Likely funders for food banks in California
In this batch of public IRS filings covering tax year 2024, 1690 foundations gave to food banks in California. The table shows the 25 with the most matched gifts. Together those listed gifts total $12,233,150.
2025 IRS electronic filings from the 15 batches listed in the official index; counts are from these files only. Small food banks & hunger relief organizations on the exempt-organization list in California: 207. This page is in the sitemap.
392Accept applications
1298Invite only. Build the relationship first.
$5,500Typical gift (middle of medians)
1690Foundations gave here
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO · 43-126276250 gifts · typical $3,500 · 202450 · $559,750$3,5002024Accepts applications
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NY · 23-704973829 gifts · typical $550 · 202429 · $43,049$5502024Invite only
THE WILLIAM G IRWIN CHARITY FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CA · 94-606987326 gifts · typical $50,000 · 202426 · $1,407,660$50,0002024Accepts applications
SUNLIGHT GIVINGPALO ALTO, CA · 47-182037925 gifts · typical $50,000 · 202425 · $2,810,000$50,0002024Invite only
DELTA DENTAL COMMUNITY CARE FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CA · 37-157076416 gifts · typical $37,500 · 202416 · $1,176,500$37,5002024Invite only
MARTIN AND ANN GOLDSTEIN FAMILY FOUNDATIONCOSTA MESA, CA · 47-140786313 gifts · typical $250 · 202413 · $3,250$2502024Invite only
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATIONDALLAS, TX · 75-603851912 gifts · typical $500 · 202412 · $32,996$5002024Accepts applications
LISA & DOUGLAS GOLDMAN FUNDSAN FRANCISCO, CA · 94-316754611 gifts · typical $3,000 · 202411 · $160,000$3,0002024Accepts applications
The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA · 94-123693711 gifts · typical $3,880 · 202411 · $35,172$3,8802024Invite only
RONALD & ANN WILLIAMS CHARITABLE FOUNDATSAN FRANCISCO, CA · 91-215461610 gifts · typical $100,000 · 202410 · $1,700,000$100,0002024Invite only
CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATIONWESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA · 94-310021710 gifts · typical $3,500 · 202410 · $38,325$3,5002024Accepts applications
SHELL USA COMPANY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TX · 13-606658310 gifts · typical $725 · 202410 · $33,040$7252024Invite only
THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATIONCONSHOHOCKEN, PA · 23-62570839 gifts · typical $25,000 · 20249 · $295,000$25,0002024Invite only
CHUBB CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONPHILADELPHIA, PA · 26-24569499 gifts · typical $250 · 20249 · $12,900$2502024Accepts applications
McNabb FoundationWilmington, DE · 82-36097699 gifts · typical $1,000 · 20249 · $9,000$1,0002024Invite only
CRESCENT PORTER HALE FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CA · 94-60933858 gifts · typical $100,000 · 20248 · $995,000$100,0002024Accepts applications
LIONEL & DEBRA DLUNA FAMILY FOUNDATIONIRVINE, CA · 33-09312918 gifts · typical $3,000 · 20248 · $26,000$3,0002024Invite only
The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA · 94-22784317 gifts · typical $150,000 · 20247 · $865,000$150,0002024Accepts applications
GEORGE H SANDY FOUNDATIONMILWAUKEE, WI · 94-60544737 gifts · typical $130,000 · 20247 · $820,000$130,0002024Accepts applications
THE SOBRATO FAMILY FOUNDATIONMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA · 77-03489127 gifts · typical $5,500 · 20247 · $589,808$5,5002024Accepts applications
SUSTAINABLE FUTURES FUNDSAN FRANCISCO, CA · 47-29854167 gifts · typical $25,000 · 20247 · $175,000$25,0002024Invite only
CARRIE ESTELLE DOHENY FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CA · 95-62029117 gifts · typical $15,000 · 20247 · $170,000$15,0002024Accepts applications
CLIF FAMILY FOUNDATIONSaint Helena, CA · 20-43459357 gifts · typical $15,000 · 20247 · $104,700$15,0002024Accepts applications
GSF FOUNDATIONIRVINE, CA · 46-05017287 gifts · typical $11,000 · 20247 · $94,500$11,0002024Invite only
THE CONFIDENCE FOUNDATIONPASADENA, CA · 95-35004837 gifts · typical $5,000 · 20247 · $76,500$5,0002024Invite only
Gift counts are a floor. Matching a grant to a recipient is imperfect, and the filing year is the year the foundation reported, not necessarily the year it gave. Source filing is on each foundation page.
