Foundations that fund organizations in Sacramento, California
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Sacramento nonprofits
1,377 private foundations gave $232M to Sacramento organizations in their latest filings; 33 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
2,612 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Sacramento around $250K. 54 of these funders are based in California; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 1,377
- Accept applications
- 33
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Sacramento
- $232M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 2,612
- Typical median grant
- $250K
- Based in CA
- 54%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Sacramento organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $27M | $27M | Preselected only | To support clean energy |
| The California Endowment | Los Angeles, CA | 51 | $12M | $100K | Preselected only | General operating support; Matching gift; Advancing health and wellness through storytelling and comm… |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 21 | $10M | $300K | Yes | For general operating support; For the statewide arts initiative; For support of the california legislative staff education i… |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 4 | $10M | $2.4M | Preselected only | Program support |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 10 | $9.1M | $313K | Preselected only | In support of a wildland urban interface (wui) data commons…; To support analyses that delineates fire pathways in select…; Employee or trustee recommended gift for general operationa… |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 13 | $7.8M | $150K | Preselected only | To evaluate the potential for conservation finance to drive…; To support convenings held to explore methods to increase r…; To support general operations. |
| The James Irvine Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 20 | $7.3M | $44K | Preselected only | To support Better Careers in California; To support Just Prosperity in California; To support a learning event |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 15 | $7.0M | $330K | Yes | Families and Communities; Environment and Science |
| The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc | Bethesda, MD | 20 | $6.6M | $88K | Yes | California land-sea connection; General support; Tax and audit prep |
| Waverley Street Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $5.0M | $5.0M | Preselected only | Climate Corps expansion |
| The Jay Pritzker Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $5.0M | $5.0M | Preselected only | Financial support to students at participating community co… |
| Laural Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 8 | $4.2M | $500K | Preselected only | General operating support; Support a national campaign plan for water affordability; Support the resources stewardship program |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 9 | $3.7M | $250K | Yes | Public awareness and analysis; K-12 education; Postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis |
| Crankstart Foundation | San Jose, CA | 9 | $3.6M | $220K | Preselected only | For general support; For uc immigrant legal services center to serve bay area im…; For uc immigrant legal services center to transition bay ar… |
| College Futures Foundation | Oakland, CA | 26 | $3.6M | $61K | Preselected only | Program grant; Director donations; Sector support |
| The Klarman Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 5 | $3.4M | $175K | Yes | Support for a communications collaborative; Support for efforts to mitigate hate and violence; Support for cross-sector civic convenings and learning |
| California Physicians' Service Fdn Dba Blue Shield of California Fdn | San Francisco, CA | 14 | $3.0M | $200K | Yes | General operating support; Emerging leaders leadership development; Integrating community assessments across public health and… |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 11 | $2.8M | $200K | Yes | For general operating support; For california edge coalition, a project of community colle…; To conduct nonpartisan state policy analysis on homelessness |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 16 | $2.8M | $150K | Yes | Core operating support; For project support for move the valley to enhance integrat…; For project support for latino coalition for a healthy cali… |
| Avatar Alliance Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $2.4M | $2.4M | Yes | Providing supportive services to individuals impacted by po… |
| Centene Foundation | St Louis, MO | 2 | $2.3M | $1.1M | Preselected only | Support latino physician representation coalition vision; 2024 noea day award |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 5 | $2.1M | $500K | Preselected only | To support a statewide afterschool network to ensure the av…; To raise awareness of and participation in California's sta…; To enhance coordination and impact of organizations in the… |
| The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 7 | $2.0M | $250K | Preselected only | Pathways - investment to create pathways to family wage-ear…; Skills - investment to equip young people with skills, trai…; Civic and community - investment to support public private… |
| The Jack and Laura Dangermond Conservati on Foundation | Redlands, CA | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | General support |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $1.9M | $300K | Yes | General support; General support and core support for institutional strength…; Core support to educate low-wage workers on their voting ri… |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 14 | $1.8M | $636 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support); In support of neighborhood revitalization; In support of underserved small business expansion |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 11 | $1.6M | $100K | Preselected only | For general support; For sponsorship of the 2024 child health, education, and ca…; For ece coalition operations and communications |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 9 | $1.6M | $177K | Yes | Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels; Strengthening civic engagement; Ocean stewardship and research |
