The Judy & Bernard Briskin Family Foundation

Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

The Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation funds Los Angeles-area nonprofits working in social welfare, health and wellness, education, and religion, with a focus guided by Catholic values. Its 2024 grants ranged from $196 to $425,000, with a median of $25,000. It accepts applications from eligible nonprofits through an online process.

The Judy and Bernard Briskin Foundation

Beverly Hills, CA

Strauss Foundation TD

Saint Louis, MO

In 2025, the foundation supported preselected charitable organizations across areas including arts and culture, health, and community services, with grants ranging from $250 to $143,000 and a median grant of $5,000. Recent giving was concentrated in California, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, and Colorado. It does not accept unsolicited requests for charitable contributions.

GHJ Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

The foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including those focused on the environment, health, children, disability services, and survivor support; in 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $30,000, with a median of $2,500. It primarily funds organizations in California, and it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

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.

Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles supports human services, health, education, Jewish life, arts and culture, and nonprofit capacity and facilities, with grants in Los Angeles, Israel, and beyond. Its 2024 itemized grants had a median of $25,000, though amounts varied widely. General Community grants are invitation-only and do not accept unsolicited requests; all 2025 grantmaking is by invitation only.

The Rose Hills Foundation

Pasadena, CA

The Rose Hills Foundation funds education, arts and culture, support for at-risk youth and families, and human services benefiting people in Southern California, with an emphasis on Los Angeles County organizations. Its 2024 grants ranged from $6,000 to $1 million, with a median of $50,000; applications are accepted year-round, but unsolicited requests are not accepted from certain large medical institutions, schools, and higher-education institutions.

Alfred E Mann Charities Inc

Los Angeles, CA

The foundation funds healthcare and medical innovation, as well as arts and culture, education, youth development, and community programs such as food assistance, supportive housing, and vocational training. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,000 to $5 million, with a median of $22,500; most funding went to California, particularly Los Angeles, with some giving elsewhere in the U.S. and internationally. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Stanley & Joyce

Beverly Hills, CA

The Stanley & Joyce funds preselected charitable organizations working in areas including Holocaust education, pediatric health care, children and family services, Jewish arts and culture, and cancer research. Its 2024 grants ranged from $300 to $250,000, with a median of $10,000; 93% of grant dollars went to California recipients. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

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.

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.