Largest givers
- The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation 126 grants Preselected only $147,984,903 giving
- The California Endowment 845 grants Preselected only $141,467,127 giving
- The David Geffen Foundation 93 grants Preselected only $112,492,683 giving
- Resnick Foundation 152 grants Preselected only $78,301,329 giving
- Wm Keck Foundation 260 grants Accepts applications $69,656,739 giving
- Dart-L Foundation 3 grants Preselected only $50,180,000 giving
- The California Wellness Foundation 681 grants Accepts applications $48,752,827 giving
- Michelson Medical Research Foundation Inc 8 grants Preselected only $40,310,700 giving
- Weingart Foundation 540 grants Accepts applications $38,108,055 giving
- The J Paul Getty Trust 492 grants Accepts applications $29,098,518 giving
- Anderson Stewart Family Foundation 43 grants Preselected only $26,960,000 giving
- The Hearthland Foundation 91 grants Preselected only $26,709,000 giving
- The Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation 25 grants Preselected only $23,439,360 giving
- Alfred E Mann Charities Inc 81 grants Preselected only $19,511,817 giving
- The Ralph M Parsons Foundation 403 grants Accepts applications $18,183,017 giving
- The Kavli Foundation 107 grants Preselected only $17,416,685 giving
- Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation Inc 56 grants Preselected only $17,088,000 giving
- Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Foundation 185 grants Accepts applications $14,645,000 giving
- The Otis Booth Foundation 140 grants Preselected only $14,380,700 giving
- Wasserman Foundation 197 grants Preselected only $13,681,470 giving
- The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation 318 grants Accepts applications $13,185,491 giving
- Camilla Chandler Family Foundation 11 grants Preselected only $12,675,000 giving
- Dan Murphy Foundation 1 grant Accepts applications $11,806,417 giving
- The Children We Love Foundation fka Well Baby Center Foundation 2 grants Preselected only $11,163,671 giving
- JMM Charitable Foundation Inc 17 grants Preselected only $9,336,600 giving
Foundations that accept applications
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- Wm Keck Foundation 260 grants Accepts applications $69,656,739 giving
- The California Wellness Foundation 681 grants Accepts applications $48,752,827 giving
- Weingart Foundation 540 grants Accepts applications $38,108,055 giving
- The J Paul Getty Trust 492 grants Accepts applications $29,098,518 giving
- The Ralph M Parsons Foundation 403 grants Accepts applications $18,183,017 giving
- Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Foundation 185 grants Accepts applications $14,645,000 giving
- The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation 318 grants Accepts applications $13,185,491 giving
- Dan Murphy Foundation 1 grant Accepts applications $11,806,417 giving
- Colburn Foundation 102 grants Accepts applications $9,234,073 giving
- Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation 263 grants Accepts applications $9,165,596 giving
- The Righteous Persons Foundation 30 grants Accepts applications $8,900,000 giving
- S Mark Taper Foundation 84 grants Accepts applications $7,661,100 giving
- Joseph Drown Foundation 98 grants Accepts applications $5,286,600 giving
- LA84 Foundation 60 grants Accepts applications $5,033,500 giving
- The Meredith and Rosemary Willson Charit (aka the Music Man Foundation) 41 grants Accepts applications $4,238,030 giving
- The Caruso Family Foundation 34 grants Accepts applications $3,671,443 giving
- Paul Ferrante Foundation 17 grants Accepts applications $3,635,000 giving
- The Saban Family Foundation 5 grants Accepts applications $3,285,522 giving
- Pfaffinger Foundation 33 grants Accepts applications $3,255,187 giving
- Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation Inc 91 grants Accepts applications $2,964,300 giving
- Ueberroth Family Foundation 60 grants Accepts applications $2,942,630 giving
- The Audrey Irmas Foundation for Social Justice 36 grants Accepts applications $2,171,985 giving
- Ray of Light Foundation 5 grants Accepts applications $2,070,639 giving
- The Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation 34 grants Accepts applications $1,860,000 giving
- The Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Foundation 82 grants Accepts applications $1,776,371 giving
Giving by cause
Grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education398 foundations $243,920,47225% of the total
- Arts and culture318 foundations $213,760,62522% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking247 foundations $131,733,29813% of the total
- Human services344 foundations $60,180,7086% of the total
- Community development92 foundations $56,613,5326% of the total
- Medical research59 foundations $52,010,8175% of the total
- 19 other causes $222,294,95023% of the total
Most active small givers
Foundations with under $1 million in assets, by the number of grants they listed.
- Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Foundation 252 grants Preselected only $770,238 giving
- Goldner Family Foundation Inc 224 grants Preselected only $572,680 giving
- Ek Charitable Foundation Inc 174 grants Preselected only $435,501 giving
- Davidson Foundation for Music Dance and Dramatic Arts 94 grants Preselected only $27,100 giving
- Emanuel Bachmann Foundation 86 grants Preselected only $150,000 giving
- Argonaut Charitable Foundation 83 grants Preselected only $137,000 giving
- Emmett Foundation 82 grants Preselected only $3,579,301 giving
- Banchik Family Foundation 74 grants Preselected only $640,870 giving
- Jay Morris Foundation Inc 67 grants Preselected only $523,790 giving
- The Mike and Corky Hale Stoller Foundation 64 grants Preselected only $337,466 giving
- XL Foundation 51 grants Preselected only $65,952 giving
- Davmarn Foundation 47 grants Preselected only $1,285,350 giving
- Chet & Jon Lappen Foundation DBA Lappen Family Foundation 47 grants Preselected only $131,248 giving
- The Stable Foundation Inc 46 grants Preselected only $80,480 giving
- Trust Two Under the Will of Carl Bach 43 grants Preselected only $148,129 giving