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Recreation and Sports foundations in California

91 grantmaking foundations in California focused on recreation and sports, ranked by recent giving reported to the IRS (about $200M combined).

Top foundations by giving

  1. Point Loma Nazarene University
    San Diego, CA
    $60M (2025)
  2. National University
    San Diego, CA
    $59M (2025)
  3. New Schools Fund
    Oakland, CA
    $19M (2024)
  4. Neighborhood Funders Group
    Berkeley, CA
    $10M (2024)
  5. Living Peace Foundation
    Santa Barbara, CA
    $7.7M (2024)
  6. Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
    Glendale, CA
    $5.7M (2024)
  7. Nextgen Climate Action
    San Francisco, CA
    $5.3M (2024)
  8. D&D Support Foundation
    Palm Desert, CA
    $4.8M (2025)
  9. New Alternatives Incorporated
    San Diego, CA
    $3.5M (2022)
  10. New Horizon School Irvine
    Irvine, CA
    $2.4M (2025)
  11. Northrise University Initiative
    Irvine, CA
    $2.2M (2024)
  12. City Fields Foundation
    San Francisco, CA
    $2.1M (2023)
  13. New Breath Foundation
    Oakland, CA
    $1.6M (2024)
  14. Giant Steps Foundation
    San Francisco, CA
    $1.5M (2025)
  15. Henry T and Elizabeth Segerstrom Charitable Foundation
    Costa Mesa, CA
    $1.2M (2024)
  16. Congregational Church Retirement Community
    Long Beach, CA
    $1M (2024)
  17. Natividad Medical Foundation Inc
    Salinas, CA
    $850K (2024)
  18. North Coast Opportunities Inc
    Ukiah, CA
    $850K (2025)
  19. National Nurses United
    Oakland, CA
    $600K (2025)
  20. New Story Inc
    San Francisco, CA
    $600K (2024)
  21. New Teacher Center
    Sacramento, CA
    $560K (2025)
  22. Nancy Driscoll Foundation
    Mount Shasta, CA
    $400K (2024)
  23. Northern California Grantmakers
    San Francisco, CA
    $400K (2024)
  24. Lady Freethinker
    Los Angeles, CA
    $330K (2024)
  25. New Life Mission Foundation
    La Crescenta, CA
    $330K (2025)

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