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Foundation grants for religion nonprofits in California

6,273 private foundations gave $1.2 billion for religion 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 religion, by county

CountyFoundationsGiven
Los Angeles County2,637$559 million
Orange County1,015$134 million
San Diego County794$115 million
San Francisco County604$102 million
Alameda County492$36 million
Santa Clara County528$30 million
San Bernardino County199$23 million
Marin County189$23 million
San Mateo County236$23 million
Riverside County339$20 million
Santa Barbara County172$14 million
Ventura County200$13 million
Fresno County102$11 million
Placer County107$8.9 million
Sacramento County151$8.9 million
Contra Costa County173$7.3 million
Kern County58$5.5 million
San Joaquin County71$5.5 million
Sonoma County113$4.6 million
Santa Cruz County52$3.9 million
Monterey County67$3.7 million
Stanislaus County44$3.0 million
Tulare County32$2.3 million
El Dorado County99$1.9 million
Shasta County48$1.5 million
Napa County41$1.5 million
Sutter County17$1.2 million
San Luis Obispo County40$1.2 million
Yolo County22$911,445
Kings County9$798,169
Solano County21$549,517
Nevada County30$510,184
Siskiyou County14$455,692
Madera County8$284,092
Merced County9$283,096
Butte County19$251,453
Lassen County4$245,530
Imperial County11$236,727
Tuolumne County6$232,007
Mendocino County10$203,076
Humboldt County7$156,275
San Benito County8$153,784
Inyo County5$87,191
Mono County5$50,270
Tehama County4$46,288
Lake County5$35,110
Calaveras County3$28,302
Yuba County6$25,723
Glenn County4$22,296

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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