OVERVIEW: The William and Barbara Martin Foundation will likely support health organizations and Catholic charities in the Los Angeles Area. IP TAKE: As IP's reporter Michael Kavate shows, this funder has a major head start with its recent influx … [Read more...] about William and Barbara Martin Foundation
California Los Angeles Grants
Dr. Seuss Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Dr. Seuss Foundation supports early literacy, education, arts and humanities, health and wellbeing, animal conservation, and the environment in San Diego, California and beyond. IP TAKE: The Dr. Seuss Foundation is an important … [Read more...] about Dr. Seuss Foundation
Jewish Community Foundation San Diego
OVERVIEW: The Jewish Community Foundation San Diego supports San Diego nonprofits focused on Jewish Causes, arts and culture, education, health, community development, and veterans. IP TAKE: The Jewish Community Foundation San Diego “is the oldest … [Read more...] about Jewish Community Foundation San Diego
A.C. Israel Foundation
OVERVIEW: The A.C. Israel Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, health, and human services. It also earmarks funds for Jewish and religious causes, the arts, and other select causes. IP TAKE: The A.C. Israel Foundation … [Read more...] about A.C. Israel Foundation
Snap Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Snap Foundation supports arts, education and youth in Los Angeles, California. IP TAKE: A newer foundation on the Los Angeles grantmaking scene, the Snap Foundation has only a handful of years worth only of available information it's … [Read more...] about Snap Foundation
Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation supports health and medical research, with a growing emphasis on infectious disease, vaccine development and healthcare capacity in Africa. Its grantmaking also includes education, journalism and … [Read more...] about Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation
John and Mary Tu Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Tu Foundation, also known as the John and Mary Tu Foundation, is a Southern California family foundation whose recent grantmaking centers on education and research, arts and culture, public media and local journalism, and health-related … [Read more...] about John and Mary Tu Foundation
Ahmanson Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Ahmanson Foundation is a large private foundation that primarily supports established nonprofit institutions in Los Angeles County. Its grantmaking centers on capital projects and other defined institutional needs across four areas: … [Read more...] about Ahmanson Foundation
Weingart Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Weingart Foundation supports nonprofits, coalitions and collaboratives working to advance racial, social and economic justice in Southern California. Its grantmaking centers organizations that build community power, organize for … [Read more...] about Weingart Foundation
California Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The California Community Foundation is a major Los Angeles funder whose discretionary grantmaking prioritizes education, health, housing and homelessness, and immigration. Additional work supports arts and culture, civic engagement, racial … [Read more...] about California Community Foundation
Dorrance Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Dorrance Family Foundation supports place-based education, natural-resource conservation and community initiatives in Central and Southern California and on the Island of Hawaiʻi. Its Marine Conservation Initiative prioritizes coral and … [Read more...] about Dorrance Family Foundation
The California Endowment
OVERVIEW: The California Endowment supports health and racial equity throughout California. Its expansive view of health encompasses healthcare access, community development, affordable housing, environmental justice, criminal justice reform, … [Read more...] about The California Endowment
Warren and Elaine Breslow Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Warren and Elaine Breslow Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to Jewish causes and human services organizations. It also supports health, arts and a few global organizations. IP TAKE: The foundation keeps a low … [Read more...] about Warren and Elaine Breslow Family Foundation
Adams-Mastrovich Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Adams-Mastrovich Family Foundation supports education, religion, health, human services and the arts in Los Angeles, California. IP TAKE: This has historically been a big funder of youth music programs in the Los Angeles area, … [Read more...] about Adams-Mastrovich Family Foundation
Crail-Johnson Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Crail-Johnson Foundation limits most of its philanthropy to underserved areas of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. Its areas of interest are education, human services, and health. IP TAKE: Crail-Johnson is a good funder to know if … [Read more...] about Crail-Johnson Foundation
Hutton Parker Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Hutton Parker Foundation supports human services, education, arts and culture and community development in Santa Barbara County, California. IP TAKE: The Hutton Parker Foundation’s grantmaking reaches every corner of Santa … [Read more...] about Hutton Parker Foundation
Price Philanthropies
OVERVIEW: Price Philanthropies focuses mainly on the City Heights area of San Diego, where it supports early childhood and K-12 education, mental health, immigrants, housing and community development. IP TAKE: This funder is indispensable if … [Read more...] about Price Philanthropies
Santa Barbara Foundation
OVERVIEW: This community funder supports nonprofits in Santa Barbara County, California across a broad range of community needs. IP TAKE: The Santa Barbara Foundation supports organizations of all sizes across many areas of community … [Read more...] about Santa Barbara Foundation
John and Maria Laffin Trust
OVERVIEW: The John and Maria Laffin Trust supports education, medical research, animal welfare and human services. Some of its grantmaking focuses on Los Angeles County. IP TAKE: The John and Maria Laffin Foundation limits some of its grantmaking … [Read more...] about John and Maria Laffin Trust
Awesome Foundation Los Angeles Chapter
OVERVIEW: The Awesome Foundation’s Los Angeles chapter supports innovative startups across a broad range of community interests. Many grantees work with children and youth. IP TAKE: Children living below the poverty level are a consistent priority … [Read more...] about Awesome Foundation Los Angeles Chapter
Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara
OVERVIEW: The Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara responds to community needs and supports organizations working in health, human services, education, women’s causes and more. IP TAKE: The Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara adjusts is grantmaking each year … [Read more...] about Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara
Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Norris Foundation supports Southern California nonprofits in the areas of health, education, youth, arts and culture. It works throughout Southern California, but names San Diego as an area of interest. IP TAKE: The Kenneth … [Read more...] about Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation focuses its grantmaking on Los Angeles County, where it practices responsive grantmaking in human services, civic and cultural engagement, education and health. IP TAKE: Grantees give the Ralph M. Parsons … [Read more...] about Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
“I Have A Dream” Foundation – Los Angeles
OVERVIEW: The “I Have A Dream” Foundation – Los Angeles supports education in Los Angeles, California. IP TAKE: Although this is not a traditional nonprofit grantmaker, it is an accessible one to know for at-risk youth in underserved Los Angeles … [Read more...] about “I Have A Dream” Foundation – Los Angeles
Escondido Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Escondido Community Foundation names a new grantmaking focus each year. Past grants have supported education, work and opportunity, housing, mental health, environmental concerns and more. IP TAKE: Members of the Escondido Community … [Read more...] about Escondido Community Foundation
SoCalGas
OVERVIEW: This corporate funder supports education, workforce development, the environment, active military, veterans, emergency preparedness, safety, economic and business development efforts in Southern California. IP TAKE: SoCalGas’s … [Read more...] about SoCalGas
Ventura County Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Ventura County Community Foundation invests in a broad range of community concerns, including relief for residents affected by wildfires and flooding. IP TAKE: The Ventura County Community Foundation has been an important source of … [Read more...] about Ventura County Community Foundation
Carlsbad Charitable Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Carlsbad Charitable Foundation supports education and youth, health, mental health, the environment, animals and arts and culture in Carlsbad, California. IP TAKE: The Carlsbad Charitable Foundation tends to support organizations … [Read more...] about Carlsbad Charitable Foundation
UniHealth Foundation
OVERVIEW: The UniHealth Foundation supports public health and the related areas of mental health and housing in Southern California. It also supports education and career development for the health care workforce. IP TAKE: According to a recent … [Read more...] about UniHealth Foundation
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Foundation supports education, human services, health, homelessness and youth in Los Angeles and other places where company employees work. IP TAKE: Matching grants for employee donations are a large … [Read more...] about Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Foundation
