Associated Students California State University San Bernardino

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports nonprofits in health, education, arts, disaster relief, reforestation, hunger relief, and community equity, with an emphasis on organizations actively supported by Enterprise employees and their families. Its reported grants range widely: 2024 giving averaged about $7,700 across 9,499 grants, while the foundation also offers awards of up to $40,000; it supports communities where Enterprise operates worldwide. Unsolicited requests are accepted at any time, but eligible applications must be submitted by an Enterprise team member or their spouse or domestic partner on behalf of a nonprofit they actively support.

El-Gaouny & Lee Foundation

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Growing Inland Achievement

Redlands, CA

Growing Inland Achievement (GIA) is a regional, collective impact organization that works to achieve educational and economic equity in the inland empire. GIA accomplishes this by serving as a collective impact (backbone) organization that supports a cross-sector network of education, government, not-for-profit, and business institutions in the inland empire who are all collectively working towards a shared vision of educational and economic success. GIA researches issues and opportunities, resources innovations and solutions, and connects diverse stakeholders across the two-county region of the inland empire.

Smaby Family Foundation

Marcell, MN

The Smaby Family Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including colleges, museums, libraries, arts and cultural groups, and senior advocacy organizations, mainly in Minnesota, with some giving in California and Iowa. In 2024, grants ranged from $500 to $27,500, with a median of $6,250. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Serving Caring Communities Foundation

Wilmington, DE

In its final year, the foundation awarded 12 grants totaling $213,526 to organizations in California, with grants ranging from $2,500 to $60,000 and a median of $10,000. It funded varied charitable purposes, but completed its liquidation and dissolved in December 2023. It gave only to preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests.

The Beaver Medical Clinic Foundation

Redlands, CA

The Beaver Medical Clinic Foundation funds medical knowledge, education, and well-being, including scholarships, with grants typically around $2,500 (2025 awards ranged from $500 to $10,000). Its recent grants went to California recipients. It accepts requests by letter stating the need, with no deadline; its 2024 filing says giving is not limited to preselected organizations.

Vision Y Compromiso

Los Angeles, CA

Through Fondo Las Alas, Visión y Compromiso funds unrestricted operating support and capacity building for small and midsize California organizations supported and led by promotoras, especially those advancing Latino and Indigenous communities. In 2025, its 20 grants ranged from $5,000 to $30,000, with a median of $6,542; unsolicited requests are not addressed in the information provided.

California State University Foundation

Long Beach, CA

The California State University Foundation supports CSU education, including teacher preparation, STEM pathways, scholarships, community engagement, and related campus and community programs. In 2025, grants ranged from $9,500 to $1,033,000, with a median of $20,000; nearly all funding went to California recipients.

Desert Community Foundation

Palm Desert, CA

Desert Community Foundation supports charitable organizations and scholarships, with reported grants ranging from $5,010 to $150,000 and a median of $25,000. It primarily serves the Coachella Valley in California; the available information does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

David B Jones Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The David B Jones Foundation funds U.S.-focused paleontology research, publications, and education and training for young and amateur fossil hunters, awarding grants to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations. In 2024, grants ranged from $3,500 to $202,500, with a median of $38,788. It accepts applications throughout the fiscal year; the board considers them twice a year.

Regional Access Project Foundation

Palm Desert, CA

The Regional Access Project Foundation funds nonprofit, educational, and government organizations addressing health, mental health, and juvenile intervention, as well as related community services and capacity building. Its grants typically range from $7,500 to $100,000, with a 2025 median of $30,000, for residents of the Coachella and Palo Verde Valleys in eastern Riverside County. The profile describes available grant opportunities and an application portal but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Ellucian Foundation

Reston, VA

The Ellucian Foundation funds higher education institutions that provide direct aid to students facing financial hardship, including help with tuition, housing, food, and transportation. Its typical PATH grants are $10,000–$25,000 (the 2025 median was $15,000), supporting eligible institutions in the U.S. and specified other countries; applications are submitted online, but the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.