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Foundations that fund nonprofits in Berkeley, CA

1,519 private foundations reported 3,366 grants to organizations in Berkeley, California, on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $354.1M in all. 40 of them are based in Berkeley.

Foundations1,519
Based in Berkeley40
Grants on record3,366
Their typical grant$9,000

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Foundations based in Berkeley

10 of the 40 local foundations that reported grants to Berkeley organizations: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of such grants on their latest return.

  • Jonathan Logan Family Foundation

    Berkeley, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
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    Grants in Berkeley 7 Total there $620K Typical grant $75,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Berkeley Repertory Theatre - Resilience campaign gos$250,000
    • Regents of the University of Ca at Berkeley - "The great yes, the great no"$125,000
    • Kovno Communications - Documentary film "labors of love: the life and legacy of henrietta szold"$75,000

  • Bernard E & Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation

    Berkeley, CA · latest return: tax year 2025
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    Grants in Berkeley 30 Total there $581K Typical grant $15,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Regents of the University of California - Goldman School of Public Policy - Fellowship program$75,000
    • Bay Area Hispano Institute for Advancement - General preschool support$40,000
    • International Child Resource Institute - Hearts leap preschools$40,000

  • Luna Foundation Inc

    Berkeley, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
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    Grants in Berkeley 12 Total there $97K Typical grant $500 Preselected recipients only
    • UC Berkeley Foundation - General operating support$20,200
    • Aurora Theater Company - General operating support$20,080
    • Reach Shirati - General operating support$12,500

  • The Abeles Foundation

    Berkeley, CA · latest return: tax year 2025
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    Grants in Berkeley 8 Total there $37K Typical grant $2,500 Preselected recipients only
    • UC Berkeley - Community support$10,000
    • UC Berkeley School Fund - Community support$10,000
    • Berkeley Food Network - Community support$5,000

  • Blackberry Creek Foundation

    Berkeley, CA · latest return: tax year 2025
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    Grants in Berkeley 6 Total there $46K Typical grant $10,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Berkeley High School Development Fund - Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose$10,000
    • Berkeley Path Wanderers - Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose$10,000
    • Berkeley Public Schools Fund - Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose$10,000

  • The Mosse Foundation

    Berkeley, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
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    Grants in Berkeley 5 Total there $911K Typical grant $4,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Paros Foundation - Charitable organization - see attached expenditure report$340,163
    • Berkeley Repertory Theatre - Charitable organization$236,000
    • Mathematical Sciences Research Institute - Charitable organization$200,000

  • George J and Theresa L Cotsirilos Merced Foundation

    Berkeley, CA · latest return: tax year 2025
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    Grants in Berkeley 5 Total there $42K Typical grant $2,000 Preselected recipients only
    • UC Berkeley Foundation - Fund for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities$30,000
    • Berkeley East Bay Humane Society - General Support$5,000
    • Golden Gate Bird Alliance - General Support$5,000

  • Thunen Family Foundation Inc

    Berkeley, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
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    Grants in Berkeley 5 Total there $16K Typical grant $3,000 Preselected recipients only
    • UC Berkeley Foundation - Charitable and for donee's exempt purpose$5,000
    • Center for Independent Living - Charitable and for donee's exempt purpose$4,000
    • Ibs Eshinni - Kakushinni Chair - Charitable and for donee's exempt purpose$4,000

  • The Richard and Roselyn Lindheim Memorial Trust

    Berkeley, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
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    Grants in Berkeley 4 Total there $1,100 Typical grant $500 Preselected recipients only
    • Middle Eastern Childrens Alliance - education$500
    • Claremont Conservancy - education$100
    • Berkeley Community Fund - scholarshipsNot stated

  • Gaia Fund

    Berkeley, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $1.6M in 2024
    Grants in Berkeley 3 Total there $94K Typical grant $5,000 Describes how to apply
    • Regents of the University of CA - Sustainable Farming Workforce Developmet thru UCSC Farm LDP$50,000
    • Wilderness Torah - General Support$40,000
    • Earth Island Institute - General Support$3,500

Other foundations giving most in Berkeley

Based elsewhere, by the number of grants to Berkeley organizations on their latest return; profiles in our foundation directory first. Each shows its largest grants there.

