Foundations that fund organizations in Long Beach, California
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Long Beach nonprofits
686 private foundations gave $55M to Long Beach organizations in their latest filings; 33 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
1,569 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Long Beach around $100K. 71 of these funders are based in California; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 686
- Accept applications
- 33
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Long Beach
- $55M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 1,569
- Typical median grant
- $100K
- Based in CA
- 71%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Long Beach organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Josephine S Gumbiner Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 63 | $3.1M | $40K | Yes | General donation; Camp scholarships; Summer camp support |
| The Rudolph J & Daphne a Munzer Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 74 | $2.9M | $40K | Yes | Operating support; Honorarium grant; General operating support |
| Perenchio Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 5 | $2.5M | $600K | Preselected only | General |
| Weingart Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 17 | $1.7M | $10K | Yes | Unrestricted operating support; General support of service programs; Support for pali camp fund on behalf of kaidyn rich |
| Earl B & Loraine H Miller Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 97 | $1.6M | $5,000 | Yes | Core operations; 2024 long beach gives campaign; Youth educational programming |
| John Apostle & Helen Apostle Foundation C/O Whittier Trust | Newport Beach, CA | 15 | $1.6M | $100K | Preselected only | Social service; Operation school bell support request; Apostle enterprise lab |
| Ignite Cultural Solutions Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 7 | $1.6M | $12K | Preselected only | Societal; Educational |
| The Ahmanson Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 14 | $1.6M | $118K | Yes | Toward technology upgrades; Toward replacement of the hvac system; For equipment, technology, and website upgrades |
| Evalyn M Bauer Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Preselected only | General community support |
| Vande Steeg Foundation Inc | Meridian, ID | 4 | $1.3M | $9,250 | Preselected only | Reduce homelessness; Fight human traficking; Anti human trafficking fund |
| The Goldman Sachs Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Preselected only | Grant to implement the 10,000 small businesses initiative i… |
| The Gilbert Family Foundation | Detroit, MI | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Discretionary grants |
| The California Endowment | Los Angeles, CA | 11 | $983K | $80K | Preselected only | General operating support; Matching gift; Mimentor - increasing diversity in health professions throu… |
| Wm Keck Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $775K | $275K | Yes | To renovate a facility for the agencys first permanent home; For general support of charitable purposes.; To expand the agencys headquarters |
| Lumina Foundation for Education Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $750K | $750K | Yes | To automate admissions to the CSU system through California… |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $750K | $750K | Preselected only | Teacher residency scholarships |
| Cotsen Foundation for the Art of Teaching | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $691K | $691K | Preselected only | Mentor program |
| The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris Foundation | Torrance, CA | 9 | $675K | $65K | Preselected only | Unrestricted/general support; Ocean science education program; Scoutreach 2025-26 |
| The Sobrato Family Foundation | Mountain View, CA | 4 | $650K | $143K | Yes | To lead, align, and coordinate advocates, policymakers, edu…; To activate a coalition of partners in the central valley t…; To align advocates, policymakers, and educators around a co… |
| The Rumba Foundation of Long Beach | Lake Arrowhead, CA | 7 | $644K | $50K | Preselected only | General funding |
| Unihealth Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 3 | $585K | $150K | Yes | Establishing new health & housing services for people who a…; Healthlink project; Tcc family health capacity building for clinical expansion |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | In support of general operations |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $500K | $500K | Yes | To support an expansion of programs in ethnic studies -- in… |
| The Stemler Family Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | 3 | $492K | $164K | Yes | Donor advised fund |
| Robert Gumbiner Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 1 | $487K | $487K | Preselected only | Promotion of visual arts & culture |
| T Causemetics Foundation Dba Thrive Causemetics Foundation | Bellevue, WA | 1 | $484K | $484K | Preselected only | Serve the homeless by providing necessities alongside the t… |
| The Larry and Helen Hoag Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 8 | $478K | $60K | Preselected only | Community programs |
| Rosalie and Harold Brown Charitable Trust | Long Beach, CA | 3 | $455K | $75K | Preselected only | Operating support |
| Gates Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 16 | $455K | $25K | Yes | Project support; Scholarships/fellowships; Capital fund support |
| The Matthew and Roberta Jenkins Family Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 7 | $441K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Charitable; Educational |
| Warren Family Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $437K | $437K | Preselected only | General support |
| Colburn Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $425K | $63K | Yes | Support of the classical arts |
| Temple Family Charitable Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 20 | $422K | $11K | Preselected only | To support community education; Support of performing arts; To provide aid to the community |
| John Gogian Family Foundation | Torrance, CA | 4 | $413K | $100K | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 2 | $400K | $200K | Preselected only | For general support |
| The Joan M Wismer Foundation | Sarasota, FL | 2 | $400K | $200K | Yes | Youth & Safety Programs; Corpsmember Development and Training |
| The Ralph M Parsons Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 8 | $390K | $50K | Yes | For general support of college access programs; For general support of nonprofit capacity building services; For professional development activities |
| S Mark Taper Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $390K | $95K | Yes | General operating support.; Support of free digital book access. |
| Will J Reid Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 10 | $336K | $33K | Preselected only | General operations; Education and operations; Endowment & operations |
| Elizabeth Bixby Janeway Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $325K | $325K | Preselected only | Operations |
| Christen C and Ben H Garrett Family Foundation | San Marino, CA | 3 | $312K | $62K | Preselected only | General support |
| Snyder Family Foundation | Encino, CA | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | Provide funds to enhance easy public access to adequate med… |
| Henry L Guenther Foundation | Seal Beach, CA | 3 | $300K | $25K | Yes | fund direct program expenses and growth in the chapter.; purchase a new laser system necessary for minimally invasiv…; support the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs… |
| Stupski Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | To provide general operating support. |
| Rama and Shashi Marda Foundation | Upper Holland, PA | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | 501c3 |
| Matt & Judy Cullen Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 12 | $256K | $8,750 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The Annenberg Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 7 | $255K | $25K | Preselected only | General operating support; Support university radio station kjazz 88.1fm; Charitable mission and programs of girls who read inc |
| Goldhirsh Foundation | Boston, MA | 4 | $250K | $63K | Preselected only | La 2050 challenge grant |
| Kissick Family Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Contribution |
| Bess J Hodges Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 65 | $233K | $3,000 | Yes | General operating |
| J&c Ferguson Family Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $230K | $230K | Preselected only | General support |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 8 | $230K | $550 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support); In support of neighborhood revitalization |
| The Carol Moss Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 5 | $226K | $2,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Full-Time Grooming and Dream Come True Programs |
| The James Irvine Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 6 | $223K | $9,000 | Preselected only | To support Fair Work in California; For general operating support; For support of Kids 4 Freedom & Justice |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 2 | $215K | $108K | Yes | For general operating support; For leaderstrust pilot planning and organizational effectiv… |
| Raymond and Barbara Alpert Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $214K | $107K | Preselected only | General support; 1) description: 275.538 shares of skybridge mul-ad securiti… |
| Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 9 | $212K | $25K | Yes | Elementary school challenge 2023 - 2024; High school scholarship program 2024; Renovation of st. joseph parish hall/gym |
| Hubert Houssels Trust #33-119-9 | Long Beach, CA | 1 | $208K | $208K | Preselected only | General support |
| John and Emily Park Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $203K | $203K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Winifred Stevens Foundation | Tempe, AZ | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Rescue & resettlement fund |
| Theodore R and Vivian M Johnson Scholarship Foundation Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | Educational grant |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | General support |
| The Meredith and Rosemary Willson Charit (aka the Music Man Foundation) | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $175K | $175K | Yes | General operating support |
| John R Peterson Foundation | San Diego, CA | 1 | $173K | $173K | Preselected only | Animal Welfare Grant |
