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Foundation grants for civil rights and advocacy nonprofits in California

3,000 private foundations gave $952 million for civil rights and advocacy to organizations in California in tax years 2019 to 2025, according to their own IRS filings.

The table shows how many of them gave in each county, and how much. Many foundations give in more than one county, so the foundation counts add up to more than the total.

Foundations that fund civil rights and advocacy, by county

CountyFoundationsGiven
Los Angeles County1,622$435 million
San Francisco County585$171 million
Alameda County383$145 million
Sacramento County194$72 million
San Diego County311$44 million
Fresno County37$14 million
Santa Clara County120$13 million
Orange County163$8.4 million
Contra Costa County60$7.6 million
Monterey County17$4.8 million
Riverside County68$4.8 million
Ventura County45$4.2 million
Santa Barbara County94$3.5 million
Sonoma County59$3.1 million
Marin County71$2.9 million
San Mateo County52$2.9 million
San Bernardino County18$2.7 million
San Joaquin County11$2.7 million
Tulare County19$2.3 million
Yolo County5$1.8 million
Placer County28$1.5 million
Napa County30$1.2 million
Kern County11$1.1 million
Santa Cruz County24$1.0 million
Humboldt County5$582,299
Stanislaus County10$461,704
Solano County13$326,207
Madera County3$276,155
San Luis Obispo County15$209,399
Mendocino County4$110,325
Imperial County4$85,068
Kings County5$68,295
Nevada County9$47,861
Butte County3$30,052
Tuolumne County4$21,940
Lake County4$20,187
El Dorado County5$13,937

From the grants private foundations list in their IRS tax filings (Form 990-PF, tax years 2019 to 2025), as of Oct 31, 2026. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant counts for the county of the organization that received it, wherever the foundation is based. The typical grant is the middle one. Program areas come from each organization's IRS category and the stated purpose of the grant, so those figures are estimates. A foundation can ask to be left off this page by emailing contact@grantassembly.com.

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