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Current Funding Opportunities:

Silicon Valley Community Foundation
The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
California Community Foundation
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health
San Francisco Foundation
Orange County Community Foundation
The Jewish Community Foundation of LA
Santa Barbara Foundation
California Healthcare Foundation
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation
The San Diego Foundation
Albertson’s Companies Foundation
The Ahmanson Foundation

Government Offices:

California State Home Page

Governor Gavin Newsom – (916) 445-2841, Sacramento

Senator Laphonza R. Butler – (202) 224-3841, Washington, DC

Senator Alex Padilla – (202) 224-3553, Washington, DC

California Office of the Attorney General

General Resources:

California Grants Portal

California Association of Nonprofits

League of California Community Foundations

California Grant Watch

Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership

CalVolunteers

California Strategic Growth Council

California Chamber of Commerce

California School Based Health Alliance

Full Cost Project

California Arts Council Grant Programs

NoCal Resources:

Northern CA Grantmakers

Compass Point

Rose Foundation (for Communities and the Environment)

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

The San Francisco Foundation

Sacramento Region Community Foundation

The Impact Foundry

Spokes

SoCal Resources:

Socal Grantmakers

Catalyst of San Diego – an action network of funders building an equitable, impactful social change ecosystem for San Diego and Imperial Counties.

Orange County Grantmakers

YNPN LA

USC Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy

Annenberg Alchemy

Taproot Foundation

Community Partners

Center for Nonprofit Management

CSUN’s Valley Nonprofit Resources

LA District 9 Councilman Curren D. Price, JR.

Inland Resources:

Inland Empire’s Nonprofit Resource Directory

The Community Foundation

United Way of the Inland Valley Grants

Inland Empire Women’s Business Center

Riverside County Black Chamber of Commerce

Top Foundations:

FOUNDATION NAME TOTAL ANNUAL GIVING 
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$1,295,839,452 
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation$434,179,489 
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$318,957,275 
Tides Foundation$222,278,451 
California Community Foundation$170,444,478 
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation$158,312,966 
The California Endowment$155,964,525 
Lucille Packard Foundation for Children’s Health$150,331,099 
The San Francisco Foundation$134,726,107 
The Asia Foundation$112,922,291 
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation$111,767,014 
The James Irvine Foundation$87,377,604 
The Energy Foundation$79,304,017 
Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles$78,459,655 
William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation$70,446,615 
The Trust for Public Land$63,758,148 
Orange County Community Foundation$59,859,781 
The San Diego Foundation$55,588,929 
The Sierra Club Foundation$53,658,378 
Entertainment Industry Foundation$50,245,085 
The Ahmanson Foundation$49,059,341 
Jim Joseph Foundation$46,921,141 
The Marisla Foundation$44,957,643 
The Safeway Foundation$44,618,115 
W. M. Keck Foundation$39,794,183 
The Roberts Foundation$36,994,560 
The David Geffen Foundation$35,950,810 
Marin Community Foundation$35,647,726 
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences$35,082,867 
Weingart Foundation$34,345,401 
The California Wellness Foundation$33,812,433 
Blue Shield of California Foundation$33,147,337 
Skoll Foundation$31,017,174 
Give2Asia$28,939,254 
Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation$28,462,500 
Sobrato Family Foundation$27,495,668 
Koret Foundation$27,155,337 
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation$26,961,000 
California HealthCare Foundation$26,430,506 
Prostate Cancer Foundation$25,193,943 

Community Foundations:

FOUNDATION NAME GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS 
Amador Community Foundation, Inc.Amador County, CA 
Anaheim Community FoundationAnaheim, CA 
Anaheim Ducks FoundationSouthern CA 
California Community FoundationLos Angeles County, CA 
Central Valley Community FoundationFresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, and Tulare Counties of California 
Claremont Community FoundationClaremont, CA; Inland Valley, CA 
Coastal Community FoundationCardiff, CA; Carlsbad, CA; Carmel Valley, CA; Del Mar, CA; Encinitas, CA; Oceanside, CA; San Diego, CA; Solana Beach, CA; 
Community Foundation for Monterey CountyMonterey County, CA 
Community Foundation of the VerdugosBurbank, Glendale, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Montrose, Verdugo City, CA 
Crockett Community FoundationCrockett, Port Costa, and Tormey, CA 
Desert Community FoundationCathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indio, Mecca, Oasis, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Thermal, and Thousand Palms, CA 
El Dorado Community FoundationEl Dorado County, CA 
Fund for Santa Barbara, Inc.Santa Barbara County, CA 
Horizons FoundationSan Francisco, CA 
Jewish Community Foundation of Los AngelesIsrael; Los Angeles, CA; National 
Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Charitable FundLos Angeles, CA 
Kern Community FoundationKern County, CA 
Laguna Beach Community FoundationLaguna Beach, CA 
Legacy EndowmentSouthern California 
Long Beach Community FoundationLong Beach, CA 
Los Altos Community FoundationLos Altos, CA 
Marin Community FoundationMarin County, CA 
Napa Valley Community FoundationNapa County, CA 
North Valley Community FoundationButte, Colusa, Glenn and Tehama Counties, CA 
Ontario Community FoundationSan Bernardino County, California 
Orange County Community FoundationOrange County, CA 
Pasadena Community FoundationPasadena, CA 
Placer Community FoundationPlacer County, CA 
Rancho Santa Fe Foundation
Riverside Community Health FoundationRiverside and Jurupa Valley, CA 
Sacramento Region Community FoundationSacramento, CA 
San Luis Obispo County Community FoundationSan Luis Obispo County, CA 
Santa Barbara FoundationSanta Barbara County, CA 
Santa Ynez Valley FoundationSanta Ynez Valley and Los Alamos communities, CA 
Shasta Regional Community FoundationShasta and Siskiyou Counties, CA 
Silicon Valley Community FoundationSanta Clara and San Mateo counties, CA 
Solano Community FoundationSolano County, CA 
Sonora Area FoundationTuolumne County, CA 
Stanislaus Community FoundationStanislaus County, CA 
The Community Foundation for San Benito CountySan Benito County, CA 
The Community Foundation of Mendocino CountyMendocino County, CA 
The Community Foundation of Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County, CA 
The Community Foundation Serving Riverside and San Bernardino CountiesRiverside and San Bernardino Counties, CA; Coachella Valley, CA 
The Community Foundation Sonoma CountySonoma County, CA 
The East Bay Community FoundationAlameda and Contra Costa Counties, CA 
The Humboldt Area FoundationCurry, Del Norte, Humboldt, and Trinity counties, CA 
The San Bruno Community FoundationSan Bruno, CA 
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego County, CA 
The San Francisco FoundationAlameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties, CA 
The Women’s Foundation of CaliforniaCA 
Truckee Tahoe Community FoundationDonner Summit, Squaw Valley, Truckee and the west and north shores of Lake Tahoe, CA 
Ventura County Community FoundationVentura County, California