Foundations that fund organizations in Ojai, California
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Ojai nonprofits
225 private foundations gave $11M to Ojai organizations in their latest filings; 20 of the 99 that say either way accept applications.
313 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Ojai around $25K. 52 of these funders are based in California; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 225
- Accept applications
- 20
- of 99 that state a policy
- Dollars to Ojai
- $11M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 313
- Typical median grant
- $25K
- Based in CA
- 52%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Ojai organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Yes | Payment for educational purposes |
| Msb Cockayne Fund Inc | Nashville, TN | 1 | $600K | $600K | Preselected only | To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity |
| Otis & Bettina Chandler Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $505K | $100K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Balay Ko Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Otis Booth Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 7 | $460K | $50K | Preselected only | To support the children's education and alumni. |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $458K | $458K | Yes | Support for the Clare Boothe Luce STEM program |
| The Shanbrom Family Foundation C/O William J Shanbrom | Ojai, CA | 6 | $376K | $25K | Yes | Education and outreach; Cancer programs; Support of music performances |
| Lundgren Carolyn C Tuw | Eagan, MN | 1 | $335K | $335K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Monimos Foundation | Ojai, CA | 11 | $335K | $10K | Preselected only | To develop each individual student's intellectual and artis…; To offer teens and young adults the opportunity for hands-o…; To help grow its activities. food for thought brings a prog… |
| Laural Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $300K | $150K | Preselected only | To help fund the purchase of the house adjacent to the scho…; General operating support |
| Am Dachs Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $300K | $150K | Preselected only | To help fund the purchase of the house adjacent to the scho…; General operating support |
| The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $300K | $150K | Yes | 2024 santa barbara county farm day - community education &…; General operating support |
| Sage Foundation C/O Edmund W Littlefield Jr | Arlington, WA | 1 | $277K | $277K | Preselected only | Refer to statement 12 (footnote of this tax return |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | Families and Communities |
| Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Anderson Stewart Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Assist with college preparatory education |
| The Ojai Civic Association | Ojai, CA | 4 | $151K | $39K | Preselected only | Charitable activities |
| Islands Fund C/O John Munn | Boise, ID | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Financial aid fund |
| Andrews Family Foundation C/O Reese Henry & Company Inc | Aspen, CO | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Chilant and Mansfield Sprague Herbert | Detroit, MI | 1 | $141K | $141K | Preselected only | Support for daily |
| David Glickman Family Foundation | Aspen, CO | 1 | $116K | $116K | Preselected only | To provide assistant for academic programs |
| Kern Foundation Trust | Po Box Chicago, IL | 1 | $111K | $111K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Audre Slater Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $105K | $53K | Preselected only | Program support |
| The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Found | Louisville, KY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Restricted support - stock contribution (see attached infor… |
| The Xu-Chen Family Foundation C/O Mr Eric Xu | Centre Parkhyatt Residence | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Donation |
| Head & Heart Foundation Tr 12319 | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General support |
| Lynn Braitman Inspire Fund | Santa Paula, CA | 3 | $95K | $2,500 | Preselected only | No restrictions - to further the mission of the organization |
| John S Kiewit Memorial Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $94K | $47K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Lpo Legacy Foundation | Eagan, MN | 1 | $88K | $88K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Ahmanson Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 3 | $85K | $25K | Yes | Toward general support; Toward scholarships; Scholarship support, 2025-2026 |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Special purpose |
| The Woodcrest Foundation | Dallas, GA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Chrysopolae Foundation | Bellevue, ID | 2 | $67K | $34K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Wrg Foundation | Portland, OR | 3 | $61K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| George and Kathleen Anderson Charitable Trust | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $55K | $55K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Samantha and Darren Bechtel Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Thacher annual fund |
| The Molina Family Foundation | South Pasadena, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Operating support |
| Dunard Fund USA Ltd | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| G Andrew Bjurman Foundation C/O Caskey Mandell Karp & Block Llp | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Operating needs of, and scholarships for, the high school's… |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Project support to provide resilient power to health center… |
| So Hum Foundation | Portland, OR | 5 | $50K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Brittingham Family Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 4 | $43K | $6,250 | Yes | General operating support; Annual fund, poppy brittingham tobin; Annual fund, tommy brittingham |
| Jacoby Family Foundation | Encino, CA | 1 | $42K | $42K | Preselected only | Furtherance of donee's exempt purpose. |
| Max Goldenson Foundation for Modern Dog Adoption | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $41K | $41K | Preselected only | To assist in their charitable mission. |
| Michael J Connell Foundation Michael J Connell Charities Lte | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Grant |
| Ann C Gold Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $38K | $38K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Finch Family Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 5 | $36K | $2,500 | Preselected only | General operating support; Nordoff ffa |
