Foundations that fund organizations in Sausalito, California
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Sausalito nonprofits
280 private foundations gave $15M to Sausalito organizations in their latest filings; 27 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
328 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Sausalito around $25K. 49 of these funders are based in California; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 280
- Accept applications
- 27
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Sausalito
- $15M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 328
- Typical median grant
- $25K
- Based in CA
- 49%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Sausalito organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $5.6M | $5.6M | Yes | Maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health |
| The Meadowview Foundation C/O Kim Bessolo | San Rafael, CA | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Preselected only | General support |
| Marin Idea Fund | Sausalito, CA | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Preselected only | General support |
| Laural Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $425K | $213K | Preselected only | In support of efforts to recruit and retain talent, increas…; Support for the acquisition of a home in el portal to accom… |
| The Volgenau Foundation | McLean, VA | 1 | $350K | $350K | Preselected only | Naturebridge access, growth and leadership |
| Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $335K | $335K | Preselected only | All contributions made for the intent established by the va… |
| M-K Link Foundation C/O Vicki Abeles | Sausalito, CA | 1 | $305K | $305K | Preselected only | To support various charitable causes |
| Jack Deloss Taylor Charitable Trust | Madison, WI | 1 | $260K | $260K | Yes | Assistance to the needy |
| Winslow Family Foundation | Kamuela, HI | 2 | $220K | $110K | Yes | General operating |
| The Schmaier Family Foundation | Burlingame, CA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General support |
| I Love Venezuela Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | 1 | $177K | $177K | Preselected only | Program - Donation Health |
| Seaworld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund | Orlando, FL | 1 | $160K | $160K | Yes | General |
| Mimi and Peter Haas Fund | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $146K | $73K | Yes | Connections program; General operating support 2024 |
| Quest Foundation | Danville, CA | 2 | $140K | $70K | Preselected only | General operating support; To connect young people to the wonder and science of the na… |
| The Lindskog Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $135K | $135K | Yes | Operating support for literacy & math intervention program |
| Webb Family Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $125K | $125K | Yes | Project support |
| Seadream Family Foundation Inc | Titusville, NJ | 1 | $110K | $110K | Preselected only | Tikki hywood trust for their zimbabwe pangolin conservation |
| Lennox Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 6 | $108K | $1,500 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; SCBC Youth Sailing Program; Willow Creek Daylighting Project Monitoring, Outreach and S… |
| Otter Cove Foundation | Carmel, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation, research and educa… |
| Hunter Family Foundation C/O Financial Investment Corp | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Greenbaum Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General fund |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Building energy access in africa |
| The Woodbury Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 2 | $100K | $50K | Preselected only | Artists residence program; Operations |
| The Springcreek Foundation C/O Third Plateau Social Impact Strategi | Berkeley, CA | 4 | $90K | $23K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $80K | $80K | Yes | For general support |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 2 | $76K | $38K | Yes | For general operating support; Matching gift of staff and board members |
| George H Sandy Foundation Co US Bankna | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | To provide academic support for vulnerable Marin City stude… |
| Koret Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $75K | $38K | Yes | School and community education programs |
| Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $65K | $33K | Preselected only | To carry out specific charitable, educational, and cultural… |
| Crescent Porter Hale Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $65K | $33K | Yes | Education; Middle school youth |
| Robert and Dana Emery Family Foundation Rockefeller Trust Company | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $60K | $30K | Yes | Unrestricted grant related to youth academics and enrichment; Unrestricted grant related to support preparing students fo… |
| The Bernard Osher Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $58K | $15K | Yes | Arts and humanities; Lifelong learning institutes |
| The Baker Street Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $55K | $55K | Preselected only | Operating expenses |
| Forest Creatures Foundation Ltd | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $53K | $26K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Annenberg Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Emergency response to the domoic acid crisis |
| The Clifford Family Foundation Charitable Trust C/O Daniel Carbonneau | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Head & Heart Foundation Tr 12319 | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Creser Capital's General Operations |
| The Jobson Family Foundation | Wellesey, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Scholarship program |
| Spaulding Charitable Foundation Tua | St Louis, MO | 1 | $48K | $48K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Henderson Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $45K | $23K | Preselected only | General support |
| Tahoe Maritime Foundation | San Jose, CA | 2 | $43K | $22K | Preselected only | Partial funding for purchase of new carb mandated engine fo…; Partial support for restoration of clover |
| Thelma Doelger Charitable Trust | Daly City, CA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Yes | Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to exp… |
| McBurney Foundation | Ross, CA | 3 | $40K | $10K | Preselected only | Scholarships,seminars, maintenance; Arts education; Educational programs |
| Ehret Family Foundation Inc | Carmel, IN | 1 | $38K | $38K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Rmlow Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $38K | $38K | Preselected only | Religion |
