Foundations that fund nonprofits in Sacramento, CA
1,308 private foundations reported 3,413 grants to organizations in Sacramento, California, on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $229.7M in all. 36 of them are based in Sacramento.
Foundations1,308
Based in Sacramento36
Grants on record3,413
Their typical grant$5,367
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Foundations based in Sacramento
10 of the 36 local foundations that reported grants to Sacramento organizations: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of such grants on their latest return.
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Gave $2.4M in 2024
Sierra Health Foundation
Sacramento, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Center for Health Program Mgmt - General program$590,000
- California Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce Foundation - Responsive grants program$25,000
- Center for Community Health & Well-Being Inc - President's discretionary$25,000
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Gave $2M in 2024
Kelly Foundation
Sacramento, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento - Citrus heights community revitalization development$125,000
- American Red Cross - So california wildfire assistance$100,000
- Cristo Rey High School Sacramento - Preparing the future work force$75,000
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Pfund Family Foundation
Sacramento, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Sac Reg Fam Justice Center Fund - General support$10,000
- Boys and Girls Club - Sacramento - General support$5,000
- Casa for Children - Sacramento - General support$5,000
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Louis & Dorothy Brodovsky Foundation
Sacramento, CA · latest return: tax year 2025- Mosiac Law Congregation - Religious$32,700
- Chabad of Sacramento - Religious$30,160
- Shalom School - Help provide religious and educational support$17,750
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The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn
Sacramento, CA · latest return: tax year 2023- Sutter Roseville Foundation Scholarship - Promote organization's educational & charitable program.$50,000
- California State Railroad Museum Foundation - Promote organization's educational & charitable program.$40,000
- Asian Community Center - Promote organization's educational & charitable program.$15,000
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Gave $474K in 2024
Teichert Foundation
Sacramento, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- University Fdn at Sacramento State - Support public charity programs$25,000
- Sacramento Region Community Foundat - Support public charity programs$7,063
- Nehemiah Community Foundation - Support public charity programs$5,000
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Taylor-Meyer Family Foundation
Sacramento, CA · latest return: tax year 2025- Cristo Rey High School - General support$7,500
- Point West Rotary Club Foundation - General support$6,600
- River City Food Bank - General support$5,000
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Ed and Betty Manoyan Foundation
Sacramento, CA · latest return: tax year 2025- Make a Wish Foundation N California - To grant wishes to children with life threatening medical conditions$7,000
- St Johns Program for Change - To provide counseling and services to promote the ability to rise above devastating negative elements and…$3,500
- River City Food Bank - Provide food to people in need$1,500
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Gave $220K in 2024
Setzer Foundation
Sacramento, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Sutter Medical Center Foundation - B - health$60,000
- Food Literacy Center - A - education$25,000
- Saint John's Program for Real Chang - E - other$9,000
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The Peszynski Foundation
Sacramento, CA · latest return: tax year 2025- The Salvation Army - Charitable operations$30,000
- Christo Rey Sacramento High School - Charitable operations$20,000
- St Ignatius Loyola Parish - Charitable operations$20,000
Other foundations giving most in Sacramento
Based elsewhere, by the number of grants to Sacramento organizations on their latest return; profiles in our foundation directory first. Each shows its largest grants there.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Sacramento Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - General support$9,542
- Friends of Front Street Shelter - General support$4,189
- Vegan Outreach - General support$3,345
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The California Endowment
Los Angeles, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- California Primary Care Association - Strengthening community health center infrastructure to advance health$2,600,000
- Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program - Advancing wellness by leveraging public funding for healing justice$2,000,000
- C R L a Foundation - Supporting drought resiliency and economic stability for farmworker health$1,166,666
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College Futures Foundation
Oakland, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Foundation for California Community Colleges - Program grant$550,000
- Calmatters - Program grant$500,000
- Foundation for California Community Colleges - Program grant$469,000
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Gave $625M in 2024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Menlo Park, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Resources Legacy Fund - For wildfire strategies$3,000,000
- Resources Legacy Fund - For the western energy project$1,800,000
- Water Foundation - For general operating support$1,200,000
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The James Irvine Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Foundation for California Community Colleges - To support Better Careers in California$4,400,000
- Institute for Local Government - To support Better Careers in California$750,000
- California Budget & Policy Center - To support Just Prosperity in California$500,000
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Gave $27.9M in 2024
The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc
Bethesda, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Resources Legacy Fund - California land-sea connection$1,025,000
- Resources Legacy Fund - California land-sea connection$1,025,000
- Resources Legacy Fund - California land-sea connection$1,025,000
