The Honarkar Foundation

The William Gillespie Foundation

Corona Del Mar, CA

The William Gillespie Foundation’s 2024 grants supported arts, libraries, Olympic organizations, and youth justice, with awards ranging from $2,000 to $9,500 (median $5,000). Most grant dollars went to California, though some recipients’ locations were unidentified. The 2024 filing is marked as a final return; it says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations, but does not specify whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Gochnauer Family Foundation

Corona Del Mar, CA

The foundation supports organizations serving families and children in need, with work in spiritual, medical, cultural, and educational growth and essential services. It typically gives $1,000–$25,000 and considers requests for Southern California, Illinois, Wisconsin, and developing countries. It accepts written requests only from 501(c)(3) organizations with a personal relationship to a board member, but its website says it is not accepting new applications through the website.

Foundation for the Contemporary Family

Irvine, CA

Orange County Community Foundation

Irvine, CA

The Orange County Community Foundation supports a wide range of causes, including human services, education, health, arts, the environment, and community development, primarily in Orange County and also beyond. Its 2025 grants had a median of $25,000, though amounts varied widely; it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego

San Diego, CA

The Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego supports charitable, educational, and religious organizations, with grants spanning Jewish community life, research, civil rights, health care, arts, and community services. Its 2025 grants had a median of $25,000, though amounts varied widely; two-thirds of its grants since founding have gone to San Diego organizations, with others mainly elsewhere in the U.S. and Israel. Some listed opportunities accept applications from eligible nonprofits, but the profile does not state whether the Foundation accepts unsolicited requests generally.

Linda & Fred Port Family Foundation

Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Bergman Family Foundation

Laguna Beach, CA

The foundation’s 2024 grants supported varied community, health, education, and other nonprofit work, primarily in Massachusetts and California, with smaller awards in New York, Texas, and North Carolina. It made 15 grants totaling $187,460, ranging from $500 to $26,350, but its 2024 filing is marked final, so it appears to have wound down; although that filing says applications could be made in any form, those instructions may no longer apply.

The James & Glenys Slavik

Newport Beach, CA

The foundation supports varied charitable work, including education, homelessness, food assistance, disaster response, and health-related transportation, with most funding going to California and some to Hawaii, Washington, DC, and Colorado. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,000 to $100,000, with a median of $10,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Players Philanthropy Fund Inc

Towson, MD

Players Philanthropy Fund supports charitable projects worldwide through fiscal sponsorship and grant distributions, with recent grants spanning education, journalism, sports, and other causes. Its 2024 grants had a median of $30,000, though amounts varied widely; sponsored projects operate in all 50 U.S. states and 35 countries. It accepts online applications for fiscal sponsorship, but the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

Dalum Family Foundation

Hartland, WI

The Dalum Family Foundation supports charitable organizations in education, basic needs, health, disability services, and community philanthropy, with most of its grants going to Wisconsin. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $20,000, with a median of $1,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Conrad N Hilton Foundation

Westlake Village, CA

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation funds nonprofits working to improve lives and alleviate poverty, with initiatives including early childhood development, homelessness, refugees, safe water, and support for foster and opportunity youth. Its work is global, and its 2024 grants had a median award of $76,000. It generally does not accept unsolicited requests, except through its Good Neighbor Program for eligible local nonprofits and Title 1 schools.

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.