270 private foundations reported community & economic development grants in California on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2022–2025, 270 private foundations reported 758 grants for community & economic development totaling $118,522,742 to 666 organizations in California. The most-funded California communities were San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland. Fund for ART Science and Technology reported the most community & economic development giving — $45,480,532 across 1 grant. The median grant was $15,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Fund for ART Science and Technology | 1 | $45,480,532 |
| Gates Foundation | 17 | $15,010,123 |
| The Larry and Helen Hoag Foundation | 46 | $6,077,687 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 3 | $5,825,000 |
| The Kresge Foundation | 10 | $3,021,000 |
| Wal-mart Foundation | 2 | $2,925,000 |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | 1 | $2,500,000 |
| The 1440 Foundation | 1 | $2,200,000 |
| The Sobrato Family Foundation | 13 | $1,667,200 |
| The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc | 5 | $1,650,000 |
| Marguerite Casey Foundation | 7 | $1,392,750 |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | 7 | $1,385,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | 2 | $45,488,032 |
| Regents of the University of California Davis | 2 | $4,410,190 |
| Grid Alternatives | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| Windborne Systems Inc | 1 | $2,800,000 |
| Trust for Public Land | 2 | $2,512,280 |
| The Trust for Public Land | 1 | $2,500,000 |
| Silicon Valley Charitable Foundation | 1 | $2,200,000 |
| Digital Green Foundation | 4 | $2,078,241 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc | 1 | $1,750,000 |
| Orange County Music & Dance | 1 | $1,432,253 |
| Scripps Research Institute the | 1 | $1,359,208 |
| Leland Stanford Junior University | 1 | $1,250,960 |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University the | 2 | $1,115,000 |
| Naleo Educational Fund | 1 | $1,075,000 |
| Exploratorium | 1 | $1,000,000 |
270 private foundations reported community & economic development grants in California on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $118,522,742. The largest by reported dollars were Fund for ART Science and Technology, Gates Foundation, The Larry and Helen Hoag Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
666 distinct organizations appear as recipients in California, led by Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Regents of the University of California Davis, Grid Alternatives. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported community & economic development grant in California was $15,000, and the largest single reported grant was $45,480,532. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, each with the eligibility explained in plain English.
Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
