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Foundation grants for workforce and economic development nonprofits in California

1,452 private foundations gave $700 million for workforce and economic development 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 workforce and economic development, by county

CountyFoundationsGiven
Los Angeles County518$215 million
San Francisco County298$171 million
Alameda County218$118 million
Sacramento County77$33 million
San Diego County154$33 million
Santa Clara County158$32 million
Orange County119$16 million
San Mateo County113$14 million
Contra Costa County59$9.4 million
Fresno County30$8.9 million
San Joaquin County10$8.3 million
San Bernardino County33$8.0 million
Santa Cruz County23$5.5 million
Ventura County35$5.5 million
Riverside County36$4.2 million
Monterey County15$2.3 million
Shasta County5$2.1 million
Sonoma County39$1.9 million
Marin County32$1.9 million
Yolo County15$1.6 million
Siskiyou County10$1.5 million
Merced County7$1.2 million
Solano County6$1.1 million
Santa Barbara County25$1.0 million
Humboldt County5$757,245
Napa County7$700,590
Placer County10$426,067
Tulare County9$411,284
Kern County9$398,599
San Luis Obispo County12$359,437
Stanislaus County5$296,199
El Dorado County9$217,104
Madera County3$202,038
Mendocino County5$123,684
Mono County3$103,050
Imperial County4$60,000
Plumas County4$37,725
Butte County5$32,601

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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