Nelson and Belle Chan Charitable Foundation

Sutter Health

Sacramento, CA

Sutter Health funds community health improvement efforts and healthcare programs, including cancer, cardiovascular, elder, hospice, neuroscience, transplant, and women’s and children’s health. Its 2024 grants ranged from $14,176 to $1,433,333, with a median of $50,000, and most funding went to California organizations. It accepts online sponsorship applications from 501(c)(3) nonprofits for community health efforts.

Nepheli Foundation

Berkeley, CA

David & Elizabeth Rome Family Foundation

Los Altos Hills, CA

The foundation supports conservation, education, medical care, public broadcasting, family services, humanitarian aid, and women’s health, with most of its grant dollars going to California and others to New York and several other states. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $100,000, with a median of $10,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Ishiyama Foundation

San Francisco, CA

ISHIYAMA FOUNDATION funds education, conservation, community outreach, youth services, and health care, with grants mainly going to organizations in California and Washington, DC, and some in other states. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,500 to $789,926, with a median of $10,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Hertelendy Foundation

Oakland, CA

The Hertelendy Foundation funds arts and culture, education, music, child care, and community support, including care for children with serious medical conditions. Its 2025 grants ranged from $50 to $93,437, with a median of $1,700, and went primarily to California organizations. It funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Gerson Bakar Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The Gerson Bakar Foundation supports charitable organizations across fields including health, science, education, arts and culture, and community services, with most grant dollars going to California. Its 2024 grants ranged from $90 to $96.5 million, with a median of $20,000; it funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Dome Construction Foundation

South San Francisco, CA

Tosa Foundation

Portola Valley, CA

The foundation funds education, medical purposes, international work, and U.S. aid, with most 2024 grant dollars going to Wisconsin and the rest primarily to Ohio. Its 116 grants ranged from $10 to $29.3 million, with a median of $5,000. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Hilltop Foundation

Tiburon, CA

The foundation supports a range of charitable work, including food assistance, humanitarian aid, veterans’ services, health care, and public media, with most 2025 grant dollars going to California organizations. Its grants ranged from $500 to $17,500, with a median of $5,000; it funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Thomas Hodge Foundation

Oakland, CA

WAL-Mart Foundation

Bentonville, AR

The Wal-Mart Foundation funds economic opportunity, sustainability, racial equity, and community programs, with a focus on places where Walmart operates; its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $8.51 million, with a median of $430,000. It accepts unsolicited requests through some program-specific routes, including open Spark Good Local Grants of $250–$5,000; application options vary by program.

The Milligan Family Foundation

Oakland, CA

The Milligan Family Foundation’s 2019 grants supported education, hunger relief, arts, science, youth development, public media, and conservation, mostly in California. It made 71 grants totaling $272,450, ranging from $100 to $25,000, with a median of $1,000; its 2019 filing says it funded only preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests.