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Foundation grants for housing and homelessness nonprofits in California

2,650 private foundations gave $677 million for housing and homelessness 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 housing and homelessness, by county

CountyFoundationsGiven
Los Angeles County1,110$302 million
San Francisco County341$137 million
Alameda County233$57 million
Santa Clara County106$31 million
Orange County349$30 million
Sacramento County102$25 million
San Diego County273$19 million
Santa Barbara County154$13 million
Contra Costa County100$8.6 million
San Mateo County73$8.3 million
Riverside County95$6.6 million
San Bernardino County68$5.7 million
San Luis Obispo County35$5.4 million
Sonoma County63$5.1 million
Monterey County31$4.7 million
Ventura County98$3.4 million
Fresno County55$2.8 million
Marin County81$2.4 million
San Joaquin County41$2.1 million
Yolo County17$1.6 million
Tulare County32$1.5 million
Kern County31$1.2 million
Santa Cruz County35$1.2 million
Humboldt County13$961,465
Stanislaus County24$680,961
Butte County19$504,231
Imperial County21$475,290
Placer County24$327,786
Napa County12$271,768
Shasta County6$199,806
Nevada County13$138,043
Mendocino County8$134,723
Yuba County3$122,649
Merced County7$118,343
Solano County11$108,559
Inyo County4$93,500
Madera County8$84,536
Siskiyou County7$81,165
Tuolumne County5$27,738
El Dorado County5$22,296
Tehama County3$20,911
Sutter County3$6,148
Mariposa County3$6,024

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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