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Foundation grants for public safety and justice nonprofits in California

3,406 private foundations gave $863 million for public safety and justice 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 public safety and justice, by county

CountyFoundationsGiven
Los Angeles County1,482$281 million
Alameda County452$187 million
San Francisco County582$178 million
Sacramento County301$48 million
Orange County256$22 million
San Diego County238$20 million
Contra Costa County72$15 million
Santa Barbara County198$13 million
Santa Clara County132$13 million
San Mateo County87$12 million
Riverside County67$11 million
Fresno County40$9.4 million
Kern County29$8.1 million
San Bernardino County40$5.7 million
Humboldt County15$5.5 million
Sonoma County86$5.5 million
Marin County97$5.4 million
Ventura County105$3.9 million
Yolo County20$3.8 million
Monterey County33$2.6 million
Santa Cruz County34$1.9 million
Napa County35$1.3 million
Stanislaus County27$1.1 million
San Joaquin County19$916,778
Solano County22$824,166
San Benito County7$633,649
Kings County8$488,878
Imperial County6$447,945
Calaveras County3$401,128
Tulare County16$362,058
Madera County8$343,650
Nevada County22$329,457
Merced County9$324,204
Shasta County9$288,165
Del Norte County4$252,709
Siskiyou County10$237,689
Mendocino County11$205,744
San Luis Obispo County12$198,939
Placer County15$148,393
Plumas County5$128,447
Mariposa County5$109,861
Butte County15$108,425
El Dorado County12$99,075
Sutter County8$96,242
Trinity County3$72,480
Tuolumne County6$56,068
Yuba County5$52,572
Mono County10$47,833
Tehama County6$37,104
Lake County4$19,052
Inyo County3$10,546
Amador County3$5,623
Glenn County3$5,422

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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