Data / Foundation grants / Civil rights, social action and advocacy / California
Who funds civil rights, social action and advocacy in California: 830 foundations, $120.3 million in grants
830 private foundations paid 1,550 grants totaling $120,315,922 to civil rights, social action and advocacy nonprofits in California, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, with $10,881,131 in 5 grants.
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- Cause
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy
- Recipients in
- California
- Foundations
- 830
- Grants
- 1,550
- Total granted
- $120,315,922
Foundations that funded civil rights, social action and advocacy in California
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 830 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 5 | $10,881,131 | $5,065,014 | Shared Ascent Fund | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Irvine Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 23 | $8,084,130 | $1,850,000 | California Calls Education Fund | To support Just Prosperity in California | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Los Angeles, CA | 42 | $7,662,205 | $900,000 | Californians for Justice Education Fund Inc | Youth organize! california - advancing health and racial justice | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 19 | $7,253,375 | $1,515,000 | Transgender Law Center | General support and project support for institutional strengthening | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 12 | $6,200,000 | $1,500,000 | National Immigration Law Center | Defending and advancing economic opportunity and justice for low-income immigrants | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 23 | $5,308,778 | $1,145,000 | National Immigration Law Center | 82388 supporting the protecting immigrant families coalition in developing local, innovative solutions to barriers faced by low-income immigrant renters | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | San Jose, CA | 9 | $4,850,000 | $1,100,000 | California Immigrant Policy Center | For the advancing representation in california initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 15 | $4,295,200 | $1,000,000 | Nextgen Education Fund | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 27 | $4,105,050 | $1,000,000 | California Immigrant Policy Center | Core operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Weingart Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 25 | $3,520,250 | $1,000,000 | Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights | Support for chirla's immigrant welcome & empowerment center | apps.irs.gov |
| California Physicians' Service FDN Dba Blue Shield of California FDN | San Francisco, CA | 14 | $2,910,000 | $640,000 | California Partnership To End Domestic Violence | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund | San Francisco, CA | 13 | $2,358,500 | $650,000 | California Calls Education Fund | For voter engagement and democracy reform. to support the convening of we are california/project day one coalition, and narrative and agenda development. for the million voters project of california c | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 7 | $2,310,000 | $1,000,000 | National Immigration Law Center | Special Initiatives | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $2,081,072 | $2,081,072 | The Trevor Project Inc | Lgbtq youth suicide prevention project | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 14 | $1,807,000 | $200,000 | Anti Police-Terror Project Inc | For general support | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 9 | $1,640,000 | $500,000 | Equal Justice Society | Promise of an Equitable Future | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 5 | $1,560,000 | $500,000 | Justice Action Center | Protecting human rights (us or general) | apps.irs.gov |
| Stupski Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 6 | $1,550,000 | $500,000 | Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | To support the Grassroots Democracy Initiative project. | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 9 | $1,529,750 | $550,000 | Calmatters | To support california journalism related to workforce and opportunity youth | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 9 | $1,452,000 | $400,000 | Calmatters | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Grove Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 4 | $1,440,000 | $1,000,000 | National Immigration Law Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 2 | $1,187,500 | $833,300 | Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc | For core support of the Voting Rights Litigation Working Group | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society | New York, NY | 3 | $1,150,000 | $600,000 | Justice Action Center | To provide general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 4 | $1,050,000 | $500,000 | Center for Media Justice | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Benificus Foundation | San Carlos, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Calmatters | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 7 | $1,000,000 | $300,000 | Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $950,000 | $400,000 | Shared Ascent Fund | For the charitable purposes of student borrower protection center | apps.irs.gov |
| Arcus Foundation | New York, NY | 8 | $795,500 | $200,000 | Transgender Law Center | Support for the border butterflies projects policy advocacy, community organizing, and legal and humanitarian support. | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $780,000 | $250,000 | Calmatters | In support of the markup | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 9 | $666,414 | $200,000 | National Immigration Law Center | Provide general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | Redmond, WA | 1 | $650,000 | $650,000 | The Trevor Project Inc | To provide general support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation Dba Jim Joseph Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $650,000 | $650,000 | Jews of Color Initiative | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 3 | $620,000 | $600,000 | Calmatters | Increase the amount of government accountability journalism in local outlets by making it easier for reporters to stay on top of newsworthy legislative activity through specialized software and collab | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sobrato Family Foundation | Mountain View, CA | 5 | $600,000 | $250,000 | Collective Impact Solutions | To provide general operating support. to an organization that works on systems transformation | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $598,000 | $598,000 | Calmatters | To support the california accountability project's digital democracy program. | apps.irs.gov |
| Forest Creatures Foundation LTD | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $525,000 | $500,000 | Center for Empowered Politics | General support - seed the vote | apps.irs.gov |
| The Satterberg Foundation Inc | Seattle, WA | 4 | $525,000 | $150,000 | Transgender Law Center | Fs: black lgbtqia+ migrant project | apps.irs.gov |
| Munger Charitable Trust Number Five | Pasadena, CA | 2 | $520,597 | $362,292 | Calmatters | (1) description: 730 shares of berkshire hathaway class b securities (2) book value: $334,698 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received | apps.irs.gov |
| College Futures Foundation | Oakland, CA | 2 | $510,000 | $500,000 | Calmatters | Program grant | apps.irs.gov |
| CNC Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Calmatters | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Diane and Dorothy Brooks Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Casa of Los Angeles | Supports organization's charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for A Just Society | New York, NY | 2 | $500,000 | $250,000 | Transgender Law Center | To provide general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerome L Greene Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund | Further 501(c)(3) charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Luminate Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Calmatters | Supports global AI reporting consortium, sharing expertise with newsrooms worldwide. | apps.irs.gov |
| T Causemetics Foundation Dba Thrive Causemetics Foundation | Bellevue, WA | 3 | $412,920 | $239,432 | The Translatin Coalition | To advocate for the specific needs of the trans latin@ community | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Californians for Justice Education Fund Inc | Public awareness and analysis | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | 2 | $375,000 | $200,000 | Women Are Sacred Movement Inc | Women are sacred documentary | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Impact Justice | Housing & Homelessness | apps.irs.gov |
| Katherinejames Foundation | Dorado, PR | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Life Legal Defense Foundation | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Reis Foundation Inc | Ellicott City, MD | 3 | $305,000 | $200,000 | National Immigration Law Center | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Unbound Philanthropy | New York, NY | 6 | $302,500 | $87,500 | National Immigration Law Center | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Jews of Color Initiative | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| General Service Foundation | San Ramon, CA | 2 | $300,000 | $200,000 | Transgender Law Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Metta Fund | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $280,000 | $100,000 | Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | California domestic workers coalition | apps.irs.gov |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $275,000 | $200,000 | Calmatters | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Child Development | New York, NY | 3 | $250,000 | $100,000 | National Immigration Law Center | Dca general | apps.irs.gov |
| Gilead Foundation | Foster City, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | The Trevor Project Inc | The Trevor Project's Life-Saving Crisis Services | apps.irs.gov |
| Lorber Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $250,000 | $150,000 | California Black Power Network | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Deborah Groening-Rother Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights | To further organization's charitable purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter and Elise Haas Fund | San Francisco, CA | 5 | $244,000 | $100,000 | Anti Police-Terror Project Inc | One year of general operating support for an organization that is essential to building a more just and equitable society and is actively working to challenge systems of oppression | apps.irs.gov |
| Indian Paintbrush Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | The Trevor Project Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| John E Fetzer Institute Inc | Kalamazoo, MI | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Norcal Resist | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Impact Justice | Unrestricted/ general use | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $200,000 | $150,000 | Brightline Defense Project | For general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Solid Rock Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | San Francisco Casa | Provide volunteers to assist youth in foster care | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence | Gun violence prevention & justice reform | apps.irs.gov |
| The Righteous Persons Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Jews of Color Initiative | Jewish community | apps.irs.gov |
| The Smart Family Fund | Lisle, IL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Votingworks | Votingworks funding request 2024 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Child Creativity Lab | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Puffin Foundation LTD (f/k/a Puffin New Jersey Inc) | Teaneck, NJ | 3 | $189,753 | $100,000 | Transgender Law Center | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Endowment Inc | Houston, TX | 2 | $175,000 | $100,000 | Transgender Law Center | In Support of the Charitable Activities of Transgender Law Center's Sponsored Project, Black LGBTQIA + Migrant Project, and its Civic Engagement Initiative in Greater Houston | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 188 | $174,510 | $138,446 | The Trevor Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $170,000 | $100,000 | Votingworks | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc | Bethesda, MD | 8 | $166,600 | $100,000 | Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $162,500 | $150,000 | The Center for Media Justice | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Ruth Halperin Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $153,600 | $100,000 | San Francisco Casa | To support community programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Eli Lilly and Company Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Vcfamilia | Support of charitable purposes of creating an open and inclusive community environment | apps.irs.gov |
| John Gogian Family Foundation | Torrance, CA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Casa of Los Angeles | General Operating Support ($100k) Restricted ($50k) | apps.irs.gov |
| Li-Hegeman Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | The Center for Election Science | Nonprofit dedicated to empowering voters with voting methods that strengthen democracy. | apps.irs.gov |
| Park Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Nextgen Education Fund | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Trevor Project | Charity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Conrad Prebys Foundation | San Diego, CA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | North County Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Questioning Resource | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Harness Community | Civic engagement | apps.irs.gov |
| The Skadden Foundation | White Plains, NY | 2 | $146,796 | $77,900 | Justice Action Center | Payment for fellows | apps.irs.gov |
| J L Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $141,111 | $131,111 | Learning Rights Law Center | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $134,704 | $75,000 | Transgender Law Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Nextfifty Initiative D/b/a Next50 | Denver, CO | 1 | $134,600 | $134,600 | Geena Davis Institute On Gender in Media | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Zellerbach Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $130,000 | $50,000 | Chinese for Affirmative Action | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dare Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Sorek | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Hopelab Foundation Inc | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Center for Intimacy Justice | Support Responsible Technology Youth Power Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nielsen Foundation Inc | Oldsmar, FL | 2 | $125,000 | $75,000 | Geena Davis Institute On Gender in Media | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rodan Family Foundation | Orinda, CA | 1 | $120,000 | $120,000 | Jews of Color Initiative | Charitable Purposes of the Organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc | Seattle, WA | 1 | $110,000 | $110,000 | Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence | Unrestricted grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $110,000 | $100,000 | Calmatters | General operating support and the los angeles expansion project | apps.irs.gov |
| Clarence E Heller Charitable Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $105,000 | $75,000 | Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability | For general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $104,000 | $104,000 | Available To All Inc | To support a report that will document all the ways in which equal access to the public schools in Missouri is hindered by state laws, district policies, and other actions of governmental entities. | apps.irs.gov |
| Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Nextgen Education Fund | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Oscar & Elsa Mayer Family Foundation | Arlington Heights, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Trevor Project | General | apps.irs.gov |
| P-Squared Philanthropies Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | If When How | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Power for Good Foundation | Chester, PA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Trevor Project Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| S Mark Taper Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Voices for Children | General operating support. | apps.irs.gov |
| Tarsadia Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Voice of Specially Abled People Inc | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Annenberg Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 3 | $100,000 | $50,000 | Voices for Children | Riverside county programming | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Previti Family Foundation | Carlsbad, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County | Community outreach | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Zegar Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Transgender Law Center | General purpose contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Tikkun Olam Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Transgender Law Center | To support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Ymi Foundation | Rialto, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights | General support for furtherance of the organizations mission and organizational needs. | apps.irs.gov |
| Carestar Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 2 | $95,000 | $75,000 | Exhaling Injustice | Exhaling injustice | apps.irs.gov |
| The Deutsch Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $95,000 | $95,000 | Casa of Los Angeles | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Delta Dental Community Care Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $92,500 | $80,000 | San Francisco Casa | Community giving- general | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruderman Family Foundation | Newton Center, MA | 1 | $82,200 | $82,200 | Geena Davis Institute On Gender in Media | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| CS Fund | Petaluma, CA | 4 | $80,500 | $30,000 | California Immigrant Policy Center | Central valley watch network | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation 43 | Austin, TX | 1 | $80,483 | $80,483 | The Trevor Project | To support address and raise awareness of issues regarding mental health and other social causes | apps.irs.gov |
| Catena Foundation | Carbondale, CO | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | Justice Action Center | Community engagement | apps.irs.gov |
| Galena-Yorktown Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | American Voter Education Fund | Unrestricted funds | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ralph M Parsons Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $80,000 | $75,000 | Calmatters | For general support of public service journalism in los angeles county | apps.irs.gov |
| Sunlight Giving | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $77,500 | $77,500 | California Immigrant Policy Center | General support, $77,500 in 2024, $80,000 in 2025, and $80,000 in 2026 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Express Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $76,650 | $50,000 | National Diversity Coalition Inc | Youth financial literacy storytelling | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornerstone Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | The Trevor Project | Support charitable activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Lorna Jordan Charitable Organization Aka Lorna Jordan Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | The Trevor Project Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aileen Getty Foundation | Reno, NV | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Representation Project | Fight against sexism | apps.irs.gov |
| The Angell Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Windcall Institute | Transformational leadership | apps.irs.gov |
| The Baker Street Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $75,000 | $50,000 | Calmatters | Operating expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| The McCune Foundation | Ventura, CA | 8 | $73,475 | $35,000 | Buen Vecino | Social capital building project | apps.irs.gov |
| Firedoll Foundation | Walnut Creek, CA | 2 | $70,000 | $40,000 | Praxis Peace Institute | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ceres Foundation Inc | Groton, MA | 1 | $70,000 | $70,000 | Casa of Los Angeles | Expand its support of foster youth in los angeles county | apps.irs.gov |
| Church & Dwight Philanthropic Foundation Inc | Ewing, NJ | 1 | $65,000 | $65,000 | The Trevor Project Inc | Creating Equitable & Inclusive Opportunities | apps.irs.gov |
| Omidyar Network Fund Inc | Redwood City, CA | 2 | $65,000 | $45,000 | The Center for Media Justice | General Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarlo Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $65,000 | $50,000 | Calmatters | Mental health reporting initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| The Moran Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $64,496 | $64,496 | Life Legal Defense Foundation | Humanitarian | apps.irs.gov |
| Sierra Health Foundation | Sacramento, CA | 8 | $63,999 | $10,000 | Anti Police-Terror Project | Responsive grants program | apps.irs.gov |
| Common Stream Inc #0745935 | Boston, MA | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Flora Family Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Calmatters | General operating expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Family Foundation | Sioux Falls, SD | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Voices for Children | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael J Connell Foundation Michael J Connell Charities Lte | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Casa of Los Angeles | Board member grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chris and Melody Malachowsky Family Foundation | Campbell, CA | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | The Trevor Project | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosenberg Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $57,500 | $40,000 | North Bay Jobs With Justice | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hard Rock Heals Foundation Inc | Davie, FL | 1 | $56,286 | $56,286 | The Trevor Project | Focus Area: Pride/LGBTQIA+ | apps.irs.gov |
| Fthree Foundation | Carrollton, GA | 2 | $55,000 | $50,000 | Calmatters | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fine and Greenwald Foundation | Aventura, FL | 2 | $55,000 | $30,000 | The Trevor Project | Lgbtq+ | apps.irs.gov |
| Kaphan Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $53,825 | $53,825 | League of Women Voters of California Education Fund | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Michael and Karen Stone Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $51,500 | $51,500 | Voices for Children | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Beesley Family Foundation | St George, UT | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Project Unite | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Bluebird Legacy Inc | Irvine, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Casa of Los Angeles | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Capstone Impact Foundation | Carlsbad, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Voices for Children | 2024 starry starry night impact sponsorship. | apps.irs.gov |
| Golden Peacock Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Public Rights Project | Mecp2 trial study | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenbridge Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Votingworks | To support efforts against climate change | apps.irs.gov |
