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Foundation grants for human services nonprofits in California

7,324 private foundations gave $1.7 billion for human services 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 human services, by county

CountyFoundationsGiven
Los Angeles County3,326$619 million
San Francisco County1,128$394 million
San Diego County977$144 million
Alameda County600$134 million
Orange County801$91 million
Santa Clara County586$56 million
San Mateo County279$35 million
Sonoma County394$29 million
Santa Barbara County293$25 million
Marin County522$22 million
Riverside County324$21 million
Ventura County211$19 million
Humboldt County59$18 million
Sacramento County230$18 million
Fresno County125$17 million
Contra Costa County306$17 million
San Bernardino County202$11 million
Napa County83$7.8 million
Kern County65$7.2 million
Santa Cruz County93$6.9 million
Monterey County122$6.4 million
San Joaquin County78$3.7 million
Yolo County50$3.4 million
Stanislaus County48$3.0 million
Del Norte County14$2.3 million
Solano County36$2.0 million
Placer County72$1.5 million
Kings County13$1.3 million
San Luis Obispo County61$1.2 million
Mendocino County35$1.2 million
Siskiyou County17$1.1 million
Nevada County55$964,140
Amador County6$931,303
Merced County11$882,867
Madera County21$773,338
Tulare County27$623,924
San Benito County16$610,992
Mono County26$559,971
Shasta County20$541,772
El Dorado County32$465,213
Imperial County13$377,748
Plumas County14$256,529
Mariposa County3$250,494
Butte County20$228,842
Inyo County7$129,555
Lake County5$68,220
Calaveras County6$63,366
Tehama County5$42,510
Tuolumne County7$39,189
Sutter County6$20,261
Glenn County4$19,572
Yuba County5$18,445
Trinity County3$8,101

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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