Local Health Plans of California

The Winky Foundation Co Wilmington Trust CO

Wilmington, DE

The foundation has supported charitable organizations in health, food assistance, and social justice, with past grants ranging from $10,000 to $20,000 and recent annual grants of about $1.2 million to $1.8 million. Its 2024 filing sent all grant dollars to a recipient in Delaware, while earlier recipients were based in several states. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Robert I & Lien Q Chen Family Foundation

San Mateo, CA

Peter and Candis Doerken Foundation

Manhattan Beach, CA

William H Tilley Family Foundation

Alhambra, CA

The William H Tilley Family Foundation made charitable grants, with 2024 awards ranging from $5,000 to $9,214,355 and a median of $43,500; 95% of grant dollars went to Virginia and 5% to California. It has liquidated and transferred its remaining assets to a donor-advised fund, and it stated that it accepts no unsolicited requests.

Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health

Palo Alto, CA

The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health funds child and maternal health, with a focus on improving care systems for children and youth with complex health needs and their families. Its 2025 grants ranged from $7,500 to $69 million, with a median of $115,000; 98% of grant dollars went to California recipients, though its work also extends nationally and internationally. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

ESB Charitable Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The San Francisco-based ESB Charitable Foundation gave mainly to other foundations in 2024, with grants ranging from $25,000 to $4 million and a median of $250,000. All reported grants went to California recipients. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The James and Rebecca Morgan

Los Altos, CA

The foundation’s grants support a range of charitable organizations, including those focused on children, media and technology, conservation, civic solutions, and girls’ sports; 64% of its 2025 grant dollars went to California recipients, with others in several states. Grants ranged from $5,200 to $1 million, with a median of $100,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Sarlo Family Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The Sarlo Family Foundation funds upstream efforts to improve the wellbeing of young people and families, including community-led work, mental health, child and family services, public systems, and journalism. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $250,000, with a median of $50,000, mainly supporting work in California—especially the San Francisco Bay Area—with some national-change opportunities. It does not accept unsolicited requests and funds only preselected organizations.

The James and Rebecca Morgan Family Foundation

Los Altos, CA

The James and Rebecca Morgan funded a varied set of causes, including environmental conservation, youth resilience and sports, and philanthropic organizations. Its 2021 giving totaled $33.2 million across 37 grants, with a median grant of $65,000; recipients were mainly in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, California, Washington, DC, and New York. The foundation accepted only requests from preselected organizations, and its 2021 filing was marked as a final return.

The Silver Lining Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The Silver Lining Foundation supports education programs and outcomes, as well as community organizing and community programs, with most grant funding going to California. In 2024, its 44 grants ranged from $500 to $1,043,211, with a median award of $25,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

T Gary and Kathleen Rogers Private

Lafayette, CA

The foundation primarily funds Oakland public education, including schools and nonprofits working with Oakland youth, with some support for UC Berkeley and medical research. In 2024, grants ranged from $30 to $2.15 million, with a median of $2,150; it does not accept unsolicited proposals and was planning to sunset its Oakland education grantmaking by 2025.

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.