| Jacques M Littlefield Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Brightline Defense Project | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mara Burros-Sandler Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | The Representation Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mertz Gilmore Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | Bay rising | apps.irs.gov |
| Michelson Philanthropies Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | The Representation Project | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| One8 Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Jews of Color Initiative | Community | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul & Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation | Waltham, MA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence | For donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Raikes Foundation | Seattle, WA | 2 | $50,000 | $25,000 | Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | Funders for organizing: general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Reissa Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Casa of Los Angeles | Youth Justice and Essential History Program | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Coley Elder California Foundation | Forestville, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | The Trevor Project | LGBTQ Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Santander Consumer USA Inc Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Child Creativity Lab Inc | Funding will support ccl's creativity in residence program which provides comprehensive steam programming to schools through ccl-led workshops, educator profession development, steam challenge kits an | apps.irs.gov |
| Stephen M Silberstein Foundation | Belvedere, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Calmatters | Inform californians through meaningful journalism about the players, politics, and interests that shape the issues that affect their lives | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bellwether Foundation II | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | California Partnership To End Domestic Violence | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Coleman Family Foundation | Riverside, CT | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence | Unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| The David Rockefeller Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Nextgen Education Fund | To educate, empower, and encourage civic engagement and community leadership among young adults and cultivate youth organizing in support of climate justice. | apps.irs.gov |
| The David S Howe Foundation | Woodbury, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | National Immigration Law Center | Donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Calmatters | Civic and community - investment to support public private partnerships, civic or community-based charitable initiatives | apps.irs.gov |
| The Irving Harris Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Jews of Color Initiative | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jem Project | Tiburon, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Voices for the Children | to support foster care in San Diego County | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lodestar Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Civic Ventures | The Future of Together | apps.irs.gov |
| The Michelson 20MM Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $50,000 | $25,000 | Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights | Education Access & Affordability | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sharon D Lund Foundation | Orange, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Casa of Los Angeles | General operation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Vasant and Prabha Rathi Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Voice of Specially Abled People Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Wallace Global Fund II | Washington, DC | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights | Support for human rights protections in the us | apps.irs.gov |
| Warschaw Law Charitable Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence | To educate the public about the state of gun violence | apps.irs.gov |
| Woven Foundation (fka the Bylo Chacon Foundation) | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in California | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Clif Family Foundation | Saint Helena, CA | 1 | $45,000 | $45,000 | Attitudinal Healing Connection | Enhance Community Health | apps.irs.gov |
| Malarkey Family Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $45,000 | $45,000 | Trevor Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Edwards Lifesciences Foundation | Irvine, CA | 16 | $41,733 | $5,000 | Child Creativity Lab | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hill-Snowdon Foundation | Washington, DC | 2 | $40,200 | $40,000 | Transgender Law Center | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bell Charitable Foundation | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | 2 | $40,000 | $20,000 | National Center for Law & Policy | Support the Legal Defense of Client's Constitutional Rights & the Constitution | apps.irs.gov |
| David C Copley Foundation | San Diego, CA | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Voices for Children | Casa support | apps.irs.gov |
| Elia Philanthropies Fka the Kiva Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Trevor Project | Suicide prevention | apps.irs.gov |
| Environment Now | Newport Beach, CA | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability | Clean water: at the source and at the tap | apps.irs.gov |
| Four Pines Charitable Foundation | Teton Village, WY | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Calmatters | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Jeffrey and Mary Smith Family Foundation | Teaneck, NJ | 2 | $40,000 | $25,000 | National Immigration Law Center | Unrestricted grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Transgender Law Center | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Marvin & Betty Borman Foundation | Deephaven, MN | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence | General funding | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald W Naito MD Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Impact Justice | Bringing menopause care behind bars | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jeanine Heller Foundation Inc | West Hempstead, NY | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | The Trevor Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morningstar Philanthropic Foundation D/b/a the Morningstar Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 2 | $40,000 | $35,000 | Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Willow Redistribution Foundation | Covina, CA | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | Vision change win | apps.irs.gov |
| Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $37,500 | $37,500 | Casa of Los Angeles | Programs serving youth in care | apps.irs.gov |
| Prospect Hill Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $36,115 | $25,000 | Chinese for Affirmative Action | Asian refugees united renewal | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation To Combat Anti-Semitism Inc | Foxborough, MA | 1 | $36,000 | $36,000 | Jews of Color Initiative | Plan and host three Unity Dinners in New Orleans, Atlanta, and Washington | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ryan Evans Foundation | Visalia, CA | 1 | $36,000 | $36,000 | Casa of Tulare County | Contribution to general fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Cahn Fund for Social Change Inc | Concord, MA | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Goldhirsh Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $35,000 | $25,000 | California Immigrant Policy Center | La2050 grants challenge (voter education support) | apps.irs.gov |
