California Urban Partnership

The Global Development Incubator Inc

Washington, DC

The global development incubator, inc. (GDI) provides strategic, operational, programmatic, and implementation support services to build startups and partnerships driving social impact around the world.

Sacramento Progressive Communities

Sacramento, CA

Public Health Advocates

Davis, CA

Public Health Advocates funds California community organizations working on health and racial justice, including policy advocacy, grassroots organizing, and efforts to reduce health disparities. In 2024, its 23 grants ranged from $8,963 to $250,000, with a median of $16,699. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Illuminative Inc

Washington, DC

Illuminative supports work that builds power for Native peoples, including Native-led advocacy and organizing, research, storytelling, and improved representation in media and culture. In 2025, grants ranged from $10,000 to $425,000, with a median of $55,000, and went to organizations in multiple states. Its 2024 filing says it generally requires a written proposal; whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Walter S Johnson Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The Walter S. Johnson Foundation funds education, job training, career success, and policy or research efforts for disconnected young people ages 14–26, especially those involved in or at risk of foster care, in Northern California and Nevada. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $588,000, with a median of $75,000. It does not accept unsolicited proposals; grants are by invitation, often after an initial inquiry or Letter of Inquiry.

Sierra Health Foundation

Sacramento, CA

Sierra Health Foundation funds projects improving health and well-being in underserved communities, with a focus on health equity, community and economic development, and healthy youth development. Its 2024 grants ranged from $6,000 to $2.5 million, with a median of $35,000; funding is primarily in California, including a focus on nine San Joaquin Valley counties. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Panorama Global

Seattle, WA

Panorama Global funds collaborative social-impact work in areas including women’s political participation, type 1 diabetes, maternal health equity, climate change, and child marriage, in the U.S. and internationally. Its 2024 grants had a median of $50,000, though amounts vary; it solicits Ascend Fund proposals annually and has a currently open T1D Community Fund opportunity.

Sutter Valley Hospitals

Sacramento, CA

Sutter Valley Hospitals funds health care, community health, education, and related local needs, including homelessness services, primarily in California. In 2024, its 140 grants ranged from $6,000 to $6.16 million, with a median of about $49,000. It accepts online applications for community sponsorships and Chamber/EDC sponsorships; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests outside these programs.

Sierra Health Foundation

Sacramento, CA

Sierra Health Foundation funds community-driven efforts to improve health and quality of life, advance health and racial equity, reduce health disparities, and build nonprofit and public-sector capacity. Its 2024 grants ranged from $50 to $590,000, with a median of $5,000, mainly in a 26-county Northern California region. It accepts unsolicited requests.

Resources Legacy Fund

Sacramento, CA

Resources Legacy Fund supports conservation and restoration of important lands and waters, climate resilience, and community-based environmental work, including environmental justice and public health. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,819 to $1.4 million, with a median of $60,000; its work is rooted in California and extends across Western North America and beyond. It does not accept unsolicited requests, though it welcomes conversations with potential partners whose work aligns with its programs.

Public Health Institute

Oakland, CA

PHI’s tax filings report grants for public-health research, technical assistance, and capacity building; in 2024, its median grant was $70,120, with awards ranging from $5,050 to $1,575,000. Most reported grant dollars went to California recipients (86%); PHI says it does not provide grants or monetary support, and its fiscal-sponsorship inquiry is not a grant application.

Tides Center

San Francisco, CA

Tides Center supports fiscally sponsored social-change projects advancing social justice, including climate justice, reproductive freedom, racial justice, voting rights, and health equity, with a U.S. base of operations. Its 2024 grants had a median of $25,000, though awards varied widely; it accepts fiscal sponsorship inquiries year-round through a Partner With Us form, with applications by invitation only.