  • Amazonsmile Foundation

    Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023
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    Grants in Berkeley 436 Total there $58K Typical grant $57 Preselected recipients only
    • National Novel Writing Month - General support$3,381
    • Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society - General support$2,358
    • Seva Foundation - General support$2,058

  • The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

    Menlo Park, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $625M in 2024
    Grants in Berkeley 43 Total there $6.8M Typical grant $150,000 Describes how to apply
    • Contina Impact - For the guardian fund$1,000,000
    • Regents of the University of California Berkeley - For the california-china climate institute$800,000
    • Regents of the University of California Berkeley - For support of the cega global networks program$500,000

  • Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund

    San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $14.4M in 2024
    Grants in Berkeley 31 Total there $1.2M Typical grant $15,000 Describes how to apply
    • University of California Berkeley Fdn - Gspp$500,000
    • Pesticide Action Network North America Re - Pesticides, climate, and agriculture$75,000
    • Urban Adamah - Youth and family programs$65,000

  • The Simons Foundation Inc

    New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024
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    Grants in Berkeley 29 Total there $9M Typical grant $72,000 Preselected recipients only
    • UC Berkeley - Simons institute for the theory of computing$3,750,000
    • UC Berkeley - Collaboration on the theoretical foundations of deep learning$1,000,000
    • UC Berkeley - A plasma haloscope for the post-inflation axion$710,550

  • Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation

    Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
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    Grants in Berkeley 24 Total there $11.2M Typical grant $200,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Regents of the University of California - In support of the development, piloting, and evaluation of resources and materials that aim to teach…$2,643,572
    • Regents of the University of California - To support strategic efforts to enhance visitor experience at the public science center.$2,361,675
    • Regents of the University of California - To support the development of a novel quantum-limited atomic force microscope with force sensitivity and…$750,000

  • Alfred P Sloan Foundation

    New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $89M in 2024
    Grants in Berkeley 24 Total there $5.1M Typical grant $100,000 Describes how to apply
    • University of California Berkeley - To improve the user experience (ux) of scientific software through development of an open source design…$843,319
    • University of California Berkeley - To further grow and diversify the field of energy and environmental economics through training programs that…$500,000
    • University of California Berkeley - To examine the equity implications of critical mineral mining and water scarcity in the great basin region…$496,588

  • Walter and Elise Haas Fund

    San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $11.5M in 2024
    Grants in Berkeley 21 Total there $1.4M Typical grant $30,000 Describes how to apply
    • East Bay Community Law Center - Seven years of general operating support to close the racial and gender wealth gap and improve nonprofit…$500,000
    • University of California Berkeley Foundation - One year of project support to establish a democracy policy initiative at UC berkeley, goldman school of…$150,000
    • Urban Adamah - One year of general operating support for this community garden that engages and feeds the local community$100,000

  • The James Irvine Foundation

    San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
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    Grants in Berkeley 20 Total there $9.2M Typical grant $10,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Regents of the University of California - To support Priority Communities in California$2,750,000
    • Kitchen Table Advisors - To support Priority Communities in California$1,750,000
    • University of California Berkeley Foundation - To support Housing Affordability in CA$1,600,000

  • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

    Los Altos, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $350M in 2024
    Grants in Berkeley 18 Total there $12.6M Typical grant $150,000 Describes how to apply
    • Climate Breakthrough Inc - Environment and Science$7,500,000
    • Policy Impact - Just Societies$1,035,000
    • Climate Breakthrough Inc - Environment and Science$883,764

  • Kenneth Rainin Foundation

    Oakland, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
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    Grants in Berkeley 18 Total there $388K Typical grant $25,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Shotgun Players Inc - This grant will support the successful transition of the cal shakes scene shop into its own standalone…$100,000
    • Wild Projects - The junction keep: a mobile sculpture illuminating the crosswalk$86,092
    • Axis Dance Company - Kinematic/Kinesthetic$30,000

  • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

    Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $622.6M in 2024
    Grants in Berkeley 17 Total there $3.4M Typical grant $46,950 Describes how to apply
    • University of California Berkeley - Helping city practitioners use data and narrative to promote equitable development in small and midsize cities$1,009,355
    • American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation - General operating support for the american nonsmokers' rights foundation, 2022-2025$917,000
    • University of California Berkeley - Supporting the othering and belonging institute in its work to strengthen civil society's capacity to engage…$450,000

  • Laura and John Arnold Foundation

    Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024
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    Grants in Berkeley 17 Total there $2.9M Typical grant $122,776 Preselected recipients only
    • Regents of the University of California at Berkeley - To examine mega-health systems that span states, markets, and service lines with the goal of understanding…$620,093
    • Regents of the University of California at Berkeley - To create the los angeles justice data hub, which will manage and support external researcher access to the…$500,000
    • Regents of the University of California at Berkeley - To evaluate "playing 4 change," a video game-supported, school-based therapeutic group that is designed to…$281,077

