Chinatown Community Development Center

Jessie Cheng Charitable Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The Jessie Cheng Charitable Foundation supports organizations in arts and culture, community services, health, education, and immigration history, with most funding going to California. Its 2024 grants ranged from $107 to $50,000, with a median of $2,500. It funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Lui Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The foundation supports organizations focused on Chinese culture and education, Chinese American history, San Francisco Chinatown projects, and arts and media, with most 2025 funding going to California and additional grants in New York, Washington, and Colorado. Its 12 grants ranged from $1,000 to $60,000, with a median of $16,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Riding the Wind Foundation Inc

Church Creek, MD

San Francisco Association of Realtors

San Francisco, CA

The foundation funds household supplies for formerly homeless people moving into homes, as well as organizations working in areas such as housing, education, hunger relief, and community support. Its 2024 grants ranged from $200 to $217,812, with a median of $2,500, and all grant dollars went to California recipients. It accepts requests by letter to the Chief Executive Officer; no deadline is listed.

Behring Global Educational Foundation Formerly World Education Foundation

Danville, CA

The foundation funds wheelchair delivery and programs in education, health, food, and museums, with grants spanning local and international work; recent grants went mostly to California organizations. In 2024, grants ranged from $7,500 to $17.5 million, with a median of $25,000. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Hofmann Family Foundation

Concord, CA

The Hofmann Family Foundation funds charitable organizations across areas including health, education, arts, housing, and community services, with nearly all 2024 grant dollars going to California. Its 22 grants in 2024 ranged from $15,000 to $6.05 million, with a median of $72,500. It accepts written requests describing the charitable use of funds and has no stated deadline.

The Ribeiro Foundation

Henderson, NV

Roy and Patricia Disney Family Foundation

Burbank, CA

The foundation funds social justice and community-led work, especially criminal justice reform, affordable housing preservation, environmental justice, and civic empowerment, using a place-based approach. In 2024, grants ranged from $275 to $500,000, with a median of $10,000; most grant dollars went to California, with additional funding in New York, Louisiana, Washington, DC, and North Carolina. It makes grants by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

United Way of the Bay Area

San Francisco, CA

United Way of the Bay Area funds programs addressing poverty, including housing, employment, financial stability, and basic needs, primarily in the Bay Area and California. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,050 to $745,000, with a median of $15,454; it does not accept unsolicited funding requests, though occasional specific community funds may be open to eligible organizations.

Thomas a Seeno Foundation

Concord, CA

Crane Fund for Widows and Children

Englewood Cliffs, NJ

The Crane Fund for Widows and Children supports charitable organizations, including those working in healthcare and social services, children’s services, recreation, and basic needs, with grants across multiple states. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,000 to $45,000, with a median of $4,500; it funds only 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.