Foundations that fund organizations in Davis, California
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Davis nonprofits
361 private foundations gave $51M to Davis organizations in their latest filings; 37 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
487 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Davis around $100K. 56 of these funders are based in California; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 361
- Accept applications
- 37
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Davis
- $51M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 487
- Typical median grant
- $100K
- Based in CA
- 56%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Davis organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resnick Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $9.7M | $9.7M | Preselected only | Donee's tax exempt purpose |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 6 | $7.3M | $788K | Yes | Agricultural development; Family planning; maternal, newborn, child nutrition and hea…; Postsecondary education |
| The Weill Family Foundation | Albany, NY | 1 | $2.5M | $2.5M | Preselected only | Satisfaction of pledge |
| Winiarski Family Foundation | Yountville, CA | 1 | $2.4M | $2.4M | Preselected only | Financial support for the organization |
| Wayne Thiebaud Foundation | Sacramento, CA | 1 | $2.4M | $2.4M | Preselected only | Art donation to help in the advancement of art education an… |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $1.7M | $363K | Yes | To support a sawyer seminar on the comparative study of cul…; To continue to support general operations for the gorman mu…; To support educational initiatives and a digital access hub |
| The Arp Family Foundation | Weimar, CA | 1 | $1.6M | $1.6M | Preselected only | Athletic and Recreational Programs |
| The Meadowview Foundation C/O Kim Bessolo | San Rafael, CA | 2 | $1.5M | $750K | Preselected only | For feline care - equipment and fellowship; Rift valley fever |
| Waverley Street Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $1.3M | $650K | Preselected only | General Operating Support; Family farming & sustainable agriculture |
| The Duffield Family Foundation Dba Maddie's Fund | Pleasanton, CA | 2 | $1.1M | $570K | Yes | Open arms challenge 2024; Behavioral euthanasia study |
| California Physicians' Service Fdn Dba Blue Shield of California Fdn | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $975K | $488K | Yes | General operating support; Updating the domestic abuse training curriculum for county… |
| Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment | Boston, MA | 1 | $900K | $900K | Preselected only | Food and agriculture research |
| Carestar Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 2 | $800K | $400K | Yes | Seizing the moment: a statewide campaign to transform first… |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $799K | $100K | Yes | To examine the relationship between renewable energy infras…; To support development of the virtual reality user interfac…; Alfred p. sloan research fellowship for theanne griffith in… |
| John Templeton Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 2 | $698K | $349K | Yes | A sociological analysis of the science of purpose project; To support the uc-davis department of anthropology |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 9 | $605K | $8,400 | Preselected only | The electroretinogram and fmrp: correlate biomarkers for asd; Global firing and synaptic-weight dynamics underlying conso…; Hecke algebras in combinatorial representation theory |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 3 | $596K | $250K | Preselected only | For the center for violence prevention research in honor of…; To support state emission standards, the environmental just…; For research on family engagement and chronic absenteeism w… |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $560K | $560K | Yes | Working towards a resilient and equitable food system |
| Koret Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $525K | $113K | Yes | Jewish peoplehood programs and activities; Uc davis koret scholars; Uc davis veterinary medicine center for companion animal he… |
| Thomas P Raley Foundation | Granite Bay, CA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Further tax exempt purpose |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 3 | $400K | $175K | Yes | Just Societies; Environment and Science; Fellowships for Science and Engineering |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 4 | $387K | $70K | Yes | For the india and global south clean transportation program; For eterc conference; For its davis |
| The California Endowment | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $375K | $75K | Preselected only | General operating support; Social justice politicorps - advancing knowledge and health |
| The Larry and Helen Hoag Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 1 | $350K | $350K | Preselected only | Community programs |
| Harvey L & Maud C Sorensen Foundation C/O Kramer Blum & Associates | San Rafael, CA | 2 | $300K | $150K | Preselected only | To support the california veterinary emergency team (cvet); For general operating support |