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What this data says
- Foundations made 3,054 gifts to food banks in California in tax years 2022–2025.
- The typical gift to food banks in California was $5,000 in tax years 2022–2025.
- 392 of 1,690 foundations funding food banks in California accept applications in tax years 2022–2025.
Cities with gifts to food banks in California
- Los Angeles 209 foundations · 32 organizations
- San Francisco 145 foundations · 20 organizations
- San Jose 123 foundations · 7 organizations
- San Diego 108 foundations · 22 organizations
- Oakland 83 foundations · 10 organizations
- Santa Rosa 58 foundations · 5 organizations
- Irvine 42 foundations · 6 organizations
- Sacramento 22 foundations · 10 organizations
- Long Beach 16 foundations · 8 organizations
More cities
- North Hollywood 57 foundations
- Goleta 45 foundations
- Fremont 41 foundations
- Santa Barbara 29 foundations
- Concord 25 foundations
- Fresno 20 foundations
- Salinas 20 foundations
- Vernon 20 foundations
- E Palo Alto 18 foundations
- Forestville 18 foundations
- Laguna Beach 16 foundations
- Los Alamitos 16 foundations
- Santa Monica 16 foundations
- Woodland 14 foundations
- Berkeley 12 foundations
- Healdsburg 12 foundations
- Oceanside 12 foundations
- Sherman Oaks 12 foundations
- Alameda 11 foundations
- Martinez 11 foundations
- Riverside 11 foundations
- Cameron Park 10 foundations
- Stockton 10 foundations
- Watsonville 10 foundations
- Encinitas 9 foundations
- Grass Valley 9 foundations
- Beverly Hills 8 foundations
- Indio 8 foundations
- Rocklin 8 foundations
- Roseville 8 foundations
- Auburn 7 foundations
- Burlingame 7 foundations
- Eureka 7 foundations
- Madera 7 foundations
- Pasadena 7 foundations
- Folsom 6 foundations
- Imperial 6 foundations
- Pacific Grove 6 foundations
- Walnut Creek 6 foundations
- Monterey 5 foundations
- Oxnard 5 foundations
- Pleasanton 5 foundations
- Santa Ynez 5 foundations
- Truckee 5 foundations
- Bakersfield 4 foundations
- Covina 4 foundations
- Culver City 4 foundations
- Fallbrook 4 foundations
- Glendora 4 foundations
- Hollister 4 foundations
- La Canada Flt 4 foundations
- Placerville 4 foundations
- Rch Cucamonga 4 foundations
- S San Fran 4 foundations
- San Leandro 4 foundations
- Sn Luis Obisp 4 foundations
- Solvang 4 foundations
- Sylmar 4 foundations
- Big Bear Lake 3 foundations
- El Centro 3 foundations
- Elk Grove 3 foundations
- Exeter 3 foundations
- Fullerton 3 foundations
- Hesperia 3 foundations
- Merced 3 foundations
- Napa 3 foundations
- Orange 3 foundations
- San Pedro 3 foundations
- San Rafael 3 foundations
- Sn Bernrdno 3 foundations
- Sonoma 3 foundations
- Studio City 3 foundations
- Thousand Oaks 3 foundations
- Willits 3 foundations
- Yreka 3 foundations
Types of food banks & hunger relief funded in California
- Food banks & pantries 458 foundations · 93 organizations
- Meal programs 450 foundations · 185 organizations
More ways to find funders in California
- Funders open to applications 392 funders
- Small-grant funders 1151 funders with a median gift of $10,000 or less
- Foundations based in California 4113 foundations · 760 accept applications
What is a typical grant to food banks in California?
$5,500, measured as the middle of the median gifts of the foundations listed on this page, from tax year 2024. It is not a promise of what you will be awarded.
Which of these foundations accept applications?
12 of the 25 listed foundations accept unsolicited applications according to their filing. The rest give only to pre-selected charities, so a relationship comes first.
Where do the numbers come from?
Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Each foundation page links to the source filing. LikelyFunders is not affiliated with the foundations listed.