Brayton Wilbur Foundation

IBM International Foundation

Armonk, NY

The IBM International Foundation funds education and workforce programs that build 21st-century and technology job skills, including initiatives for underserved students and job seekers. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $8.48 million, with a median of $100,000, and went to organizations across several U.S. states, especially Delaware and Massachusetts. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University

Redwood City, CA

The Board of Trustees of Stanford University supports education, research, health care, and related organizations, including universities and medical research institutions. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,000 to $50 million, with a median of $40,000, and went mainly to recipients in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and California. No process for unsolicited requests is specified.

South Lake Foundation

Mountain View, CA

Delta Dental of California

San Francisco, CA

Delta Dental of California funds dental care access, oral health education, dental research and scholarships, senior oral health, and some community needs, mainly through nonprofits, clinics, universities and dental schools. Its 2024 grants had a median of $15,000, though most individual awards are generally capped at $100,000; funding is concentrated in California, with programs also serving its broader 15-state and Washington, D.C. area. Access to Care and Research and Scholarships grants are invitation-only; the profile does not state whether other programs accept unsolicited requests.

McNabb Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The McNabb Foundation’s website describes support for behavioral health and social services in East Tennessee, while its 2024 grants went to organizations with varied missions, mostly in California. Grants ranged from $500 to $5,000, with a median of $1,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.

Hoefer Family Foundation

Burlingame, CA

The foundation supports education, arts and culture, health, conservation, and community services, and also acquires California plein air paintings for a planned public collection. In 2025, it made 38 grants totaling $446,720; grants ranged from $220 to $103,500, with a median of $5,000, and 94% of funding went to California and 6% to Colorado. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

John and Marcia Goldman Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The John and Marcia Goldman Foundation primarily funds youth development in Mid-Peninsula communities and health research and services related to autism and autoimmune diseases, with additional support for arts, civic projects, emergency response, social services, and Jewish affairs. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $1,655,000, with a median of $15,000, and most grant dollars went to California. It accepts unsolicited Letters of Inquiry for youth programs and projects serving young people and families in the Mid-Peninsula; other requests are by invitation only.

Koret Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The Koret Foundation funds Jewish community and U.S.–Israel programs, education, arts and culture, food programs, veterans’ support, and civic projects, with a focus on the Bay Area and the wider Jewish community, including Israel and Poland. In 2025, grants ranged from $500 to $2.96 million, with a median of $25,000. It accepts proposals by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Intuitive Foundation

Sunnyvale, CA

The Intuitive Foundation funds medical and technology research, robotic-surgery training, and STEM and healthcare pathways, supporting eligible nonprofits in the United States and worldwide. Giving varies widely: 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $2.8 million, with a median of about $52,000; clinical research grants offer up to $75,000 per project. It accepts unsolicited online requests, reviewed quarterly.

The William H Donner Foundation Inc

Tarrytown, NY

The William H. Donner Foundation supports organizations addressing environmental, social, and public policy issues, with grants spanning community, national, and international work. In 2024, grants ranged from $2,500 to $354,100, with a median of $20,000; recipients were concentrated in California and New York, among other states. It funds by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Ralph & Marsha Guggenheim Family

San Francisco, CA

Crankstart Foundation

San Jose, CA

Crankstart funds education, economic mobility, democracy and civil rights, housing security, the environment and basic science, with about 60% of its grants going to the San Francisco Bay Area. Its grants typically range from $100,000 to $1 million (the 2024 median was $250,000), and it does not accept unsolicited requests; proposals are by invitation only.