Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation

Jacks Mabel W - Tuw

Saint Louis, MO

United Plankton Charitable Trust

Los Angeles, CA

The trust supports arts and cultural institutions, education, and reproductive health organizations, with most 2024 funding going to California and a smaller share to New York. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,000 to $1 million, with a median of $100,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Pazala Foundation

San Rafael, CA

Pazala Foundation funds renewable energy and environmental protection, arts and culture, and human health and welfare, with most recent grant dollars going to California organizations. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $213,200, with a median of $1,000. Its grantmaking is fully subscribed; it funds preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Schmidbauer Family Foundation

Arcata, CA

The Schmidbauer Family Foundation supports local charities in areas including hospice care, food access, education, health, senior services, disability support, and coastal conservation, primarily in California. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $32,913, with a median of $5,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Save the Redwoods League

San Francisco, CA

Save the Redwoods League funds land protection, forest restoration, conservation research, climate resilience, and projects that connect people with redwood parks, primarily across California’s coast redwood and giant sequoia regions. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,000 to $2 million, with a median of $6,000; it accepts applications through its research and Redwood Connect grant programs.

Califonia State University East Bay Foundation Inc

Hayward, CA

The California State University East Bay auxiliary funds research grant subawards, special campus projects, and education-related community, health, and public programs, primarily in California. Its 2025 subawards ranged from $12,600 to $1,949,210, with a median of $85,892; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Robert & Shirley Harris Family

Santa Rosa, CA

The Robert & Shirley Harris Family supports hunger relief, humanitarian response, conservation, education, health, media, and arts organizations, with most 2024 grant dollars going to California recipients. Its 47 grants ranged from $2,000 to $375,000, with a median of $30,000. It accepts no unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Edwards Mother Earth Foundation

Wilmington, DE

Edwards Mother Earth Foundation funds climate change mitigation and adaptation, energy efficiency, and agroforestry, with recent grants concentrated in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York and others across the U.S. Its 2024 grants ranged from $50 to $425,394, with a median of $2,250. It does not accept unsolicited grant applications, but does accept brief inquiries from organizations closely aligned with its priorities.

Sergey Brin Family Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The Sergey Brin Family Foundation supports research on Parkinson’s disease and bipolar disorder, climate and clean energy work, and other charitable and research organizations. In 2024, it made 170 grants totaling about $699 million, with a median grant of about $1 million; funding was concentrated in New York and California. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Humboldt Area Foundation

Bayside, CA

Humboldt Area Foundation funds charitable programs and projects supporting racial equity, youth and families, healthy ecosystems, and a just economy, with a median grant of about $17,700 (2025 awards ranged from $5,375 to $3.7 million). Its service area is Humboldt, Del Norte, and Trinity counties in California and Curry County, Oregon; application details vary by grant.

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.

The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc

Chattanooga, TN

The foundation supports scholarships and community needs including affordable housing, health and wellness, workforce development, education, culture, and hunger relief, with a focus on Chattanooga and surrounding areas; Fund for Chattanooga grants prioritize organizations serving Hamilton County residents. Its 2024 grants had a median of $10,000, and a separate program offers unrestricted grants of up to $30,000. It does not describe an open unsolicited application process: prospective applicants are asked to discuss a proposal with staff, who may invite them to apply.