Education grants for nonprofits in California
7,943 private foundations reported 29,280 education grants to organizations in California on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $2.3B in all. 3,652 of them are based in California.
Foundations7,943
Grants on record29,280
Total granted$2.3B
Their typical grant$7,000
Foundations that fund education in California
20 of the 7,943: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of education 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- Prager University Foundation, Sherman Oaks - General support$19,372
- Khan Academy, Mountain View - General support$14,776
- Black Girls Code Inc, San Francisco - General support$8,564
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Gave $69M in 2024
The Ahmanson Foundation
Beverly Hills, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- The UCLA Foundation, Los Angeles - Toward renovation and expansion of the new UCLA health resnick neuropsychiatric hospital mid-wilshire campus$5,000,000
- Charles Drew Univ of Med & Sci, Los Angeles - Toward construction of the health professions education building$2,000,000
- Pitzer College, Claremont - Toward construction of the third floor of the new science building$1,000,000
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- College Track, Oakland - In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways$500,000
- Kingmakers of Oakland, Oakland - In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways$500,000
- Taller San Jose Hope Builders, Santa Ana - In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways$150,000
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Gave $156.2M in 2024
Fidelity Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Adventure Christian School, Roseville - Fidelity matching gifts to education$7,000
- Art of Living Foundation, Cupertino - Fidelity matching gifts to education$7,000
- Iit Roorkee Heritage Foundation, Fremont - Fidelity matching gifts to education$7,000
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Gave $6.3B in 2024
Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Gardena - Postsecondary education$31,500,000
- Advanced Education Research & Development Fund, Oakland - K-12 education$8,050,000
- Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University the, Redwood City - Discovery and translational sciences; malaria$6,054,210
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Gave $12.4M in 2024
The Northrop Grumman Foundation
Falls Church, VA · latest return: tax year 2024- The Campanile Foundation, San Diego - General operating grants & matching gifts.$111,250
- The UCLA Foundation, Los Angeles - General operating grants & matching gifts.$110,000
- Club Mesrobian Alumni Organization, Montebello - General operating grants & matching gifts.$2,500
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Gave $9.2M in 2024
Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Archdiocese of Ladepartment of Catholic Schools, Los Angeles - Solidarity for schools, elementary schools$425,000
- Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles - University support$270,500
- Counseling Partners of Los Angeles, Los Angeles - High school counseling and support$250,500
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Gunn Foundation, Palo Alto - Matching gifts$15,000
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Gardena - Volunteer program$5,066
- Association for Waldorf Education in San Diego, San Diego - Matching gifts$5,000
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Gave $287.7M in 2024
Conrad N Hilton Foundation
Westlake Village, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Brilliant Corners, Los Angeles - To expand its operating capacity to serve as a larger fiscal intermediary in the homelessness sector in los…$2,255,000
- Brilliant Corners, Los Angeles - To support a partnership with los angeles county's department of health services and the department of public…$1,215,000
- United Way Inc, Los Angeles - To support public and policymaker education on impacts of current public investments on homelessness$1,200,000
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Gave $18.2M in 2024
The Ralph M Parsons Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Seed School of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles - For capital support to construct the seed school of los angeles county$250,000
- Para Los Ninos, Los Angeles - For general support of schools and family service programs$150,000
- Mount Saint Marys University, Los Angeles - Over two years for capital support to construct the chalon wellness pavilion$150,000
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Gave $163.8M in 2024
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Austin, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- New Schools Venture Fund, Oakland - Scaling Career Connected School Models$1,250,000
- Cal Poly Pomona Philanthropic Foundation, Pomona - Community Partnership for Student Success$600,000
- SkillUp Coalition, San Francisco - Providing Accessible Career Navigation Supports at Scale$500,000
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Gave $69.3M in 2024
The Sobrato Family Foundation
Mountain View, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- The Tower Foundation of San Jose State University, San Jose - 24-50128 - to provide project support.$500,000
- Valley Health Foundation, San Jose - To support public schools and districts in east and downtown san jose and gilroy develop, enhance, or expand…$500,000
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Mountain View - General support to the abby sobrato scholarship fund (from I53-8 to svcf daf #5115)$482,000
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Gave $29.5M in 2024
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Irvine, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Caltech Beckman Institute, Pasadena - Research, general support & education$3,681,000
- Stanford Beckman Center, Stanford - Research, general support & education$2,564,000
- City of Hope Beckman Research Institute, Duarte - Research, general support & education$1,923,000
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The James Irvine Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Foundation for California Community Colleges, Sacramento - To support Better Careers in California$4,400,000
- University of California Berkeley Foundation, Berkeley - To support Housing Affordability in CA$1,600,000
- Foundation for Grossmont and Cuyamaca Colleges, El Cajon - To support Better Careers in California$750,000
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Gave $29.1M in 2024
The J Paul Getty Trust
Los Angeles, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Csula Auxiliary Services Inc, Los Angeles - Black visual arts archives$265,000
- LA Promise Fund, Los Angeles - Trustee - arts and educational program$90,000
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles - Trustee - arts and educational program$90,000
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Gave $625M in 2024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Menlo Park, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Community Initiatives, Oakland - For community schools learning exchange$2,000,000
- Learning Policy Institute, Palo Alto - For general operating support$1,250,000
- California Community Foundation, Los Angeles - For the purpose of education fund$1,000,000
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The California Endowment
Los Angeles, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles - Promoting diversity and social consciousness within healthcare$2,815,000
- Acce Institute, Los Angeles - General operating support$1,900,000
- Genders and Sexualities Alliance Network, San Francisco - Dignity in schools campaign - california - improving health and justice$667,072
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Gave $40.5M in 2025
Koret Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2025- Congregation Beth Sholom San Francisco, San Francisco - Center for lifelong jewish education capital campaign - 1:1 match$1,150,000
- University of California San Francisco Foundation, San Francisco - Vision clinic at the center for vision neuroscience capital campaign$1,000,000
- Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco Marin and the Peninsula, San Francisco - California public education initiative ($750,000), capacity building support ($350,000), and emergency…$550,000
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Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Redwood City - To support mainstreaming the integration of natural capital approaches into development policy and finance.$5,000,000
- STEM Next Opportunity Fund, San Diego - In support of organizational capacity to pivot to a new structure for broadened impact and field leadership.$3,000,000
- Multiplier, San Francisco - In support of the organizational development and planning for scale of sensor-based kits and platforms for…$2,000,000
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Gave $48.8M in 2024
The California Wellness Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- University of California San Francisco Foundation, San Francisco - Core operating support$500,000
- Tides Center, Sacramento - For project support for latino coalition for a healthy california to help launch a statewide multi-year,…$500,000
- Research Action Design LLC, Covina - For project support to engage and support medical school community stakeholders in california about…$500,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
California organizations that received education grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| University of Southern California Los Angeles | 16 | $6,387,992 |
| The UCLA Foundation Los Angeles | 14 | $5,712,747 |
| California Institute of Technology Pasadena | 11 | $5,820,070 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation Berkeley | 10 | $3,877,805 |
| Occidental College Los Angeles | 8 | $220,482 |
| Pomona College Claremont | 8 | $219,704 |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation San Francisco | 7 | $2,075,369 |
| Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles | 7 | $665,836 |
| Social Good Fund Richmond | 6 | $1,311,807 |
| University of San Francisco San Francisco | 6 | $368,168 |
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 education, 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 7,943 foundations, 1,753 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.