Smart Carrot Foundation

Tomkat Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The TomKat Foundation funds innovative work on climate stability, sustainable and equitable food systems, and financial fairness, with recent grants concentrated in California and also supporting organizations in other states. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $750,000, with a median of $25,000; it makes grants by invitation and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Anne Wojcicki Foundation

Los Altos, CA

The Anne Wojcicki Foundation supports charitable organizations across areas including biomedical research, education, poverty reduction, food access, and humanitarian response, though it does not state specific funding priorities. In 2024, it made 51 grants ranging from $1,000 to $4,032,247, with a median grant of $100,000; recipients were concentrated in California, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Hoefer Family Foundation

Burlingame, CA

The foundation supports education, arts and culture, health, conservation, and community services, and also acquires California plein air paintings for a planned public collection. In 2025, it made 38 grants totaling $446,720; grants ranged from $220 to $103,500, with a median of $5,000, and 94% of funding went to California and 6% to Colorado. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Lindsay & Alex Ramsay Foundation

San Francisco, CA

ZH Family Foundation

Cupertino, CA

The Betsy & Alan D Cohn Foundation Inc

New York, NY

The Betsy & Alan D Cohn Foundation supports a range of organizations, including arts and cultural institutions, Jewish organizations, schools and universities, and women’s support services. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $50,000, with a median of $1,000, and were concentrated in New York, with funding also going to organizations in California, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charities.

Connie and Bob Lurie Foundation Inc

Redwood City, CA

The foundation funds a varied mix of health care, research, education, and social services, with 93% of its 2024 grant dollars going to California. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $9 million, with a median of $19,630. It supports only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Merck Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation

Rahway, NJ

The Merck Foundation supports health access and well-being, including efforts to reduce disparities and help underserved communities affected by cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and HIV/AIDS, as well as local community programs. Its 2025 grants had a median of about $149,000, with awards ranging from $25,000 to $10.1 million, and support is directed to communities where Merck operates or employees live and work; it does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Khachaturian Foundation

Redwood City, CA

The Khachaturian Foundation supports organizations working in food access, education, health and care, children’s services, and community support, with most of its 2024 grant dollars going to California and some going to other U.S. states. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $150,000, with a median of $42,000. It accepts letter-form applications addressed to Natasha Khachaturian Azzam and does not make grants directly to individuals.

Ross Stores Foundation

Dublin, CA

Ross Stores Foundation funds youth programs focused on literacy, STEM, mentoring, leadership, and college and career readiness in communities where Ross operates. Regional grants are typically $10,000, $20,000, or $30,000; it also provides gift cards, usually worth $300–$500, to eligible youth programs. It accepts Letters of Inquiry through its online portal during application cycles, with selected applicants invited to submit full proposals.

The Board of Trustees of the Leland

Redwood City, CA

The board’s reported giving supports universities, research and health-care institutions, and other organizations, including endowment, general, research, and construction support. In 2025, grants ranged from $6,000 to $50 million, with a median of $40,000; most grant dollars went to recipients in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and California. The profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

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.