| Elisabeth C Deluca Foundation Inc | Pompano Beach, FL | 1 | $1.6M | $1.6M | Preselected only | Developing the allied health and nursing workforce in conne… |
| The Great Island Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Preselected only | To accelerate ecological restoration through conservation f… |
| Sierra Health Foundation | Sacramento, CA | 114 | $1.3M | $5,000 | Yes | Matching gift; Responsive grants program; General program |
| Kelly Foundation | Sacramento, CA | 47 | $1.3M | $15K | Yes | Community food connections; Caregiver support; So california wildfire assistance |
| Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation | Oakland, CA | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Yes | Development of the nursing care units project first of two… |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | 3 | $1.2M | $425K | Preselected only | Indigenous leadership initiative; Clear lake tribal support; General support |
| The James G Boswell Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 3 | $1.1M | $500K | Preselected only | 2025 unrestricted contribution - installment 1 of 2; 2025 unrestricted contribution - installment 2 of 2; 2025 unrestricted contribution |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 3 | $1.1M | $250K | Yes | To support research on the implications of artificial intel…; To produce regional live journalism festivals in philadelph…; Increase the amount of government accountability journalism… |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $1.1M | $250K | Preselected only | California budget power project; General support; For the charitable purposes of california college guidance… |
| Morton and Marcine Friedman Foundation | Sacramento, CA | 3 | $1.1M | $35K | Yes | General donation |
| The Marisla Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 2 | $1.1M | $525K | Yes | General support |
| Cares Foundation | Carmichael, CA | 8 | $1.0M | $130K | Yes | Hiv testing, care program; Hiv/sti prevention and provide prep information to sex work…; Non-medical case management for people of color living with… |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | The Point Reyes Project |
| The Soloviev Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Yes | General support |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $1.0M | $225K | Preselected only | General operating support; Support for debt-free college project |
| The Benificus Foundation | San Carlos, CA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 16 | $938K | $45K | Preselected only | Alchemist CDC: Small Business Growth and Neighborhood Revit…; Small Business Flexible Loan Fund; General Operating Support - Internship & Tribal |
| Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund | San Francisco, CA | 5 | $921K | $75K | Preselected only | For its 30th anniversary and policy insights conference. fo…; To study the potential for civic engagement investment in s…; 2024 fdn ca cmty colleges, arthur s. marmaduke award (clg);… |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 5 | $863K | $210K | Yes | 81932 supporting a deeper exploration into coercive consent…; Matching gifts; 82635 supporting the climate mayors urban heat peer learnin… |
| Rivian Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $850K | $850K | Preselected only | To support the rlf public lands and sustainable energy prog… |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $750K | $250K | Preselected only | In support of general operations; In support of the markup |
| The Searle Freedom Trust C/O Kinship LLC | Madison, WI | 2 | $700K | $350K | Preselected only | Journalism; Litigation |
| Wk Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 2 | $695K | $348K | Yes | Health and Health Equity; Jobs and Family Economic Security |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $655K | $328K | Preselected only | Support for advancing Inside Circle's healing approach with…; Support for Research and Debt Cancellation Outreach in Sout… |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $640K | $640K | Yes | To share learning from the co-management of bears ears nati… |
| Thomas P Raley Foundation | Granite Bay, CA | 3 | $620K | $100K | Preselected only | Further tax exempt purpose |
| Anderson Valley Foundation | Hastings, NE | 2 | $605K | $303K | Preselected only | Operating budget assistance; Redrover safe escape, safe housing, and don't forget the pe… |
| The Sobrato Family Foundation | Mountain View, CA | 8 | $602K | $88K | Yes | Employee matching gift; To integrate a focus on els and immigrant students within a…; To train professional staff in the california legislature o… |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $598K | $598K | Preselected only | To support the california accountability project's digital… |
| Weingart Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 6 | $583K | $113K | Yes | Support for pomona united for stable housing coalition; Support for ca budget & policy center's annual policy insig…; Unrestricted operating support |
| Thomas P Winn Foundation | Sacramento, CA | 1 | $534K | $534K | Preselected only | Public service |
| Munger Charitable Trust Number Five | Pasadena, CA | 2 | $521K | $260K | Preselected only | (1) description: 1,212 shares of alibaba securities (2) boo…; (1) description: 730 shares of berkshire hathaway class b s… |
| Luminate Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Supports global AI reporting consortium, sharing expertise… |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation C/O Pacific Foundation Services | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Alumbra Innovations Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | to support the Blue Forest Upper Colorado egon |