| John Mohme Foundation | Culver City, CA | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | General support |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 3 | $293K | $23K | Preselected only | To support a symposium in california.; To improve the quality of drugs approved by the food and dr…; To conduct a randomized controlled trial on the impact of o… |
| Pitzer Family Foundation | Walnut Creek, CA | 1 | $291K | $291K | Preselected only | To support various programs |
| The Pershing Square Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cance… |
| Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $235K | $235K | Yes | Payment for educational purposes |
| Paul and Joanne Egerman Family Charitable Foundation | Weston, MA | 1 | $235K | $235K | Preselected only | Unrestricted charitable gift |
| The McCabe Walls Family Foundation | Lafayette, CA | 1 | $225K | $225K | Preselected only | Education |
| College Futures Foundation | Oakland, CA | 2 | $217K | $109K | Preselected only | Program grant |
| The Lipman Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $210K | $210K | Preselected only | To support art |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $210K | $10K | Preselected only | In support of the force2024 (future of research communicati…; To understand why some high temperature superconductor comp…; Employee or trustee recommended gift for general operationa… |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | To provide scholarship support for Avenue program participa… |
| Wk Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | Promise of an Equitable Future |
| Chipotle Cultivate Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | 1 | $190K | $190K | Preselected only | Scholarship and grant support |
| The George and Lena Valente Foundation | El Macero, CA | 9 | $163K | $10K | Preselected only | Program funding; Food & shelter programsfood programs; Food programs |
| Unihealth Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 2 | $160K | $80K | Yes | Collaborative development of feasible, effective physician…; Medical student scholarship 2025-2026 |
| Edwin M Posin Family Foundation | Reno, NV | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General Support |
| William T Grant Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Effectiveness of a multi-system leadership strategy for usi… |
| Parker Family Foundation | Winters, CA | 6 | $145K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support; General support for fire fund; General support for chancellor's club |
| The Hershey Family Foundation Choate Hall & Stewart Llp C Casey | Boston, MA | 1 | $137K | $137K | Preselected only | Funding for university of california, davis to educate stud… |
| The Anders Foundation C/O Valerie E Anders | Bellingham, WA | 2 | $135K | $68K | Preselected only | N/a |
| Resnick Family Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $132K | $132K | Preselected only | Donee's tax exempt purpose |
| Lumina Foundation for Education Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $130K | $130K | Yes | To map community college enrollment patterns and course off… |
| Maccabee Task Force Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $127K | $127K | Preselected only | Campus Education and Trip to Israel |
| The Ralph M Parsons Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $125K | $63K | Yes | For general support of cosmos |
| The Parker Foundation | Carlsbad, CA | 1 | $125K | $125K | Yes | To support the suncoast market co-op startup project. |
| Beavers Charitable Trust | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $122K | $122K | Preselected only | Curriculum development |
| Charles and Violet Stenson 1994 Trust Dtd 01-05-94 Dod 07-10-07 | Stockton, CA | 1 | $121K | $121K | Preselected only | Educational |
| McBeth Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $120K | $120K | Yes | Research equine health |
| David and Dana Loury Foundation | Incline Village, NV | 4 | $115K | $6,000 | Preselected only | Education/social assistance; Education/scientific communication; Education/scientific research |
| Hannah Lillian Selikoff Memorial Foundat Ion | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | $105K | $105K | Preselected only | To help advance hydrops and neonatal research, help support… |
| Judith McBean Foundation | Carmel, CA | 2 | $105K | $53K | Yes | General Operations - School of Veterinary Medicine |
| Llww Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $102K | $102K | Preselected only | California state summer school for mathematics and science… |
| Our Little Light Foundation | Roseville, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Funding to support crisis overnight and respite care, wrapa… |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | To provide support for the scaling up community of practice… |
| Doris Day and Terry Melcher Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Grant given to fund scholarship endowment for veterinary me… |
| Kenneth Rainin Foundation | Oakland, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Exacerbation of colitis by impaired microbial catabolism of… |
| Ka Zankel Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General support |
| Stupski Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To support the California Food and Farming Network project. |
