Children & Youth grants for nonprofits in California
3,148 private foundations reported 9,498 children & youth grants to organizations in California on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $488.5M in all. 1,775 of them are based in California.
Foundations3,148
Grants on record9,498
Total granted$488.5M
Their typical grant$7,000
Foundations that fund children & youth in California
20 of the 3,148: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of children & youth grants to California organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Camp Kesem National, Los Angeles - General support$4,408
- Homeboy Industries, Los Angeles - General support$3,910
- Ancop Foundation USA Inc, Buena Park - General support$3,334
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Gave $287.7M in 2024
Conrad N Hilton Foundation
Westlake Village, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Stanford University, Stanford - To elevate parent voices for regional (los angeles county) and statewide decision-making through launching a…$1,565,000
- Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Los Angeles - To collaborate with catholic sisters in providing youth experiencing disadvantage with career development and…$1,000,000
- Ifoster Inc, Truckee - To strengthen and expand the delivery of resources for transition aged youth through a robust resource…$1,000,000
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Gave $18.2M in 2024
The Ralph M Parsons Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Liberty Hill Foundation, Los Angeles - Over two years to support capacity building for youth development programs$200,000
- Para Los Ninos, Los Angeles - For general support of schools and family service programs$150,000
- Boys and Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor, San Pedro - For general support of youth development programs$150,000
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The California Endowment
Los Angeles, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Californians for Justice Education Fund Inc, San Francisco - Youth organize! california - advancing health and racial justice$900,000
- Youth Radio, Oakland - Strengthening youth voice for health equity$725,000
- Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program, Sacramento - California alliance for youth and community justice - addressing health$350,000
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Gave $9.2M in 2024
Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Covenant House California, Hollywood - Emergency shelter/specialized services for youth experiencing homelessness$95,000
- Salesian Family Youth Center, Los Angeles - Salesian family youth center$92,000
- Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women, Los Angeles - Family services and children's program (fs&cp)$90,300
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Coalition for Responsible Community Development, Los Angeles - In support of neighborhood revitalization$250,000
- Coachart Org, Los Angeles - Matching contribution (general operating support)$20,000
- Enterprise for Youth, San Francisco - Matching contribution (general operating support)$9,602
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Gave $69.3M in 2024
The Sobrato Family Foundation
Mountain View, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Catalyst California, Los Angeles - To prioritize young el children also known as dual language learners (dlls) in the roll-out of the governors…$250,000
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula, Menlo Park - General operating support (youth development)$250,000
- Kidango Inc, Fremont - To support the cesar chavez early learning center$250,000
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Gave $15.2M in 2024
Mimi and Peter Haas Fund
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Edvance, San Francisco - San francisco early childhood education workforce development$450,000
- Cross Cultural Family Center, San Francisco - Model centers initiative 2023, golden gate, leland, and richmond centers$228,375
- Cross Cultural Family Center, San Francisco - Model centers initiative 2024, golden gate, leland, and richmond centers$228,375
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Gave $18M in 2024
Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation
Coraopolis, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Camp Kesem National, Covina - 10Th year anniversary grants$100,000
- Edward Charles Foundation, Beverly Hills - Grant for youth sports$100,000
- Put Me in Inc, San Francisco - Discretionary grants - sm$25,000
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Gave $48.8M in 2024
The California Wellness Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Csu Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation, Fullerton - For project support and efforts for project rebound at csu fullerton to support postsecondary educational…$500,000
- Alliance in Mentorship, Los Angeles - Core operating support$500,000
- Youth Justice Coalition, Los Angeles - Core operating support$300,000
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Crankstart Foundation
San Jose, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- National Center for Youth Law, Oakland - To support the youth justice initiative$2,400,000
- Edvance, San Francisco - To expand higher education pipelines for early childhood educators$1,000,000
- Huckleberry Youth Programs Inc, San Francisco - To participate in the sf youth justice initiative$1,000,000
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Gave $11.5M in 2024
Walter and Elise Haas Fund
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Oakland Kids First, Oakland - Seven years of general operating support to close the racial and gender wealth gap and improve nonprofit…$500,000
- Alameda Health System Foundation, Oakland - One year of project support to integrate work and school-based learning for health career pathways for…$100,000
- Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, San Francisco - One year of general operating support for this multipurpose community center that offers pre-school, arts,…$60,000
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The Heising-Simons Foundation
Los Altos, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Regents of the University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley - For the center for the study of child care employment$1,155,000
- The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Redwood City - For the stanford center on early childhood$775,000
- Tides Center, San Francisco - To seed a youth apprenticeship program starting in high schools in an effort to bring diverse youth into the…$450,000
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The James Irvine Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Coalition for Responsible Community Development, Los Angeles - To support Better Careers in California$2,500,000
- Digital Nest Inc, Watsonville - For general operating support$25,750
- Tipping Point Community, San Francisco - For support of early childhood programs$25,000
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Gave $6.3B in 2024
Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Open Philanthropy Advisors Inc, Palo Alto - Empower women and girls; maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health$10,000,000
- Caption Health Inc, San Mateo - Maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health$6,500,000
- Hatch Technologies, Sausalito - Maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health$5,609,374
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The Annenberg Foundation
Conshohocken, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Southern California, Los Angeles - Socioemotional benefits of opera choir for children study$250,000
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles, Los Angeles - Safe passage transportation program$50,000
- Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc, Los Angeles - General operating support$50,000
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Gave $1.9M in 2024
Atkinson Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside, Half Moon Bay - General support$20,000
- Youth Community Service Inc, Palo Alto - Youth-Led voting registration efforts$20,000
- Fresh Lifelines for Youth Inc, Milpitas - Flys law and leadership training programs for san mateo county youth$15,000
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The Otis Booth Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · latest return: tax year 2023- Marjaree Mason Center Inc, Fresno - To support adults and children affected by domestic violence, while striving to prevent and end the cycle of…$1,000,000
- Thacher School Inc, Ojai - To support the children's education and alumni.$200,000
- Hillsides, Pasadena - To support children and young adults by strengthening families and transforming communities through…$100,000
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Annie E Casey Foundation Inc
Baltimore, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- W Haywood Burns Institute, Beaverton - Support the use of data, knowledge of structural racism, and cross sector collaboration to promote structural…$175,000
- MyPath, San Francisco - Support efforts to connect Youth and Young Adult (YYA) financial well-being interventions with YYA-serving…$172,203
- National Center for Youth Law, Oakland - Support three-year youth justice reform initiative in Colorado led by impacted communities, youth and families$150,000
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Gave $3M in 2024
Regal Foundation
Knoxville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Variety of the United States, Los Angeles - Children & family$237,047
- Lollipop Theater Network, Los Angeles - Health$60,000
- Variety of Southern California, Los Angeles - Children & family$44,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
California organizations that received children & youth grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Children Now Oakland | 9 | $2,065,058 |
| Homeboy Industries Los Angeles | 9 | $213,060 |
| National Center for Youth Law Oakland | 7 | $5,235,000 |
| Covenant House California Los Angeles | 6 | $200,996 |
| Tides Center Los Angeles | 5 | $1,180,000 |
| Larkin Street Youth Services San Francisco | 5 | $824,710 |
| Proyecto Pastoral Los Angeles | 5 | $225,389 |
| Camp Kesem National Los Angeles | 5 | $126,283 |
| Playworks Education Energized Oakland | 5 | $1,739 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley Berkeley | 4 | $2,393,186 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in California that we classify as children & youth, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 3,148 foundations, 781 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.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.