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Who funds social science in California: 75 foundations, $20.2 million in grants
75 private foundations paid 112 grants totaling $20,190,877 to social science nonprofits in California, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is Hevolution Foundation Us, with $6,215,890 in 1 grant.
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- Cause
- Social science
- Recipients in
- California
- Foundations
- 75
- Grants
- 112
- Total granted
- $20,190,877
Foundations that funded social science in California
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hevolution Foundation Us | Boston, MA | 1 | $6,215,890 | $6,215,890 | The Buck Institute for Research On Aging | Building novel geroscience initiatives and accelerating translational geroscience at the buck institute and beyond. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $2,679,117 | $2,679,117 | RSF Social Finance | Protecting human rights in africa | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | 4 | $2,500,000 | $1,000,000 | RSF Social Finance | Pawanka fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carmel Hill Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $2,191,571 | $2,191,571 | RSF Social Finance | Donor advised fund - planned for gifts for donee's exempt purpose and cause | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation | Oakland, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Buck Institute for Research On Aging | 2nd of 3 payments for valley fellows fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Pleroma Inc | Glen Rose, TX | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 | RSF Social Finance | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 2 | $600,000 | $350,000 | Next River | 81727 embodying new beliefs about the meaning of freedom in order to establish a social contract to prioritize collective responsibility for wellbeing | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 2 | $500,000 | $400,000 | RSF Social Finance Inc | For support of the pawanka fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Omidyar Network Fund Inc | Redwood City, CA | 2 | $325,000 | $250,000 | Radicalxchange Foundation LTD | Support for Grantee's Future of Property Rights project | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 1 | $280,000 | $280,000 | Next River | Promise of an Equitable Future | apps.irs.gov |
| Perenchio Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $260,000 | $260,000 | Visual Communications Media | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Global Witness Foundation | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shulsky Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Esalen Institute | To further the foundations's purpose by donating to a charity that is a leading center for exploring and realizing human potential through experience, education, and research. they work toward the rea | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $210,000 | $100,000 | Radicalxchange Foundation LTD | Research on legal approaches to advance social impact for the public good | apps.irs.gov |
| Sall Family Foundation | Cary, NC | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | RSF Social Finance Inc | Programmatic support | apps.irs.gov |
| Trellis Charitable Fund | Washington, DC | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Global Witness Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | RSF Social Finance Inc | Advancing women's rights | apps.irs.gov |
| The William H Donner Foundation Inc | Tarrytown, NY | 2 | $120,000 | $100,000 | Buck Institute for Research On Aging | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosenkranz Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $110,000 | $100,000 | Buck Institute for Research On Aging | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Rodan Family Foundation | Orinda, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Institute for Jewish and Community Research | Charitable Purposes of the Organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Next River | Narrative & storytelling | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Integral Community Solutions Institute | For icsi's youth justice programming | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henderson Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | MK Level Playing Field Institute | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Next River | Project support grant to undertake the second phase of its freedom revival project. | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodshouse Foundation | Greenwich, CT | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | RSF Social Finance | To support the organizations mission | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter and Elise Haas Fund | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $90,000 | $50,000 | Next River | One year of project support to launch a futurist think tank that curates dialogue, culture, and resources to help organizations and individuals create a society of shared justice and liberation | apps.irs.gov |
| Karl R Pfleger Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $50,525 | $50,000 | Buck Institute for Research On Aging | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Waldorf Educational Foundation 0049-05-11 | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $47,000 | $47,000 | RSF Social Finance | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Laird Norton Family Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | RSF Social Finance | Program support for establishment of a daf | apps.irs.gov |
| Air Products Foundation | Allentown, PA | 1 | $38,000 | $38,000 | Out & Equal | 2025 ap contribution to out and equal | apps.irs.gov |
| Flora Family Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Next River | General operating expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| Judd S Alexander Foundation | Wausau, WI | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Libertas Institute | Chilren's entrepreneur market | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stuart and Josefina Card Family Foundation Inc | Los Alto Hills, CA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Social Research Applications | Support program | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | The Valley Economic Alliance | Business Assistance Program | apps.irs.gov |
| Banc of California Charitable Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Valley Economic Alliance | The purpose of this grant is to support economic development programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Catherine Hawkins Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Good Energy Collective | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Second Core Foundation | Folsom, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | The Morning Star Foundation | Scholarships for students at action academy placer | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Next River | Creating the conditions for health equity narratives | apps.irs.gov |
