The San Francisco Japantown Foundation

Asian Pacific Fund

San Francisco, CA

Asian Pacific Fund supports AANHPI nonprofits working in areas such as health, youth and senior services, advocacy, civic engagement, and arts and culture, with a primary focus on the Bay Area. In 2024, grants ranged from $10,000 to $115,000, with a median of $25,000; it also offered selected Bay Area nonprofits $100,000 over two years through its ACT program. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Henri & Tomoye Takahashi Charitable

San Francisco, CA

The foundation supports Japanese American cultural preservation, arts, education, and projects fostering U.S.-Japan relations, with recent grants going to California organizations. Grant sizes vary widely: in 2024, its two grants were $188,681 and $4.2 million. It is not currently accepting requests or applications.

Kinjiro and Eiko Moriguchi Fund

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Association of Realtors

San Francisco, CA

The foundation funds household supplies for formerly homeless people moving into homes, as well as organizations working in areas such as housing, education, hunger relief, and community support. Its 2024 grants ranged from $200 to $217,812, with a median of $2,500, and all grant dollars went to California recipients. It accepts requests by letter to the Chief Executive Officer; no deadline is listed.

ESB Charitable Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The San Francisco-based ESB Charitable Foundation gave mainly to other foundations in 2024, with grants ranging from $25,000 to $4 million and a median of $250,000. All reported grants went to California recipients. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

McNabb Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The McNabb Foundation’s website describes support for behavioral health and social services in East Tennessee, while its 2024 grants went to organizations with varied missions, mostly in California. Grants ranged from $500 to $5,000, with a median of $1,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.

The Keith and Cecilia Terasaki

Arcadia, CA

The Keith and Cecilia Terasaki Foundation funds a range of charitable organizations, including education, arts, health, environmental, and community groups, with most of its grant dollars going to California. In 2024, its 32 grants totaled $738,722, with a median grant of $10,000 and awards ranging from $100 to $158,750. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Metta Fund

San Francisco, CA

Metta Fund supports San Francisco organizations advancing the health and well-being of older adults, with a focus on caregiving, social connection, racial equity, and community-driven strategies. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,750 to $225,000, with a median of $100,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests; grants are by invitation to preselected organizations.

Community Initiatives

Oakland, CA

Community Initiatives supports fiscally sponsored projects across fields including social justice, the environment, education, health, arts, and human services; its grants are concentrated in California, though it also funds projects elsewhere. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,100 to $16.7 million, with a median of about $19,800. It does not describe an unsolicited grant-request process; prospective fiscal sponsorship projects must submit an inquiry and receive an invitation to apply.

Greater Horizons

Kansas City, MO

Greater Horizons is a donor-advised fund provider whose donor-directed grants support eligible U.S. public charities across a broad range of causes; international organizations may also qualify with additional review and fees. In 2024, grants had a median of $15,000, with itemized awards ranging from $5,001 to $10,073,050, and recipients were located across the United States, especially in California, Texas, Nebraska, New York, and Kansas. It describes a grant-request process for donors, not an application process for organizations, so unsolicited requests are not stated as 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.

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.