| Archstone Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | 5 | $155K | $525 | Yes | To continue support for the state's ongoing implementation…; To support lbcc senior studies and lifetime learning center; To support clinical and geriatric health for seniors |
| Schlinger Chrisman Foundation Northern Trust Company Trustee | Chicago, IL | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Support for the environment. |
| Windsong Trust | Manhattan Beach, CA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Educational program support |
| Pinetops Foundation | Bend, OR | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | To support church planting in southern california |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | General support |
| Moore Family Charitable Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | 1 | $147K | $147K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Michelson 20mm Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $145K | $73K | Preselected only | Education Access & Affordability |
| The Deutsch Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 2 | $145K | $73K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Souers Charitable Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $141K | $141K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Crail-Johnson Foundation | San Pedro, CA | 14 | $140K | $10K | Yes | General operating support allocated to the organization's d…; To support oasis youth services at the villages at cabrillo…; General operating support to provide free, high-quality, tr… |
| The Aidlin Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $140K | $140K | Yes | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable acti… |
| Adam R Scripps Foundation | Fort Mitchell, KY | 4 | $135K | $13K | Preselected only | General Operations |
| Herbert R Mayer and Jeanne C Mayer Foundation | Agoura Hills, CA | 2 | $135K | $68K | Preselected only | Helping families reconnect after the eaton fire; Executive directors leasdership institute & unrestricted op… |
| Cherese Mari Laulhere Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 2 | $134K | $67K | Preselected only | Support of fashion show fundraiser |
| The Marisla Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 2 | $125K | $63K | Yes | General support |
| Ric & Suzanne Kayne Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Kayne opportunity fund |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 1 | $125K | $125K | Yes | To support the long beach post's long-term sustainability b… |
| Snap Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Ralph and Hazel Osborn and Lois J Roork Charitable Trust | Seal Beach, CA | 2 | $125K | $63K | Preselected only | To support & save aquatic species.; To help serve the most vulnerable members of the community… |
| Johnny Carson Foundation | Encino, CA | 4 | $125K | $35K | Preselected only | Unrestricted support; Kkjz |
| Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $120K | $120K | Preselected only | To strengthen a statewide network of black-led and black-se… |
| Lga Family Foundation | Honolulu, HI | 3 | $120K | $40K | Preselected only | Unrestricted gift |
| Heritage Castle Museum | Redondo Beach, CA | 1 | $120K | $120K | Preselected only | Cash gift of $120,000 |
| Geo & a Atkinson Charitable Fnd Foundation C/O Farmers & Merchant Trust | Long Beach, CA | 3 | $115K | $30K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Air Products Foundation | Allentown, PA | 14 | $105K | $5,000 | Yes | Support toward 2025 art and science camp; Fore the kids golf tournament bogey sponsorship; Support toward exp programs at sato academy in long beach |
| Massen Greene Foundation C/O Tanya Vince Rothman | Laguna Hills, CA | 1 | $105K | $105K | Preselected only | Contribution in furtherance of recipient's exempt purpose. |
| Helping Us Help Ourselves Co Suzy Lawrence | Pasadena, CA | 2 | $105K | $53K | Preselected only | Education; Donation |
| Zee Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 2 | $102K | $51K | Preselected only | After school care and summer programs for youth; Housing and meals for the homeless |
| National Recreation Foundation Incorporated | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $101K | $101K | Preselected only | In support of youth outdoor recreation programs |
| Robert and Ruth Halperin Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To support education programs |
| The Eisner Foundation Inc | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General |
| The Elaion Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 2 | $100K | $50K | Yes | Just Societies; Families and Communities |
| Dorrance Family Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | To support Marine Species Report Card (MSRC) and White Abal… |
| Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Charitable-unrestricted |
| Robert and Lisa Margolis Family Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Financial support |
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 Long Beach, California?
The Josephine S Gumbiner Foundation, The Rudolph J & Daphne a Munzer Foundation, Perenchio Foundation, Weingart Foundation, Earl B & Loraine H Miller Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Long Beach 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 Long Beach. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.