| French Fund Samuel Katherine Tua | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Planet Foundation | San Jose, CA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Center for Islamophobia Studies | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Stone Steps Foundation | Cardiff, CA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Global Witness Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The J Paul Getty Trust | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $18,300 | $18,300 | Visual Communications Media | Getty marrow undergraduate interns at los angeles county organizations | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Systemic Change | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $15,000 | $12,000 | RSF Social Finance Inc | Friends of The Gift Trust NZ - HRMI | apps.irs.gov |
| Lustig Family Foundation | Santa Cruz, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Esalen Institute | Charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Mario Ghilotti Family Foundation | San Rafael, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Buck Institute for Research On Aging | General program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nielsen Foundation Inc | Oldsmar, FL | 2 | $15,000 | $10,000 | Center for Scholars & Storytellers | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Boeckmann Charitable Foundation | North Hills, CA | 1 | $12,500 | $12,500 | The Valley Economic Alliance | Support the operation of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Accendra Health Foundation (fka the Owens & Minor Foundation) | Glen Allen, VA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Out & Equal | Out & Equal is the premier non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion. We build strategic Partnerships, lead cutting-edge learning programs, and host global convenings | apps.irs.gov |
| Alaska Airlines Foundation | Anchorage, AK | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Valley Economic Alliance | The Tech Talent Connect Workforce Development Program is a new initiative designed by The Alliance to serve as a workforce development pipeline flowing between employers, training providers and job se | apps.irs.gov |
| Chandramohan Family Foundation | La Canada Flintridge, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Vijay Amritraj Foundation | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Heffernan Group Foundation | Walnut Creek, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Institute for Families and Nannies | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosenberg Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Next River | Support for leading edge fellowship transition for malkia cyril | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prentice Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | RSF Social Finance Inc | Values Advisor Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | RSF Social Finance Inc | To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Oh Family Foundation | Dover, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Good Energy Collective Incorporated | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Sisters Rise Together Foundation | San Diego, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program Inc | For the general purpose of the charitable organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Stern Sidney Memorial Tuw | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Center for Educational Research and Development | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bulova Stetson Fund | Garden City, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Esalen Institute | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas and Diana Ryan Charitable Foundation Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Libertas Institute | Unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Jocarno Fund | Oak Park, IL | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Global Witness Foundation | Support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Samuel I & John Henry Fox Foundation | Eagan, MN | 1 | $3,390 | $3,390 | San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Visual Communications Media | To support the development of the documentary, rikuzentakata | apps.irs.gov |
| Enhancing Tomorrow | Weston, MA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Good Energy Collective Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Fletcher Beacon Foundation Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 23 | $1,889 | $555 | Buck Institute for Research On Aging | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $1,070 | $600 | The Valley Economic Alliance | Matching contribution (general operating support) | apps.irs.gov |
| Hazel Heath Horton Philanthropic Trust | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Glendon Association | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Rickey & Robbi Gelb Charitable Foundation Inc | Van Nuys, CA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | The Valley Economic Alliance | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Weingart Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $750 | $750 | Visual Communications Media | General support of programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Mathias Lloyd Spiegel Family Foundation Inc | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Buck Institute for Research On Aging | General development | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gianturco Family Foundation | Mill Valley, CA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Good Energy Collective Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Surendra and Kala Jain Foundation | Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA | 1 | $350 | $350 | Vijay Amritraj Foundation | Providing education and health care for underserved | apps.irs.gov |
| The Somekh Family Foundation | Los Altos Hills, CA | 1 | $250 | $250 | Jimena | Culture & education | apps.irs.gov |
| Cooper Family Foundation | Edmonds, WA | 1 | $200 | $200 | Good Energy Collective | Charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Yelp Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $75 | $75 | Rhythm Society | Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hevolution Foundation Us | The Buck Institute for Research On Aging | Novato, CA | Building novel geroscience initiatives and accelerating translational geroscience at the buck institute and beyond. | $6,215,890 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | RSF Social Finance | San Francisco, CA | Protecting human rights in africa | $2,679,117 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carmel Hill Fund | RSF Social Finance | San Francisco, CA | Donor advised fund - planned for gifts for donee's exempt purpose and cause | $2,191,571 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation | Buck Institute for Research On Aging | Novato, CA | 2nd of 3 payments for valley fellows fund | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | RSF Social Finance | San Francisco, CA | Pawanka fund | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | RSF Social Finance | San Francisco, CA | Indigenous knowledge holders fund | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pleroma Inc | RSF Social Finance | San Francisco, CA | Charitable | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | RSF Social Finance Inc | San Francisco, CA | For support of the pawanka fund | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Next River | Oakland, CA | 81727 embodying new beliefs about the meaning of freedom in order to establish a social contract to prioritize collective responsibility for wellbeing | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | RSF Social Finance | San Francisco, CA | Arctic funders collaborative, arctic indigenous fund | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Next River | Oakland, CA | Promise of an Equitable Future | $280,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Perenchio Foundation | Visual Communications Media | Los Angeles, CA | General | $260,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shulsky Foundation | Esalen Institute | San Francisco, CA | To further the foundations's purpose by donating to a charity that is a leading center for exploring and realizing human potential through experience, education, and research. they work toward the rea | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation | Global Witness Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | General donation | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Radicalxchange Foundation | Moraga, CA | 82116 supporting collective intelligence project and its work to democratize artificial intelligence for the public and collective good | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Omidyar Network Fund Inc | Radicalxchange Foundation LTD | Moraga, CA | Support for Grantee's Future of Property Rights project | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trellis Charitable Fund | Global Witness Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | General support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | RSF Social Finance | San Francisco, CA | Tamalpais trust fund | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sall Family Foundation | RSF Social Finance Inc | San Francisco, CA | Programmatic support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | RSF Social Finance Inc | San Francisco, CA | Advancing women's rights | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosenkranz Foundation Inc | Buck Institute for Research On Aging | Novato, CA | Charitable | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William H Donner Foundation Inc | Buck Institute for Research On Aging | Novato, CA | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | California Changelawyers | San Francisco, CA | For general operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rodan Family Foundation | Institute for Jewish and Community Research | San Francisco, CA | Charitable Purposes of the Organization | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Integral Community Solutions Institute | Fresno, CA | For icsi's youth justice programming | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henderson Family Foundation | MK Level Playing Field Institute | Oakland, CA | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | Next River | Oakland, CA | Narrative & storytelling | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Next River | Oakland, CA | Project support grant to undertake the second phase of its freedom revival project. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodshouse Foundation | RSF Social Finance | San Francisco, CA | To support the organizations mission | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | Radicalxchange Foundation LTD | Moraga, CA | Research on legal approaches to advance social impact for the public good | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Omidyar Network Fund Inc | Next River | Oakland, CA | Support Grantee's Radical Loss Project | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | RSF Social Finance | San Francisco, CA | In support of a network of indigenous and local peoples in kenya, brazil, nigeria, canada and fiji working to strengthen their own regenerative food systems while building a pipeline for future invest | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Karl R Pfleger Foundation | Buck Institute for Research On Aging | Novato, CA | General & Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter and Elise Haas Fund | Next River | Oakland, CA | One year of project support to launch a futurist think tank that curates dialogue, culture, and resources to help organizations and individuals create a society of shared justice and liberation | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | Radicalxchange Foundation LTD | Moraga, CA | Toward the cost of collaborative planning and practical experimentation for redefining property rights more equitably and sustainably for underserved communities in the us, canada, and the united king | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waldorf Educational Foundation 0049-05-11 | RSF Social Finance | San Francisco, CA | General operating | $47,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter and Elise Haas Fund | Institute for Jewish and Community Research | San Francisco, CA | One year of project support for programs that support diversity, equity, and inclusion in the bay area jewish community | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laird Norton Family Foundation | RSF Social Finance | San Francisco, CA | Program support for establishment of a daf | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Air Products Foundation | Out & Equal | Oakland, CA | 2025 ap contribution to out and equal | $38,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Judd S Alexander Foundation | Libertas Institute | Mission Viejo, CA | Chilren's entrepreneur market | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flora Family Foundation | Next River | Oakland, CA | General operating expenses | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stuart and Josefina Card Family Foundation Inc | Social Research Applications | Los Alto Hills, CA | Support program | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | The Valley Economic Alliance | Sherman Oaks, CA | Business Assistance Program | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catherine Hawkins Foundation | Good Energy Collective | Sacramento, CA | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Next River | Emeryville, CA | Creating the conditions for health equity narratives | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Second Core Foundation | The Morning Star Foundation | Woodland, CA | Scholarships for students at action academy placer | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Banc of California Charitable Foundation | Valley Economic Alliance | Sherman Oaks, CA | The purpose of this grant is to support economic development programs | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William H Donner Foundation Inc | Buck Institute for Research On Aging | Novato, CA | Bees 2.0 | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Planet Foundation | Center for Islamophobia Studies | Berkeley, CA | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stone Steps Foundation | Global Witness Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| French Fund Samuel Katherine Tua | San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program Inc | San Diego, CA | General operating | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The J Paul Getty Trust | Visual Communications Media | Los Angeles, CA | Getty marrow undergraduate interns at los angeles county