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Mbd & Jfd Foundation | San Francisco | Preselected only | $165,500 | $7,500 | 2024 |
| Grace Ford Salvatori Foundation | Beverly Hills | Preselected only | $66,444 | $2,988 | 2025 |
