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North Valley Community Foundation

Chico, CA

North Valley Community Foundation funds community services, housing, child care, youth well-being, arts and culture, outdoor activities, and disaster recovery, with programs focused especially on Chico, Butte County, and the Camp Fire footprint. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,150 to $493,500, with a median of $19,410. Applications are submitted through its grant portal; it says some grants may be considered outside the annual cycle, but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

California Fire Foundation

Sacramento, CA

The California Fire Foundation funds California-based fire departments, firefighter associations, nonprofits, and tribal entities for disaster prevention, preparedness, mitigation, relief, and recovery, with priority for under-resourced communities at elevated risk. Grants are generally up to $25,000; its 2024 median award was $15,000.

Community Foundation of the North State

Redding, CA

The Community Foundation of the North State funds varied local needs through separate funds, including arts, education, health, social services, animal welfare, recreation, and community projects, primarily in Northern California. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,117 to $109,591, with a median of $17,137; application opportunities and eligibility depend on the specific fund.

Dutch Bros Foundation

Grants Pass, OR

The Dutch Bros Foundation funds youth, health, local community needs, and social-impact initiatives connected to coffee-origin countries, with awards generally focused on states where Dutch Bros operates. Its 2024 grants ranged from $75,129 to $2.5 million; it does not accept unsolicited requests, and applications are by invitation only.

Paradise Rotary Foundation

Paradise, CA

To solicit, raise, hold, manage, and disburse funds to provide financial support to local and international causes supported by the corporation and the paradise rotary club, of paradise, California, as a member of rotary international, and to carry on other charitable and educational activities associated with these goals.

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports nonprofits in health, education, arts, disaster relief, reforestation, hunger relief, and community equity, with an emphasis on organizations actively supported by Enterprise employees and their families. Its reported grants range widely: 2024 giving averaged about $7,700 across 9,499 grants, while the foundation also offers awards of up to $40,000; it supports communities where Enterprise operates worldwide. Unsolicited requests are accepted at any time, but eligible applications must be submitted by an Enterprise team member or their spouse or domestic partner on behalf of a nonprofit they actively support.

Marin Community Foundation

Novato, CA

Marin Community Foundation funds equity-focused work, including affordable housing, homelessness, community resilience and power, and arts; its Buck Family Fund supports organizations serving Marin County, including those based elsewhere. Its 2025 grants had a median of $25,000 and ranged from $5,050 to $10 million; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

California Community Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

The California Community Foundation funds work in education, health, housing, immigration, and other community needs, primarily in Los Angeles County. Its 2025 grants had a median of $50,000, though amounts varied widely; it does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Virginia L Jones Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The foundation supports California organizations working in areas including child development, domestic violence services, food assistance, health care, education, older adult and caregiver services, and homelessness. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $25,000, with a median of $10,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

The McConnell Foundation

Redding, CA

The McConnell Foundation funds arts and culture, education, community vitality, recreation, healthy communities, and social services, with emphasis on children and youth, education, health, scholarships, and community vitality. It primarily supports Northern California’s Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties, as well as projects in Nepal and Laos; 2024 grants had a median of $7,450, though awards varied widely. Requests up to $50,000 may be made through the Community Foundation of the North State’s McConnell Fund; the profile does not state whether the Foundation accepts unsolicited requests directly.

The Bernice Heffernan Family Foundation

Newport Beach, CA

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.