301 private foundations reported youth & family grants in California on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. 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 2023–2025, 301 private foundations reported 749 grants for youth & family totaling $57,978,459 to 648 organizations in California. The most-funded California communities were Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland. Gates Foundation reported the most youth & family giving — $24,021,289 across 25 grants. The median grant was $15,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 25 | $24,021,289 |
| LA84 Foundation | 56 | $4,464,500 |
| Moreno Family Foundation | 3 | $2,515,000 |
| Avatar Alliance Foundation | 1 | $2,350,000 |
| The Ahmanson Foundation | 4 | $1,630,750 |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | 16 | $1,611,887 |
| Visa Foundation | 1 | $1,200,000 |
| The Sobrato Family Foundation | 10 | $1,182,500 |
| The Mel and Grace McLean Foundation | 1 | $1,109,593 |
| Solid Rock Foundation | 5 | $1,100,000 |
| The Fansler Foundation | 18 | $911,871 |
| The Ford Family Foundation | 4 | $713,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Dare Bioscience Inc | 2 | $8,893,118 |
| Aptitude Medical Systems Inc | 3 | $3,677,123 |
| Regents of the University of California SAN Francisco the | 2 | $2,851,488 |
| Angels Baseball Foundation | 1 | $2,500,000 |
| The Game Changers Foundation | 1 | $2,350,000 |
| Volunteers of America Inc | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| Arcturus Therapeutics Inc | 1 | $1,300,000 |
| Tipping Point Community | 1 | $1,200,000 |
| MEDICINES360 | 1 | $1,108,998 |
| Social Impact Fund | 1 | $1,000,029 |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University the | 3 | $966,239 |
| AXM LLC | 1 | $750,000 |
| California Science Center Foundation | 1 | $750,000 |
| Tides Center | 4 | $738,000 |
| Creative Visions Foundation | 1 | $670,000 |
301 private foundations reported youth & family grants in California on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $57,978,459. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, LA84 Foundation, Moreno Family Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
648 distinct organizations appear as recipients in California, led by Dare Bioscience Inc, Aptitude Medical Systems Inc, Regents of the University of California SAN Francisco the. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported youth & family grant in California was $15,000, and the largest single reported grant was $5,393,118. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2025). 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.
