Foundations that fund organizations in Richmond, California
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Richmond nonprofits
395 private foundations gave $48M to Richmond organizations in their latest filings; 43 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
1,229 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Richmond around $100K. 45 of these funders are based in California; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 395
- Accept applications
- 43
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Richmond
- $48M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 1,229
- Typical median grant
- $100K
- Based in CA
- 45%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Richmond organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John H and Regina K Scully Foundation | San Rafael, CA | 3 | $11M | $3.5M | Preselected only | General Support; Construction |
| Flock Inc | Boston, MA | 3 | $1.9M | $570K | Preselected only | General operations; Program/project support |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 12 | $1.8M | $123K | Yes | For general operating support; For the marsha p. johnson institute; For the media, arts, + culture program |
| Crankstart Foundation | San Jose, CA | 6 | $1.6M | $313K | Preselected only | To enable sf and oakland students access to a self-paced, a…; General support; Event sponsorship |
| The California Endowment | Los Angeles, CA | 16 | $1.4M | $75K | Preselected only | General operating support; Supporting black developers in building health and wealth i…; Advancing health equity through arts and culture |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 7 | $1.4M | $212K | Yes | 80662 general operating support for pogo park, 2023-2024; 81693 general operating support for pogo park, 2024-2025; 80376 countering harmful and hostile narratives and advanci… |
| Westridge Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $1.1M | $575K | Preselected only | Research support led by Michael Wilson fund; Research support for for Clinical Trials program for Innova… |
| Ken Birdwell Foundation (dba Magic Cabinet) C/O Clark Nuber Ps | Bellevue, WA | 19 | $1.1M | $53K | Preselected only | Capacity building support; Event sponsorship; Organization sponsorship |
| Chamberlin Education Foundation C/O Stephen W & Susan C Chamberlin | Richmond, CA | 577 | $1.1M | $300 | Preselected only | Teacher gratitude grant; Program support |
| Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation | Walnut Creek, CA | 19 | $975K | $45K | Yes | General Support; Love Without Limits Program; Contra Costa Family Justice Center |
| The James Irvine Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $753K | $68K | Preselected only | To support Better Careers in California; Support for Serving Melanin Collective; To support Priority Communities in California |
| Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $751K | $250K | Preselected only | Employee Matching; Education; Housing & Homelessness |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $750K | $750K | Yes | To support a sponsored project with a disability justice fr… |
| The Zellerbach Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 12 | $535K | $50K | Yes | General operating support; To support grantee's project reimagine richmond; Yalda gathering |
| Stupski Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $525K | $263K | Preselected only | To support the BAY-Peace project and support the Food & Agr…; To provide general operating support. |
| S H Cowell Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 6 | $505K | $95K | Yes | To support school-based arts education in south richmond sc…; For general operations to sustain core programming.; To provide students, families, and teachers with emotional… |
| Houston Endowment Inc | Houston, TX | 1 | $500K | $500K | Yes | In Support of the Charitable Activities of Social Good Fund… |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | 2 | $500K | $250K | Preselected only | Inward discovery - grows outdoors: indigo; Peopleshub |
| Payette River Foundation | Lafayette, CA | 2 | $500K | $250K | Yes | Career Pathways Pilot Program |
| Arc of Justice | Miami, FL | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $495K | $195K | Yes | Fostering youth development and leadership; Working towards a resilient and equitable food system |
| Eugene & Agnes E Meyer Foundation | Washington, DC | 8 | $490K | $53K | Yes | To support rest and wellness for fair budget coalition; To support diverse city fund's political education on syste…; To support general operations for the platform of hope |
| The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 5 | $458K | $100K | Yes | General support; Friends of san quentin news; United frontline table |
| Crescent Porter Hale Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $450K | $110K | Yes | Middle school youth |
| California Physicians' Service Fdn Dba Blue Shield of California Fdn | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $415K | $208K | Yes | Building evidence for restorative practices to prevent dome…; Parenting for liberation |
| Citi Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | Community progress makers |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 5 | $380K | $50K | Preselected only | For reimagine richmond; For catalyze sv; For the transformative in-prison workgroup |
