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Foundation grants for food and nutrition nonprofits in California

3,526 private foundations gave $449 million for food and nutrition 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 food and nutrition, by county

CountyFoundationsGiven
Los Angeles County1,125$98 million
Santa Clara County350$62 million
San Francisco County509$57 million
Alameda County453$46 million
San Diego County389$25 million
Orange County283$22 million
Santa Barbara County211$20 million
San Mateo County106$17 million
Sonoma County194$11 million
Contra Costa County187$11 million
Marin County103$11 million
Ventura County101$9.2 million
Yolo County44$8.2 million
Sacramento County128$7.6 million
Santa Cruz County66$7.5 million
Fresno County65$6.9 million
Monterey County95$5.7 million
Riverside County124$4.3 million
Tulare County19$2.9 million
San Joaquin County37$2.6 million
Placer County51$2.4 million
Kern County19$2.2 million
San Luis Obispo County44$2.0 million
San Bernardino County44$1.5 million
Humboldt County24$1.4 million
Nevada County36$1.0 million
Napa County30$997,248
Mendocino County25$991,319
Siskiyou County17$768,791
Merced County10$714,825
Imperial County18$689,282
Butte County16$309,288
El Dorado County19$301,142
Madera County11$300,269
Solano County27$270,638
Stanislaus County13$266,481
Plumas County9$147,799
Trinity County5$115,519
Kings County3$104,600
San Benito County6$103,054
Sutter County5$96,803
Amador County6$90,834
Inyo County5$40,016
Yuba County4$29,210
Glenn County6$16,173
Lake County3$2,514

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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