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Education foundations in California

574 grantmaking foundations in California focused on education, ranked by recent giving reported to the IRS (about $840M combined).

Top foundations by giving

  1. The Schmidt Family Foundation
    Palo Alto, CA
    $190M (2024)
  2. Pasadena Tournament of Roses Assn
    Pasadena, CA
    $100M (2026)
  3. East Bay Community Foundation
    Oakland, CA
    $67M (2025)
  4. Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem
    Emeryville, CA
    $37M (2025)
  5. Salesforce Com Foundation
    San Francisco, CA
    $36M (2025)
  6. Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation
    San Francisco, CA
    $35M (2024)
  7. Alfred E Mann Charities Inc
    Los Angeles, CA
    $33M (2025)
  8. Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, CA
    $33M (2024)
  9. Community Partners International
    Berkeley, CA
    $32M (2024)
  10. Ressler Gertz Foundation
    Encino, CA
    $24M (2024)
  11. Gilead Sciences Foundation
    Foster City, CA
    $19M (2024)
  12. The Duffield Family Foundation
    Pleasanton, CA
    $19M (2025)
  13. Reach University
    Oakland, CA
    $18M (2025)
  14. Xq Institute
    Oakland, CA
    $16M (2024)
  15. La Jolla Institute for Immunology
    La Jolla, CA
    $11M (2024)
  16. Consumer Credit Counseling Service of San Francisco
    Concord, CA
    $11M (2024)
  17. Mcconnell Foundation
    Redding, CA
    $11M (2024)
  18. Draper Foundation
    San Mateo, CA
    $6.8M (2024)
  19. John H & Cynthia Lee Smet Foundation
    Manhattan Beach, CA
    $5.3M (2025)
  20. Ross M Brown Family Foundation
    Escondido, CA
    $5.2M (2023)
  21. Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin
    Santa Rosa, CA
    $5M (2025)
  22. Herbst Foundation Inc
    Walnut Creek, CA
    $4.8M (2025)
  23. Pony Barnes Foundation
    Redondo Beach, CA
    $4.7M (2025)
  24. Crowe LLP
    Mountain View, CA
    $4.6M (2022)
  25. Bettye Poetz Ferguson Foundation
    San Francisco, CA
    $4.6M (2024)

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