Peninsula Chinese Business Association

Burlingame High School Parents Group

Burlingame, CA

Providing parent communication and funding assistance to burlingame high school in order to develop and sustain educational and enrichment programs

Jin and Xiaqing Wu Family Foundation

Hillsborough, CA

Italian Community Services

San Francisco, CA

Breakthrough Prize Foundation

Washington, DC

The Breakthrough Prize Foundation funds science prizes and awards, life science research, technology for refugees, and some student science programs. In 2025, it awarded 27 grants ranging from $10,363 to $3 million, with a median of $100,000; most funding went to Washington, DC, with additional grants in Minnesota, California, and Maryland. It accepts prize nominations during open nomination periods, but the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

Arjay R and Frances F Miller

Woodside, CA

The foundation supports education, arts and journalism, conservation, food-waste reduction, gun safety, and other charitable work, with 2024 grants concentrated in California and also reaching organizations in Iowa, New York, Arizona, and Connecticut. Its 48 grants ranged from $1,000 to $250,000, with a median of $10,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Verne G and Judith a Istock Foundation

Naples, FL

The Verne G and Judith A Istock Foundation supports charitable organizations across areas such as arts, music education, leadership, higher education, housing, and senior living, with most 2023 grant dollars going to Florida, followed by Tennessee and Michigan. Its 2023 grants ranged from $1,000 to $500,000, with a median of $10,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Leo M Bernstein Family Foundation

Washington, DC

The foundation funds American democracy, arts and culture, and Jewish causes, primarily in Washington, D.C., and the surrounding area. In 2022, grants ranged from $300 to $50,000, with a median of $6,038. It does not accept unsolicited requests; it accepts solicited proposals, primarily from tax-exempt charitable organizations.

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.

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.

Tides Foundation

San Francisco, CA

Tides Foundation funds community-led organizations advancing equity and justice, including work on health, climate, gender equity, democracy, and immigrant communities. Its 2024 grants had a median of $50,000, though amounts varied widely, and it funds eligible organizations in the U.S. and abroad, with the most grant dollars going to California, New York, and Washington, D.C. Some programs are open or invitation-only; the Advancing Girls Fund is listed as open, but the profile does not state a general policy on unsolicited grant requests.

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

Menlo Park, CA

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation funds education, climate and conservation, the arts, gender equity, governance, democracy, and philanthropy, with work in the San Francisco Bay Area, the U.S. West, nationally, and internationally. Its 2024 grants had a median of $150,000, though awards ranged from $50 to more than $11 million; it often provides long-term general operating support. It generally does not accept unsolicited requests, except through invited open processes.

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.