| It Takes A Family Foundation Inc | San Clemente, CA | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Pacific Justice Institute | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| John M Lloyd Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $35,000 | $30,000 | Anti Police-Terror Project Inc | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| John W Mooty Foundation Trust | Edina, MN | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Trevor Project | Community service | apps.irs.gov |
| Stone Family Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $35,000 | $30,000 | Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Barbara County | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Sun Family Foundation | Fountain Valley, CA | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Child Creativity Lab | Youth development | apps.irs.gov |
| Linneman Family Foundation | Naples, FL | 2 | $31,415 | $15,765 | National Immigration Law Center | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Lori | Tacoma, WA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Casa of Los Angeles | One-on-one advocacy | apps.irs.gov |
| Hidden Leaf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Windcall Institute | General support grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Nint Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | National Immigration Law Center | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Delaski Family Foundation | Beaverton, OR | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Brave Trails | To support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marvin H Davidson Foundation Inc | Vero Beach, FL | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Trevor Project Inc | Charitable use | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morris Stulsaft Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Attitudinal Healing Connection Inc | For general support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Murray Reese Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | The Trevor Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Youngbum Song Foundation | Sun Valley, CA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Korean American Coalition | Charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 9 | $29,305 | $21,535 | The Trevor Project Inc | Matching contribution (general operating support) | apps.irs.gov |
| Pfister Family Foundation | La Jolla, CA | 1 | $27,500 | $27,500 | Voices for Children | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Select Equity Group Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $26,592 | $25,000 | The Trevor Project | Celebration grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Ac Israel Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $25,500 | $15,000 | Casa of Los Angeles | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Atkinson Family Foundation | La Jolla, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Voices for Children | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Bowen H and Janice Arthur McCoy Charitable Foundation | Glendale, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Casa of Los Angeles | Educational | apps.irs.gov |
| Checkrorg | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Impact Justice | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Diebold Foundation | North Canton, OH | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Trevor Project | In support of work providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to the lgbtq community | apps.irs.gov |
| Earl B & Loraine H Miller Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | California Conference for Equality & Justice | Core operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Eugene & Agnes E Meyer Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | To support vision change win to conduct safety and security training for grantee partners | apps.irs.gov |
| George H and Estelle M Sands Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Calmatters | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Harry A and Margaret D Towsley Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | The Trevor Project | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hugh J Andersen Foundation | Bayport, MN | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | The Trevor Project | Mn general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| John Jewett & Helen Chandler Garland Fou Ndation | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Justice Justice Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Child Advocates of Contra Costa County | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Kolasa Foundation Trust Bessemer Trust | Stuart, FL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | The Trevor Project | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Lebowitz-Aberly Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Take Back the Court Foundation | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Maravai Lifesciences Foundation | San Diego, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Voices for Children | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Melissa and John V Ceriale Family Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | To support the community safety program. | apps.irs.gov |
| Pine Tree Foundation | Gladwyne, PA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | The Trevor Project | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Price Philanthropies Foundation | La Jolla, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Voices for Children | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sahm Family Foundation | Fullerton, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Voices for Children | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Samueli Foundation | Corona Del Mar, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | California Conference for Equality and Justice | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Schlinger Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Syar Foundation Susan L Syar Director | Napa, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Casa of Solano County | Donation for continued support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew and Rachel Marks Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leonard & Sophie Davis Fund | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | California Environmental Voters | Support for social service programs or educational programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Moxley Family Foundation | Herndon, VA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | The Trevor Project | Unrestricted operational support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shapiro Foundation | Needham, MA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Justice Action Center | Domestic needs | apps.irs.gov |
| Wasserman Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Shays Warriors | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The JM Kaplan Fund Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $24,705 | $15,000 | Transgender Law Center | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Blue Adobe Foundation | Gardnerville, NV | 1 | $24,500 | $24,500 | Pacific Justice Institute | Carry out charitable purpose of fdn | apps.irs.gov |
| Harry and Masie Masto Foundation Dba Masto Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $23,250 | $16,500 | Chinese for Affirmative Action | For lavender phoenix's efforts to promote liberation for lgbtq+api communities | apps.irs.gov |
| Ahs Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $22,500 | $12,500 | Transgender Law Center | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Lafetra Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $22,500 | $22,500 | Trevor Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Arlene and Michael Rosen Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Equality Alliance of San Diego County | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Gapa Fund | Empower & advance queer and transgender asian american & pacific islander voices through arts and cultural programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Carylon Julius and Marcie Hemmelstein Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Jews of Color Initiative | Charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Chandramohan Family Foundation | La Canada Flintridge, CA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Casa of Los Angeles | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| David and Patricia Giuliani Family Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | National Immigration Law Center | To provide support to exempt organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| French Fund Samuel Katherine Tua | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Voices for Children | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| HGR Family Foundation Inc | Incline Village, NV | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Casa of Solano County | General support. | apps.irs.gov |
| Highland Partners Charitable Fund | Boston, MA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Voices for Children | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Isaac Family Institute of Charity | Wichita, KS | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Brave Trails | Provide accredited summer camps, backpacking trips, family camps, mental health services, meet-up groups, and year-round leadership programming helping lgbtq+ youth find what they need: their people, | apps.irs.gov |
| Johnny Carson Foundation | Encino, CA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Casa of Los Angeles | Unrestricted support | apps.irs.gov |
| June G Outhwaite Charitable Trust JS Poucher KL Englert & CM Cooney Co-Trust | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Barbara County | Court Appointed Child Advocacy Program | apps.irs.gov |
| LGR Foundation | Austin, TX | 2 | $20,000 | $10,000 | The Trevor Project | Other charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Lululilly's Legacy Foundation | Redmond, OR | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | The Trevor Project | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Macarthur Family Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Nextgen Education Fund | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Met Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Mitchell Kapor Foundation | Oakland, CA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights | To support your civic engagement work | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fat Tire Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Transgender Law Center | Wellness | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kors Le Pere Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | The Trevor Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kroger Co Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | California Conference for Equality and Justice | Organization's charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mai Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Respond Crisis Translation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mann Family Foundation Inc | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The Orchard House Foundation -A Nevada Non Profit Corporation | Reno, NV | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | National Immigration Law Center | General Purpose Grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stairway Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence | General operating support/annual gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Tremont Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Freedom for Immigrants | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Trust Edna Wardlaw Charitable Trust Ua Magnolia Trust Company Trustee | Chattanooga, TN | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Redwood Justice Fund | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Ploughshares Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 3 | $19,000 | $9,000 | Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Pugh Family Foundation | Sandy, UT | 2 | $18,000 | $15,500 | National Immigration Law Center | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert Rauschenberg Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $18,000 | $18,000 | Freedom for Immigrants | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lisa Stone Pritzker Family Fund | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $17,500 | $17,500 | Calmatters | To support the filling of the gap left by a shirnking press corps. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fremont Group Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $17,500 | $17,500 | San Francisco Casa | To support the organization's mission to transform the lives of children and youth traumatized and displaced in the foster care and related systems by providing one consistent, caring volunteer advoca | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henderson Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $16,000 | $10,000 | San Francisco Casa | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Paul & Erika White Foundation | Palos Verdes Estates, CA | 2 | $15,469 | $10,319 | Learning Rights Law Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bellis Demarest Gregg Foundation Inc | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | The Trevor Project Inc | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Cathay Bank Foundation | El Monte, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Chris & Irene Seth Family Foundation | Deerfield, IL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Trevor Project | Suicide prevention | apps.irs.gov |
| Cummins-Levenstein Charitable Found | Upper Saddle River, NJ | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | National Immigration Law Center | Advocacy | apps.irs.gov |
| Dweck Charitable Fund Inc | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | The Trevor Project | Civic | apps.irs.gov |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Freeport, ME | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Impact Justice | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| HLVF Memorial Foundation | Louisville, KY | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | The Trevor Project Inc | To prevent suicide among lgbtq youth | apps.irs.gov |
| Juniper Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Trevor Project Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lawrence E & Elaine Smith Irell Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Death Penalty Focus | To assist the organization in maintaining its commitment to bringing about the abolition of the death penalty. | apps.irs.gov |
| Rossi Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Sagalyn Family Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Trevor Project Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The BDM Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $15,000 | $10,000 | National Immigration Law Center | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chirag Foundation | Carlisle, MA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | Various | apps.irs.gov |
| The Clara Foundation | Avon, MN | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | The Trevor Project | Charity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Katie McGrath & JJ Abrams Family Foundation | Encino, CA | 3 | $15,000 | $5,000 | Death Penalty Focus | Unrestricted support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Lemelson and Susan Morse Lemelson Family Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rosendin Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County | To provide a powerful voice and a meaningful connection for children who have experienced abuse, neglect, and abandonment. | apps.irs.gov |
| The William G Gilmore Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | San Francisco Casa | Advocacy and mentorship for foster youth | apps.irs.gov |
