Foundations that fund historical organizations in California

191 foundations made gifts to historical organizations in California, reaching 305 nonprofits.

Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024.

191Foundations gave here
62Accept applications
$5,000Typical gift
305Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
JA Community FoundationOakland, CA · EIN 47-51479634 gifts · typical $11,500 · 20244 · $55,000$11,5002024Invite only
Oshay Family FoundationSan Leandro, CA · EIN 45-41062754 gifts · typical $550 · 20244 · $600$5502024Invite only
The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA · EIN 23-62570833 gifts · typical $15,000 · 20243 · $75,000$15,0002024Invite only
Hutton FoundationSanta Barbara, CA · EIN 33-07798943 gifts · typical $10,000 · 20243 · $30,000$10,0002024Accepts applications
Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO · EIN 43-12627623 gifts · typical $3,000 · 20243 · $9,000$3,0002024Accepts applications

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Gift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.

What the filings show

  • Foundations made 486 matched gifts to historical organizations in California in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 305 matched organizations received gifts to historical organizations in California in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to historical organizations in California was $5,000 in tax years 2023–2025.

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How many foundations fund historical organizations in California?

191 foundations made gifts to 305 organizations in California in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

62 of the 191 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.