  • Clif Bar Family Foundation

    St. Helena, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $24.1M in 2024
    Grants in Berkeley 17 Total there $544K Typical grant $20,000 Describes how to apply
    • Climate Justice Alliance - Revitalize the Environment$200,000
    • Luna Kids Dance dba Luna Dance Institute - Enhance Community Health$50,000
    • National Interscholastic Cycling Assn - Revitalize the Environment$50,000

  • Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

    New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025
    Invitation Only
    Grants in Berkeley 17 Total there $19K Typical grant $600 Preselected recipients only
    • University of California Berkeley Foundation - Matching contribution (general operating support)$3,890
    • Middle East Childrens Alliance - Matching contribution (general operating support)$2,470
    • Berkeley Community Scholars - Matching contribution (general operating support)$2,000

  • Good Ventures Foundation

    Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Grants in Berkeley 15 Total there $11.9M Typical grant $330,157 Preselected recipients only
    • Mats Research Inc - Ml alignment & theory scholars winter 24-25 cohort$3,038,300
    • The Regents of the University of California Berkeley - Center for human-compatible ai$2,472,844
    • Mats Research Inc - Ml alignment & theory scholars winter 24-25 cohort$1,520,150

  • The California Endowment

    Los Angeles, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Grants in Berkeley 15 Total there $4.1M Typical grant $100,000 Preselected recipients only
    • California State Wildlife Foundation - Climate science alliance - building tribal climate resiliency and health$662,554
    • California Pan-Ethnic Health Network - General operating support$600,000
    • Grassroots Power Project - Deepening statewide power building strategies for health equity$500,000

  • The Schmidt Family Foundation

    Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $185.4M in 2024
    Grants in Berkeley 15 Total there $3.7M Typical grant $130,000 Describes how to apply
    • Earth Island Institute Inc - Working towards a resilient and equitable food system, ocean stewardship and research, encouraging a just…$596,000
    • Pesticide Action Network North America Regional Center - Working towards a resilient and equitable food system$460,000
    • Land Together (Formerly Insight Garden Program) - Capacity building, protecting human rights (US or general)$400,000

  • Koret Foundation

    San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2025
    Gave $40.5M in 2025
    Grants in Berkeley 15 Total there $2.2M Typical grant $25,000 Describes how to apply
    • University of California Berkeley Foundation - Koret scholars$420,000
    • University of California Berkeley Foundation - UC berkeley - israel water research collaboration$400,000
    • University of California Berkeley Foundation - Helen diller institute for israel studies for general operating support ($1,000,000) and visiting faculty…$300,000

  • The Ford Foundation

    New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $844.7M in 2024
    Grants in Berkeley 14 Total there $2M Typical grant $104,795 Describes how to apply
    • Grassroots Power Project - General support$350,000
    • The Regents of the University of California Berkeley - Core support for the othering and belonging institute$300,000
    • The Regents of the University of California Berkeley - Support to the UC berkeley labor center technology and work program to analyze and equip advocates and…$250,000

  • The Heising-Simons Foundation

    Los Altos, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
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    Grants in Berkeley 13 Total there $4M Typical grant $149,104 Preselected recipients only
    • Regents of the University of California at Berkeley - For the center for the study of child care employment$1,155,000
    • Gridlab Inc - For general support$700,000
    • Regents of the University of California at Berkeley - To test the quantum coherence of gravity$582,899

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Berkeley organizations several of these foundations fund

Organizations in Berkeley that received grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.

OrganizationFundersGrants total
University of California Berkeley Fdn8$4,497,015
Middle East Childrens Alliance8$32,377
Berkeley Repertory Theatre7$738,251
Regents of the University of Ca at Berkeley6$8,198,439
Earth Island Institute6$904,957
East Bay Community Law Center4$615,176
Axis Dance Company4$356,690
UC Berkeley Foundation4$167,200
Playground Inc4$104,025
Waterside Workshops4$40,022

How to use this list

A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations with a Berkeley, CA address. Local foundations often give mostly close to home and are usually the most realistic first prospects for a small nonprofit; large national foundations listed here may fund only a few institutions in the city. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Open a profile for all of a funder's grants and any application instructions.

Of these 1,519 foundations, 368 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.

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