| The William and Mildred Kaplan Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence | Foundation donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Trebek Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Learning Rights Law Center | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Ttees Joseph Martinson Memorial Fund | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | The Trevor Project | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Ueberroth Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Child Creativity Lab | Foundation goal | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Shared Ascent Fund | Sacramento, CA | Program support | $5,065,014 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Shared Ascent Fund | Sacramento, CA | Program support | $3,143,932 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | The Trevor Project Inc | West Hollywood, CA | Lgbtq youth suicide prevention project | $2,081,072 | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Irvine Foundation | California Calls Education Fund | Los Angeles, CA | To support Just Prosperity in California | $1,850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Shared Ascent Fund | Sacramento, CA | Program support | $1,617,011 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Transgender Law Center | Oakland, CA | General support and project support for institutional strengthening | $1,515,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | National Immigration Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | Defending and advancing economic opportunity and justice for low-income immigrants | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | National Immigration Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | Protecting immigrant families coalition | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | National Immigration Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | National Immigration Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | 82388 supporting the protecting immigrant families coalition in developing local, innovative solutions to barriers faced by low-income immigrant renters | $1,145,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | California Immigrant Policy Center | Los Angeles, CA | For the advancing representation in california initiative | $1,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | California Calls Education Fund | Los Angeles, CA | To continue supporting the civic engagement of marginalized communities in california | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Wellness Foundation | California Immigrant Policy Center | Los Angeles, CA | Core operating support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Irvine Foundation | California Immigrant Policy Center | Los Angeles, CA | For general operating support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Benificus Foundation | Calmatters | Sacramento, CA | General purpose | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Irvine Foundation | Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | Oakland, CA | To support Additional Grantmaking in CA | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weingart Foundation | Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights | Los Angeles, CA | Support for chirla's immigrant welcome & empowerment center | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Irvine Foundation | Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights | Los Angeles, CA | To support Just Prosperity in California | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in California | Oakland, CA | To support the ca racial justice act initiative | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Grove Foundation | National Immigration Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | National Immigration Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | Special Initiatives | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | Nextgen Education Fund | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | If When How | Oakland, CA | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $950,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 79867 general operating support for the american nonsmokers' rights foundation, 2022-2025 | $917,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Californians for Justice Education Fund Inc | San Francisco, CA | Youth organize! california - advancing health and racial justice | $900,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc | Los Angeles, CA | For core support of the Voting Rights Litigation Working Group | $833,300 | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Irvine Foundation | National Immigration Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | To support Just Prosperity in California | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weingart Foundation | Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | Oakland, CA | Support for strengthening movement security and operations project | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability | Fresno, CA | General operating support | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund | Los Angeles, CA | Advancing voting rights and immigrant integration | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | National Immigration Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | 81529 supporting the protecting immigrant families coalition in advancing economic inclusion for family wellbeing | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | The Center for Media Justice | Oakland, CA | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Genders and Sexualities Alliance Network | San Francisco, CA | Dignity in schools campaign - california - improving health and justice | $667,072 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Capacity Shop | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $651,541 | apps.irs.gov |
| Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund | California Calls Education Fund | Los Angeles, CA | For voter engagement and democracy reform. to support the convening of we are california/project day one coalition, and narrative and agenda development. for the million voters project of california c | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation Dba Jim Joseph Foundation | Jews of Color Initiative | Berkeley, CA | General operating support | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | The Trevor Project Inc | West Hollywood, CA | To provide general support | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| California Physicians' Service FDN Dba Blue Shield of California FDN | California Partnership To End Domestic Violence | Sacramento, CA | General operating support | $640,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Calmatters | Sacramento, CA | Increase the amount of government accountability journalism in local outlets by making it easier for reporters to stay on top of newsworthy legislative activity through specialized software and collab | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society | Justice Action Center | Los Angeles, CA | To provide general support | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Calmatters | Sacramento, CA | To support the california accountability project's digital democracy program. | $598,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Calmatters | Sacramento, CA | To support california journalism related to workforce and opportunity youth | $550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weingart Foundation | California Black Power Network | Long Beach, CA | Support for arrt coalition | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| California Physicians' Service FDN Dba Blue Shield of California FDN | California Partnership To End Domestic Violence | Sacramento, CA | Addressing housing security and homelessness for survivors of domestic violence | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| CNC Foundation | Calmatters | Sacramento, CA | Charitable | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Luminate Foundation Inc | Calmatters | Sacramento, CA | Supports global AI reporting consortium, sharing expertise with newsrooms worldwide. | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| College