| The Km Shimano Family Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | To further the organization's efforts to protect the ocean… |
| Blue Sky Foundation Inc | New Albany, IN | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General funds |
| Norman Raab Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Education |
| The Argus Fund | Fort Washington, PA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General charitable purpose |
| The Kustel Fund C/O Alfred Dunner | New York, NY | 4 | $30K | $5,000 | Preselected only | For the use of the donee organization |
| Bella Vista Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | To support early literacy intervention in marin city |
| Richard B Fullerton Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To further charitable purposes in the community. |
| Niebla Foundation Inc | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | For general operating support |
| Lisa Stone Pritzker Family Fund C/O Frank Rimerman Co Llp | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To promote research into preventitive medicine to prevent o… |
| The George F Jewett Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Hawaiian monk seal conservation program |
| Islands Fund C/O John Munn | Boise, ID | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Field science education program at opi |
| Thelma Doelger Trust for Animals | Alameda, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General support |
| The Karakin Foundation | Abilene, TX | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Ke kai ola research |
| Ladybug Foundation Inc | Louisville, CO | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Project/Program Support - Ocean Cleanup Program |
| Patagoniaorg | Ventura, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To support environmental projects. |
| The Joseph and Vera Long Foundation | Walnut Creek, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Increasing access to outdoor environmental education |
| Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General donation |
| Perkins Hunter Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General Use |
| The Christine Zecca Foundation Co Christine Zecca | Kihei, HI | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Joseph Drown Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Environmental science education for socal youth |
| The Bernard J & Mary T Johnson Family Foundation | Tiburon, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation, scientific researc… |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $23K | $11K | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support) |
| Fred Craves Family Foundation | San Rafael, CA | 1 | $23K | $23K | Preselected only | No specific purpose |
| Sabor Russell Foundation | San Gabriel, CA | 1 | $23K | $23K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Tr Edna Wardlaw Charitable Tr Ua Magnolia Trust Company Trustee | Chattanooga, TN | 1 | $21K | $21K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Amara Foundation | Rindge, NH | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Genetic rescue of endangered species |
| Miranda Lux Foundation | San Rafael, CA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | to support the Boatworks 101 program |
| Price Family Foundation Dba Tom and Gwen Price Family Foundation | Larkspur, CA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | To support the mission of the nepal youth foundation, which… |
| Trust for Mutual Understanding | New York, NY | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | General support |
| The Marisla Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | General support |
| Dr Scholl Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Marine science and ocean stewardship program |
| The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation C/O Kramer Blum and Associates Inc | San Rafael, CA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | To provide free field trips for san francisco students to s… |
| Kingsley H Murphy Family Foundation | Wayzata, MN | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General funding |
| Jec Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Larson Charitable Foundation | Honolulu, HI | 1 | $16K | $16K | Preselected only | General support |
| Belina Lee Lazzar Trust | Fort Mill, SC | 1 | $16K | $16K | Preselected only | General financial support |
| Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | For general support. |
| The William H Donner Foundation Inc | Tarrytown, NY | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General support |
| Rose Blumkin Foundation Inc | Omaha, NE | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Frost Foundation | Lahaina, HI | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Preselected only | In support of earth healing practices and planetary healing… |
| Jerry Cohen Foundation C/O Daniel Baldini | Gold River, CA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Engineering class |
| The Michael Foundation Inc | Phoenixville, PA | 1 | $14K | $14K | Yes | Grant for scholarships |
| Chrysopolae Foundation | Bellevue, ID | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Newton & Rochelle Becker Charitable Trus | Larkspur, CA | 2 | $11K | $5,500 | Preselected only | General support |
| 5 Ryan Foundation | Tiburon, CA | 3 | $11K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Willliam H & Mattie Wattis Harris Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | 2 | $11K | $5,250 | Yes | Charitable |
| The Eric and Lulu Roberts Family Foundation | San Mateo, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operations (63 shs procter & gamble co.) |
| Syzygy Foundation C/O Edward T Hanley Jr | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Community support |
| Donato Family Foundation | Burlingame, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General donation |
| The Living Light Foundation | Mill Valley, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | To provide women information and tools to reach specific he… |
| Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Carolyn and Peter Friedman Foundation | Tiburon, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Support programs |
| The Sexton Family Foundation C/O O Griffith Sexton | Vero Beach, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution - discover and underwrite the most… |
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 Sausalito, California?
Gates Foundation, The Meadowview Foundation C/O Kim Bessolo, Marin Idea Fund, Laural Foundation, The Volgenau Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Sausalito 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 Sausalito. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.