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Gave $48.8M in 2024
The California Wellness Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Tides Center - For project support for move the valley to enhance integrated voter engagement efforts for the improvement of…$500,000
- Tides Center - For project support for latino coalition for a healthy california to help launch a statewide multi-year,…$500,000
- California Black Health Network - Core operating support$350,000
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Wells Fargo Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- California Capital Small Business Financial Development Corporation - Small Business Flexible Loan Fund$125,000
- Mutual Housing California - Permanent Supportive Housing at Mutual Housing California$115,000
- California Restaurant Foundation - FIT Day Financial Health Program$100,000
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Gave $350M in 2024
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Los Altos, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Resources Legacy Fund - Families and Communities$3,000,000
- Housing California Inc - Families and Communities$500,000
- Resources Legacy Fund - Environment and Science$450,000
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Gave $20.2M in 2025
California Physicians' Service Fdn Dba Blue Shield of California Fdn
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2025- California Partnership to End Domestic Violence - General operating support$640,000
- California Partnership to End Domestic Violence - Addressing housing security and homelessness for survivors of domestic violence$500,000
- Calmatters - Solutions-Driven reporting in california$300,000
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Futuro Health - In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways$750,000
- Housing California - In support of neighborhood revitalization$725,000
- California Capital Small Business Financial Development Corporation - In support of underserved small business expansion$200,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Sacramento Lgbt Community Center - Matching gifts$1,000
- Pacific Crest Trail Association - Matching gifts$600
- Broadway Sacramento - Matching gifts$500
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Walton Family Foundation Inc
Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- Water Foundation - To leverage public funds for on-the-ground water solutions in the face of climate change by supporting the…$3,500,000
- Water Foundation - To support the field of water philanthropy while advocating for sustainable and equitable water management…$1,485,500
- The Learning Accelerator - To Support subgrants to successful hybrid and virtual learning programs and to further research about…$1,250,000
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Gave $287.7M in 2024
Conrad N Hilton Foundation
Westlake Village, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Housing California - To expand, strengthen, align, and activate the statewide advocacy to address homelessness$790,000
- California Budget & Policy Center - To conduct nonpartisan state policy analysis on homelessness$600,000
- Calmatters - To support california journalism related to workforce and opportunity youth$550,000
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The Heising-Simons Foundation
Los Altos, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- California Budget & Policy Center - For general support$500,000
- Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management - For the california alliance for youth and community justice$300,000
- Every Child California Association of Leaders Advancing Early Learning - For ca mixed-delivery toolkit$150,000
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Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Resources Legacy Fund - To launch a funding facility that will support countries to develop and implement ambitious policies for…$6,500,000
- Resources Legacy Fund - To support conservation of u.s. ocean habitat.$800,000
- Resources Legacy Fund - In support of a select pilot to achieve results by key indicators (spark) project in washington state, USA.$500,000
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Delta Dental Community Care Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2025- Tides Center - Community giving- general$150,000
- Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services - Community giving- general$100,000
- Sacramento Native American Healthcenter Inc - Community giving- dental$42,000
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Gave $6.3B in 2024
Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Core Districts - K-12 education$1,619,719
- Foundation for California Community Colleges - Postsecondary education$800,000
- Community College League of California - K-12 education$312,369
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Crankstart Foundation
San Jose, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- The Nature Conservancy - To protect, restore, and sustainably manage the worlds mangrove forests$1,829,667
- Resources Legacy Fund - To secure a just and resilient world for people and nature in california$500,000
- California Budget & Policy Center - For general support$250,000
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Gave $185.4M in 2024
The Schmidt Family Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Far Away Projects - Ocean stewardship and research$397,000
- Calmatters - Strengthening civic engagement$250,000
- The Nature Conservancy - Ocean stewardship and research$250,000
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Sacramento organizations several of these foundations fund
Organizations in Sacramento that received grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Calmatters | 10 | $2,863,349 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | 8 | $27,061,800 |
| Foundation for California Community Colleges | 7 | $7,445,422 |
| California Budget & Policy Center | 7 | $2,595,000 |
| St John's Program for Real Change | 7 | $71,629 |
| Improve Your Tomorrow | 6 | $379,500 |
| River City Food Bank | 6 | $60,833 |
| Sacramento Loaves and Fishes | 6 | $39,371 |
| Housing California | 5 | $2,170,000 |
| Women's Empowerment | 5 | $135,331 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations with a Sacramento, 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.
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