Futures Foundation | Calmatters | Sacramento, CA | Program grant | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Diane and Dorothy Brooks Foundation | Casa of Los Angeles | Monterey Park, CA | Supports organization's charitable purpose | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Forest Creatures Foundation LTD | Center for Empowered Politics | Oakland, CA | General support - seed the vote | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stupski Foundation | Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | Oakland, CA | To support the Grassroots Democracy Initiative project. | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Center for Media Justice | Oakland, CA | General support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Chin Human Rights Organization Us | San Pablo, CA | To deliver humanitarian aid, medical assistance, education, and economic support to vulnerable populations across seven townships in chin state, myanmar | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in California | Oakland, CA | To support the parole reform initiative | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Equal Justice Society | Oakland, CA | Promise of an Equitable Future | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Irvine Foundation | Equal Justice Society | Oakland, CA | To support Research and Development in CA | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | Impact Justice | Oakland, CA | To plan project zero in san francisco | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Justice Action Center | Los Angeles, CA | Protecting human rights (us or general) | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerome L Greene Foundation | Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund | Los Angeles, CA | Further 501(c)(3) charitable purpose | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund | Los Angeles, CA | Advancing civic engagement | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | Nextgen Education Fund | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Transgender Law Center | Oakland, CA | 81509 vcfc narrative grant to the transgender law center: disrupting challenges to caregiving and to access to care for trans youths | $493,548 | apps.irs.gov |
| California Physicians' Service FDN Dba Blue Shield of California FDN | California Immigrant Policy Center | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $485,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Equality Alliance of San Diego County | San Diego, CA | Core operating support | $455,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Public Rights Project | Oakland, CA | Program support | $403,633 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Californians for Justice Education Fund Inc | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Californians for Justice Education Fund Inc | San Francisco, CA | Public awareness and analysis | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Calmatters | Sacramento, CA | Families and Communities | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Calmatters | Sacramento, CA | For general operating support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Irvine Foundation | Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | Oakland, CA | To support Fair Work in California | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Equality Alliance of San Diego County | San Diego, CA | Core support for the southern border communities coalition to replace harsh border enforcement with responsible border governance | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence | San Francisco, CA | Core operating support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | Shared Ascent Fund | Sacramento, CA | For the charitable purposes of student borrower protection center | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | Transgender Law Center | Oakland, CA | General operating support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | Transgender Law Center | Oakland, CA | General operating support | $377,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Genders and Sexualities Alliance Network | San Francisco, CA | The collective for liberatory lawyering - advancing health and education justice | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | Take Back the Court Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Munger Charitable Trust Number Five | Calmatters | Sacramento, CA | (1) description: 730 shares of berkshire hathaway class b securities (2) book value: $334,698 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received | $362,292 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | The Translatin Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $360,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | National Immigration Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | For general support | $354,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network | Oakland, CA | General operating support | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation | Impact Justice | Oakland, CA | Housing & Homelessness | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Irvine Foundation | Justice Action Center | Los Angeles, CA | To support Just Prosperity in California | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Katherinejames Foundation | Life Legal Defense Foundation | Napa, CA | Unrestricted | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Public Rights Project | Oakland, CA | 81493 expanding equitable implementation of laws through training and organizing prosecutors, district attorneys, and state and tribal attorneys general | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | Shared Ascent Fund | Sacramento, CA | Support for debt-free college project | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | The Translatin Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $335,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Windcall Institute | Oakland, CA | Core operating support | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability | Fresno, CA | Working towards a resilient and equitable food system | $310,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 82237 reducing commercial-tobacco-related death and disease in indian country while supporting access to ceremonial tobacco and traditional sacred tobacco | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stupski Foundation | California Black Power Network | Long Beach, CA | To provide general operating support. | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund | California Immigrant Policy Center | Los Angeles, CA | To advance the economic mobility of immigrant youth and strengthen regional advocacy and organizing infrastructure for the benefit of all immigrants in california. over 18 months.; for colab to advanc | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | California Immigrant Policy Center | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | California Immigrant Policy Center | Los Angeles, CA | Supporting movement infrastructure for health, safety, security and defense | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| California Physicians' Service FDN Dba Blue Shield of California FDN | Calmatters | Sacramento, CA | Solutions-driven reporting in california | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stupski Foundation | Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights | Los Angeles, CA | To provide general operating support. | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Equal Justice Society | Oakland, CA | Core operating support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society | Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence | San Francisco, CA | To provide general support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | Housing and Economic Rights Advocates | Oakland, CA | To help low and middle income residents in san francisco and oakland build and retain wealth | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Jews of Color Initiative | Berkeley, CA | General operating | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.