| The Hebeler Foundation | Santa Cruz, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General |
| Connie and Bob Lurie Foundation Inc | Redwood City, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Charity |
| James B Pendleton Charitable Trust | Bellevue, WA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Hiv/aids research |
| Excelerate Foundation Inc | Folsom, CA | 1 | $90K | $90K | Preselected only | Grants to support staffing budgets of a specific program, a… |
| Nancy F Link Foundation | Rayne, LA | 1 | $85K | $85K | Yes | General purpose |
| Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 6 | $82K | $12K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Kern County 4-H Greater Tehachapi Area 2025 Livestock proje…; 2025 Modoc County 4-H Milano Family Scholarship Endowment f… |
| Alberini Family Fund | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $81K | $81K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Globetrotter Foundation | Paicines, CA | 1 | $79K | $79K | Preselected only | Operating support |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $76K | $76K | Yes | 80812 developing a land-justice framework and constructing… |
| Arthur N Rupe Foundation | West Chester, PA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Center for caregiver support grant |
| The Zahava & Moshael J Straus Family Fo | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Research |
| Arcus Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $73K | $73K | Yes | Support for conserving grauers gorillas and mountain gorill… |
| The Sidney E Frank Foundation C/O Pkf O'Connor Davies | Harrison, NY | 2 | $72K | $36K | Preselected only | To support uc davis medical center |
| The Giant Steps Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $72K | $72K | Preselected only | Diversionary feed, wild horse roundup witness, plant-based… |
| Www Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $70K | $70K | Preselected only | The seadoc society |
| Adam R Scripps Foundation | Fort Mitchell, KY | 1 | $70K | $70K | Preselected only | UC Davos Veterinary Medical School |
| Ladybug Foundation Inc | Louisville, CO | 2 | $70K | $35K | Preselected only | Project/Program Support - Women-in-Fire Training Exchange; General Operating Support |
| Kelly Foundation | Sacramento, CA | 4 | $70K | $15K | Yes | Furnishing homes for under-resourced youth ages 18-24 in yo…; Discover the flyway school field trip pgm connects children…; Safe stays & wraparound services |
| The McConnell Foundation | Redding, CA | 1 | $68K | $68K | Yes | 2019 ($19,136), 2020 ($10,034), 2021($20,261), 2023 ($10,73… |
| Research Corporation Dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement | Tucson, AZ | 1 | $66K | $66K | Yes | Water-Free Silicate Activation for Valuable Metal Extraction |
| Finch Family Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 3 | $60K | $20K | Preselected only | Ca&es experiential learning fund; Forever 4h endowment ventura county; The center for equine health |
| Chaiken Family Foundation II Aka Roll and Chaiken Foundation | Reno, NV | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Loomis Charitable Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $55K | $55K | Preselected only | General charitable purpose |
| Dubach Foundation | Reno, NV | 1 | $52K | $52K | Preselected only | Athletic athletic program fundingprogram fundingprogram fun… |
| Steiner Family Foundation | Boise, ID | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General |
| The Marisla Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General support |
| Gaia Fund | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Ecological Farming: Growing Pathways to Organic |
| The Foley Family Charitable Foundation | Whitefish, MT | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Sustainability research |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Mastick Foundation | Nine Mile Falls, WA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General charitable purpose at yolo hospice adult care cente… |
| Clarence E Heller Charitable Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Ecological farming program |
| The Gamble Foundation C/O Lj Trust Company LLC | Reno, NV | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General purpose |
| Oak Tree Charitable Foundation | Arcadia, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | To support equine veterinary research |
| Carter Family Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | To support integrative medicine services |
| The Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Adhd & depression fellowship |
| The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Found | Louisville, KY | 2 | $45K | $23K | Preselected only | Restricted support |
| Robert H and Ann W Baker Family Foundation | Daly City, CA | 1 | $45K | $45K | Preselected only | Dr.robert h. baker scholarship fund |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Davis, California?
Resnick Foundation, Gates Foundation, The Weill Family Foundation, Winiarski Family Foundation, Wayne Thiebaud Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Davis organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Davis. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.