organizations | $18,300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mario Ghilotti Family Foundation | Buck Institute for Research On Aging | Novato, CA | General program support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lustig Family Foundation | Esalen Institute | San Francisco, CA | Charitable purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boeckmann Charitable Foundation | The Valley Economic Alliance | Sherman Oaks, CA | Support the operation of the organization | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Systemic Change | RSF Social Finance Inc | San Francisco, CA | Friends of The Gift Trust NZ - HRMI | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosenkranz Foundation Inc | Buck Institute for Research On Aging | Novato, CA | Charitable | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nielsen Foundation Inc | Center for Scholars & Storytellers | Ventura, CA | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosenberg Foundation | Next River | Oakland, CA | Support for leading edge fellowship transition for malkia cyril | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Accendra Health Foundation (fka the Owens & Minor Foundation) | Out & Equal | Oakland, CA | Out & Equal is the premier non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion. We build strategic Partnerships, lead cutting-edge learning programs, and host global convenings | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prentice Foundation Inc | RSF Social Finance Inc | San Francisco, CA | Values Advisor Fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heffernan Group Foundation | The Institute for Families and Nannies | San Francisco, CA | Donation | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alaska Airlines Foundation | The Valley Economic Alliance | Sherman Oaks, CA | The Tech Talent Connect Workforce Development Program is a new initiative designed by The Alliance to serve as a workforce development pipeline flowing between employers, training providers and job se | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chandramohan Family Foundation | Vijay Amritraj Foundation | Tarzana, CA | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stern Sidney Memorial Tuw | Center for Educational Research and Development | San Diego, CA | General operating | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nielsen Foundation Inc | Center for Scholars & Storytellers | Ventura, CA | 2025 capacity-building grant | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bulova Stetson Fund | Esalen Institute | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oh Family Foundation | Good Energy Collective Incorporated | Sacramento, CA | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas and Diana Ryan Charitable Foundation Inc | Libertas Institute | Mission Viejo, CA | Unrestricted gift | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation | RSF Social Finance Inc | San Francisco, CA | To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sisters Rise Together Foundation | San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program Inc | San Diego, CA | For the general purpose of the charitable organization. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jocarno Fund | Global Witness Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | Support general operations | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Samuel I & John Henry Fox Foundation | San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program | San Diego, CA | General operating | $3,390 | apps.irs.gov |
| Enhancing Tomorrow | Good Energy Collective Inc | Sacramento, CA | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Systemic Change | RSF Social Finance Inc | San Francisco, CA | For HRMI Data Preview for the US | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Visual Communications Media | Los Angeles, CA | To support the development of the documentary, rikuzentakata | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fletcher Beacon Foundation Inc | American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology | Vista, CA | General use | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hazel Heath Horton Philanthropic Trust | Glendon Association | Santa Barbara, CA | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rickey & Robbi Gelb Charitable Foundation Inc | The Valley Economic Alliance | Sherman Oaks, CA | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weingart Foundation | Visual Communications Media | Los Angeles, CA | General support of programs | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | The Valley Economic Alliance | Sherman Oaks, CA | Matching contribution (general operating support) | $600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Buck Institute for Research On Aging | Novato, CA | General support | $555 | apps.irs.gov |
| Karl R Pfleger Foundation | Buck Institute for Research On Aging | Novato, CA | Charitable Event | $525 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mathias Lloyd Spiegel Family Foundation Inc | Buck Institute for Research On Aging | Novato, CA | General development | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gianturco Family Foundation | Good Energy Collective Inc | Sacramento, CA | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | Out & Equal | Oakland, CA | Matching contribution (general operating support) | $470 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies | Santa Barbara, CA | General support | $355 | apps.irs.gov |
| Surendra and Kala Jain Foundation | Vijay Amritraj Foundation | Torrance, CA | Providing education and health care for underserved | $350 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Somekh Family Foundation | Jimena | San Francisco, CA | Culture & education | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cooper Family Foundation | Good Energy Collective | Sacramento, CA | Charitable purpose | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | MK Level Playing Field Institute | Oakland, CA | General support | $172 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Glendon Association | Santa Barbara, CA | General support | $140 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | L S B Leakey Foundation FR Resrch To Mans Origin Behaviour & Srvival | San Francisco, CA | General support | $79 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Oc Norml Orange County Chapter of Norml the National Organization Fo | Lake Forest, CA | General support | $76 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Yelp Foundation | Rhythm Society | Oakland, CA | Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in | $75 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Kitechild | Malibu, CA | General support | $71 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Global Witness Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | General support | $67 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program Inc | San Diego, CA | General support | $50 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Visual Communications Media | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $49 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Center for Islamophobia Studies | Berkeley, CA | General support | $35 | 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.