| The Marisla Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $35K | $35K | Yes | General support |
| Isabelle Russek Leeds Foundation C/O Gildea & Ivanis Llp | New York, NY | 4 | $35K | $7,500 | Preselected only | Public service |
| The Elizabeth Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $31K | $16K | Preselected only | Educational |
| Oppenheimer Family Foundation C/O H Oppenheimer | Ojai, CA | 7 | $30K | $4,000 | Yes | General charitable |
| The Dean Witter Foundation C/O Kramer Blum and Associates | San Rafael, CA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | For the horse program |
| J Stanley & Mary W Johnson Family Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Herbert R Mayer and Jeanne C Mayer Foundation | Agoura Hills, CA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Unrestricted operating support |
| Marshall and Margherite McComb Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To support agricultural programs |
| Mbd & Jfd Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Unrestricted support for thacher school |
| Windhorse Foundation | Paia, HI | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General purposes of donee |
| Laurie C McGrath Foundation | San Diego, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Train rescue dogs |
| Avery Family Trust C/O Midfirst Bank | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Animal care |
| Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation | Sandy, UT | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General Financial Support |
| Patagoniaorg | Ventura, CA | 2 | $25K | $13K | Preselected only | To support environmental projects. |
| The Gwendolyn Sexton Foundation | Ventura, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General funding |
| Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc | Little Rock, AR | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Art & culture |
| Sanders Family Foundation C/O Nancy S Sanders | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Annual grant |
| Mukherjee Brothers' Foundation Inc | St Petersburg, FL | 1 | $24K | $24K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Guru Krupa Foundation Inc Attn Mukund Padmanabahan | Jericho, NY | 1 | $23K | $23K | Yes | Buddha smiles project providing nonformal tutoring to kids… |
| The Field Family Fund | Encino, CA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | General |
| Philip T Bee Charitable Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Highly trained canine disaster teams |
| The Rachael Ray Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose |
| Will J Reid Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 3 | $20K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Opeartions; Dyslexia support and teacher training; Snacks for afternoon program |
| Boundless Futures Foundation C/O Jessica Sullivan | Traverse City, MI | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Reimbursement of expenses related to inventory and accounti… |
| Names Family Foundation | Fircrest, WA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | General operating support |
| Trust in Diversity | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | ULI Golden Trout Wilderness School Expedition Project |
| Rough-J-Ranch Foundation C/O Frank Rimerman & Co Llp | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Education |
| Milo Bekins Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Educational support |
| Baccash Family Foundation Inc | Newport Coast, CA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Rescuing and recruiting dogs and partnering the with firefi… |
| Heimbinder Family Foundation Co William E Reichard | Westlake, OH | 6 | $17K | $2,250 | Preselected only | General purposes; Winter fundraiser dana ullrich; Microphones for theater |
| David B & Gretchen W Black Family Foundation | Englewood, CO | 3 | $16K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Los Angeles Philanthropic Committee for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Not stated | Support music; Theater |
| Richard H Lewis Family Foundation | Englewood, CO | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Education |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Yes | General operating |
| Brokaw Family Foundation C/O Andersen Tax LLC | New York, NY | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Preselected only | General support |
| Lls Foundation | Bellevue, WA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Donation |
| Richard C Seaver 1978 Trust | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Garrison Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $14K | $14K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Albert B Glickman Family Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | Other |
| The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| David Swope Fund 4-18-08 | Yorktown Heights, NY | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | General contribution |
| Affordable Living Choices Trust C/O Vanaman German Llp | Sherman Oaks, CA | 1 | $12K | $12K | Preselected only | Jewish awareness |
| The Looker Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $12K | $12K | Preselected only | For general operating fund |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 1 | $12K | $12K | Yes | For general operating support |
| Henry Family Foundation | Fountain Hills, AZ | 1 | $11K | $11K | Preselected only | General |
| Brolin Family Foundation Inc | Encino, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Research |
| Pacific Harmony Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating support. |
| Raymund Foundation Inc | St Petersburg, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | 85th anniversary capital campaign |
| The Relief Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General |
| Hlmh Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Funding to support the organization's educational summertim… |
| Eris & Larry Field Family Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Donation |
| The Corbett Family Charitable Foundation Inc | Tampa, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Support |
| Aed Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Annual 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 Ojai, California?
Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Foundation, Msb Cockayne Fund Inc, Otis & Bettina Chandler Foundation, Balay Ko Foundation, The Otis Booth Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Ojai 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 Ojai. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.