| The Hollyhock Foundation Inc C/O Robert a Karr | New York, NY | 1 | $338K | $338K | Preselected only | Instructional aides for nystrom elementary |
| Stern Foundation | Mechanicsville, VA | 1 | $338K | $338K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Resslergertz Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | 1 | $333K | $333K | Preselected only | Contribution |
| Hidden Leaf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 5 | $303K | $75K | Yes | General support grant |
| Arrow Impact | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | 3 | $275K | $100K | Yes | General operating; General operating;program |
| England Family Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $266K | $266K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $252K | $125K | Preselected only | In support of underserved small business expansion; In support of neighborhood revitalization; Matching contribution (general operating support) |
| The Ramesh and Kalpana Bhatia Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Funds to be used for South Asian SOAR |
| Sunlight Giving | Palo Alto, CA | 4 | $248K | $63K | Preselected only | General support; General support, $75,000 per year for three years; General support, $50,000 per year for three years |
| The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 3 | $243K | $83K | Yes | Connection, belonging and visibility for asian american jews; Nurture latin-jewish community, leadership and resiliency; Thriving jewish identities and communities |
| The Charles a Dana Foundation Incorporated | New York, NY | 1 | $235K | $235K | Yes | Neuroscience & society |
| The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc | Bethesda, MD | 7 | $230K | $10K | Yes | Abt framework; Youth leadership pathway; Equity in the center assessment and coaching |
| Wk Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 2 | $225K | $113K | Yes | Promise of an Equitable Future |
| Kenneth Rainin Foundation | Oakland, CA | 6 | $224K | $19K | Preselected only | General operating support; Increasing early literacy outcomes through strengthened hom…; Between two rising seas |
| The Sobrato Family Foundation | Mountain View, CA | 2 | $205K | $103K | Yes | To provide general operating support; To support college access & affordability: building nccpc c… |
| Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth Fund | Broomfield, CO | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | Impact and innovation |
| Ron Beller and Jennifer Moses Family Foundation Inc | Aspen, CO | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Quest Foundation | Danville, CA | 5 | $200K | $40K | Preselected only | General operating support; Richmond promise near peer ambassador program; Mindfulness and yoga in bay area schools |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $175K | $175K | Yes | To provide comprehensive reentry services to justice-involv… |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $175K | $88K | Preselected only | Advancing women's rights; Advancing lgbtqi rights |
| The Leonettio'connell Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $175K | $175K | Preselected only | Education |
| Walter and Elise Haas Fund | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $172K | $36K | Yes | 18 months of project support for east bay center for the pe…; Three years of project support to mobilize the american jew…; One year of general operating support |
| Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $165K | $83K | Yes | A team tech |
| Forest Creatures Foundation Ltd | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $165K | $70K | Preselected only | General support; Blue frontier campaign |
| The Grove Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $165K | $165K | Preselected only | Immigrant defense advocates, united stateless |
| The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation Dba Jim Joseph Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $160K | $25K | Preselected only | Jewtina y co.; R&r: the rest of our lives; Dayenu |
| Firedoll Foundation | Walnut Creek, CA | 4 | $153K | $23K | Yes | Sustainable Youth Intership Program; General Support; General Operating Support |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | To support the organization's project, hbcuvc |
| Foundation to Promote Open Society | New York, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | To support local policy lab, a project of the grantee, in t… |
| Diane & Norman Bernstein Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Blackrock Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $148K | $148K | Preselected only | Create an investable action plan outlining data coordinatio… |
| Justice Justice Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 7 | $142K | $25K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; East Contra Costa Community Alliance (ECCCA); Multi-faith ACTION Coalition |
| Nasdaq Educational Foundation Inc | Rockville, MD | 2 | $137K | $69K | Preselected only | Future entrepreneur program; Hbcuvc capital access communities |
| The Joseph and Vera Long Foundation | Walnut Creek, CA | 5 | $135K | $30K | Preselected only | Coco doulas training and doula care program; Youth arts programs; Bay area creative's sparc creativity |