| Cnc Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 3 | $490K | $125K | Yes | Project support to increase college access and success for…; Project support grant to assist with equitable implementati…; Project support grant to create reforms to protect economic… |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $475K | $238K | Yes | General operating support |
| Harry C and Deborah L Elliott Family Foundation | Folsom, CA | 6 | $470K | $85K | Preselected only | To advance the mission of the organization |
| The Antone and Marie Raymus Foundation | Manteca, CA | 4 | $441K | $23K | Yes | Funding for a new HistorySocial Studies program; Funding for two Voulson Expert 22 3D4D Ultrasound; Cares for abusedabandoned farm animals for child |
| John S Kiewit Memorial Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $440K | $440K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Eagle Philanthropic Foundation | Sacramento, CA | 3 | $425K | $25K | Yes | To further exempt organization's mission |
| The Herb Alpert Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $424K | $424K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Lumina Foundation for Education Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 4 | $415K | $105K | Yes | To support the California Education Learning Lab to develop…; To support implementation of California's Master Plan for C…; The C3Converge is a convening bringing together community c… |
| Sacramento Progressive Communities | Sacramento, CA | 4 | $415K | $97K | Preselected only | To support their mission of supporting the health and welln… |
| Nash Charity Foundation Inc | Florham Park, NJ | 1 | $415K | $415K | Preselected only | To further jewish causes |
| Green South Foundation Inc | Carrollton, GA | 9 | $413K | $50K | Preselected only | Support for local journalism |
| Catena Foundation | Carbondale, CO | 1 | $411K | $411K | Preselected only | Conservation |
| Foundation for a Just Society | New York, NY | 3 | $410K | $135K | Preselected only | To provide general operating support; To provide accompaniment support for organizational develop…; To provide philanthropic advocacy support for indigenous wo… |
| The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation | The Woodlands, TX | 2 | $408K | $204K | Yes | To serve refugees, immigrants, and the most vulnerable amou…; To Advance a Resilient Water Future through the Water Table… |
| Frank McHugh-O'Donovan Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | Protecting the San Andreas Corridor |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $400K | $400K | Yes | For its project, earth insight |
| Sunlight Giving | Palo Alto, CA | 4 | $395K | $73K | Preselected only | General support; General support, $200,000 per year for three years; General support, $70,000 per year for three years |
| Chamberlin Education Foundation C/O Stephen W & Susan C Chamberlin | Richmond, CA | 4 | $375K | $84K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Gitlab Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $375K | $375K | Preselected only | Cal epic ev tech training program |
| Delta Dental Community Care Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 10 | $356K | $10K | Preselected only | Community giving- general; Community giving- dental |
| Kenneth Rainin Foundation | Oakland, CA | 3 | $354K | $30K | Preselected only | Field leadership/artist advocate program; General operating support |
| The Volgenau Foundation | McLean, VA | 2 | $350K | $175K | Preselected only | Thriving wetlands for birds: science to support improving a…; Jack and laura dangermond preserve - the nature of discovery |
| Treehouse Family Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $350K | $125K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $350K | $125K | Preselected only | Dr. rutledge/dr. villablanca; Dr. fawaz haj; Dr. stern/dr. warden |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | Redmond, WA | 1 | $337K | $337K | Preselected only | To raise public awareness about barriers to caregiving supp… |
| The Aileen Getty Foundation | Reno, NV | 2 | $325K | $163K | Preselected only | California climate action corps; Fight against sexism |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $325K | $163K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Rdm Positive Impact Foundation | The Woodlands, TX | 1 | $320K | $320K | Preselected only | Community promotion and outreach |
| The Lasher Foundation Inc | Pebble Beach, CA | 9 | $320K | $20K | Yes | General operations; Crisis nursery; Food for the needy |
| The George and Lena Valente Foundation | El Macero, CA | 17 | $315K | $10K | Preselected only | Program funding; Educational programs; Educational programseducational programs |
| Bloomfield Family Foundation | Manhattan Beach, CA | 2 | $310K | $155K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Mary Oakley Foundation Inc | Thousand Oaks, CA | 1 | $309K | $309K | Yes | Completion of pledge to establish the mary oakley foundatio… |
| Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | Education |
| Ric & Suzanne Kayne Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | Kayne opportunity fund |
| Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | To support the redrover safe housing pilot program. |
| The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson Foundation | Ross, CA | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | Accelerating Climate Action in California: Scaling carbon S… |
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 Sacramento, California?
The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc, The California Endowment, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Sacramento 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 Sacramento. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.