C Jim & Julie Y Chen Foundation

The Anti-Recidivism Coalition

Los Angeles, CA

The Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC) works to end mass incarceration in California. To ensure our communities are safe, healthy, and whole, ARC empowers formerly and currently incarcerated people to thrive by providing a support network, comprehensive reentry services and opportunities to advocate for policy change. Through grassroots policy advocacy, we are dedicated to transforming the criminal justice system so that it is more just and equitable.

International Buddhist Education

Gardena, CA

The Frederick P Lenz Foundation for American Buddhism

Los Angeles, CA

The Frederick P. Lenz Foundation supports U.S. 501(c)(3) public charities advancing American Buddhism, Buddhist studies, meditation and mindfulness, and related work in areas such as education, health care, and social services. Recent grants were typically about $3,500–$42,000, though its Pay it Forward Program offers recoverable grants up to $100,000; it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Sean and Christine Yu Private Foundation

Pasadena, CA

The foundation’s 2024 grants supported education and scholarships, community organizations, hospital care, and humanitarian services, primarily in California, with some funding in Illinois. It awarded $500–$125,000 per grant, with a median of $15,000, and accepts no unsolicited requests; it funds only preselected organizations.

Mashhoon Family Foundation

Vernon, CA

The Mashhoon Family Foundation supports work in health, education, social change, and youth services, with 2025 grants mainly going to organizations in New York, California, and Virginia. Its 36 grants ranged from $500 to $475,000, with a median of $5,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Alice & JP Wang Foundation

Huntington Beach, CA

The foundation funds student scholarships and charitable contributions, with most 2024 grants going to organizations in California and Hawaii. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $44,000, with a median of $2,500; it supports only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Akhoury Foundation Inc

Longboat Key, FL

The foundation supports preselected charitable organizations across areas including arts, food assistance, health care, housing, and youth services. Its 2024 grants ranged from $150 to $35,000, with a median of $4,200; funding went mainly to Florida, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Washington, DC, as well as other states. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation

Houston, TX

The foundation funds hospitals, education, arts and culture, humanitarian aid, and environmental work. In 2024, grants ranged from $100 to $3 million, with a median of $30,000; funding was concentrated in Texas, California, New York, and Massachusetts. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Mountain View, CA

Silicon Valley Community Foundation funds work in areas such as housing, economic security, education, health, the environment, arts and culture, and civic engagement, with Community Action Grants supporting local, community-led organizations in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Its 2024 grants had a median of $51,716, though amounts varied widely; applications depend on the program, and SVCF states that it does not accept unsolicited proposals for advised funds.

California Community Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

The California Community Foundation supports nonprofits through discretionary and donor-directed grants, with discretionary priorities including education, health, housing and immigration, alongside other areas such as arts, civic engagement and economic opportunity. Its 2025 grants had a median of $50,000, and its work is focused on Los Angeles County; prospective discretionary applicants are asked to contact the relevant program officer before submitting a letter of intent.

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

Menlo Park, CA

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation funds education, climate and conservation, the arts, democracy, gender equity, racial justice, and efforts to strengthen nonprofits and philanthropy, with work spanning the San Francisco Bay Area, the U.S. West, and locations including East and West Africa and Mexico. Its 2024 grants had a median award of $150,000, though amounts varied widely. It generally does not accept unsolicited requests, but sometimes invites proposals through open processes.

Marin Community Foundation

Novato, CA

Marin Community Foundation funds work in affordable housing and homelessness, community resilience and power, as well as social services, education, arts and conservation, with a focus on marginalized Marin County residents and some broader U.S. and international grantmaking. Its 2025 grants had a median of $25,000, though amounts varied widely. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.