| Dorot Foundation | Providence, RI | 1 | $130K | $130K | Preselected only | Dayenu-general operating |
| The Strandberg Family Foundation C/O Jeffrey C Kirwood | Avon, CO | 2 | $130K | $65K | Yes | We provide one-on-one support to help students earn their b…; Mindful life project works diligently to support the mental… |
| The Satterberg Foundation Inc | Seattle, WA | 1 | $125K | $125K | Yes | General operating support |
| The Moody Foundation | Galveston, TX | 1 | $125K | $125K | Yes | Assistance with the Roadmap to an Austin Promise project in… |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $125K | $50K | Yes | General support |
| The Morris Stulsaft Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $120K | $30K | Yes | For general support (3-year grant); For mindfulness-based social-emotional development; For the on-campus restoration program (3-year grant) |
| Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for Jewish Life | Boston, MA | 1 | $109K | $109K | Yes | Charitable donation |
| Chime Scholars Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $106K | $53K | Preselected only | Chime Scholarship Fund; Expenditure Responsibility |
| Odell Rs & Hp Fund Tua-Main | St Louis, MO | 2 | $105K | $53K | Yes | General operating; Scholarship |
| Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $103K | $103K | Preselected only | To solidify the rivet school bridge program in oakland. for… |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $102K | $51K | Preselected only | Employee or trustee recommended gift for general operationa…; In support of increased media visibility of issues affectin… |
| Roy and Patricia Disney Family Foundation | Burbank, CA | 2 | $101K | $51K | Preselected only | Wellness Grant - HBCUvc; Project Operating Support : HBCUvc |
| Making Waves Foundation Inc Aka Making Waves Education Foundation | Richmond, CA | 1 | $101K | $101K | Preselected only | Provide funding for the school. |
| The Marisla Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General support |
| The Rodel Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Community concern |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 2 | $100K | $50K | Yes | Environment and Science |
| Living Closer Foundation | Greenwood Village, CO | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To provide access to no-code ar tools and platforms, to fos… |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To support low-income communities and advocates to influenc… |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 2 | $100K | $50K | Yes | General operating support |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Support to Advance Peace for the Peace Maker Fellowship gun… |
| Kirannada Foundation Fka Setiady Family Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To empower young people through intensive training in music… |
| Robert and Dana Emery Family Foundation Rockefeller Trust Company | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $100K | $25K | Yes | Unrestricted grant related to youth academics and enrichment; Unrestricted grant related to promote college preparatory s…; Unrestricted grant to support tradisionally underserved stu… |
| Bernard E & Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 6 | $99K | $17K | Preselected only | General support; Demonstration kitchen program |
| Hedco Foundation | Danville, CA | 1 | $96K | $96K | Preselected only | To meet the physical needs of the poor and needy and to sha… |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $90K | $45K | Preselected only | General support |
| Charles H Revson Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $90K | $90K | Yes | To support the Youth Civic Hub |
| Clif Family Foundation | St Helena, CA | 3 | $87K | $20K | Yes | Enhance Community Health; Revitalize the Environment |
| The Booth-Bricker Fund | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $80K | $80K | Yes | Support the rivet school's new orleans educator pathway pil… |
| Lorber Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Aceso Foundation Inc | Bloomington, IN | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Morton K and Jane Blaustein Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | general support |
| The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | support for Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action |
| Westly Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $75K | $25K | Yes | Expansion in the Central Valley; Westly Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund; Doctors Academy: Teacher & Student Stipends |
| Westwind Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | To fund operating needs |
| Fund for Nonviolence | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Program Support |
| Charles Koch Foundation | Arlington, VA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | General operating support |
| The Comis Foundation 2423-00-48 | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | General operating 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 Richmond, California?
John H and Regina K Scully Foundation, Flock Inc, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, Crankstart Foundation, The California Endowment and 95 others reported grants to Richmond 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 Richmond. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.