California Community Foundation

EIN 953510055 Community Foundation

Los Angeles, CA 90012

https://www.calfund.org
Annual Giving
$1.8B
10,432 grants · avg $302.0M/yr
community foundation (Form 990), grant-level detail not in 990-PF database
$100M+/yr
mega funder
capacity
$32K
typical mid grants · $14K–$100K
grant size
54%
supporter · 2,334/4,344 multi-year
repeat
4,344
Distinct Recipients

About

California Community Foundation, founded 1915, serves the Los Angeles region through strategic philanthropy. Over 1,900 charitable funds have granted more than $3.9 billion since 2004. Focus areas include education, health, housing, arts, and immigration.

Focus Areas

Los Angeles region Education Health Housing Arts Immigration

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Yes
How to Apply Competitive grants focus on LA County nonprofits. Letter of inquiry typical. Donor-advised funds grant nationally. Review calfund.org/nonprofits for current RFPs.

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 10432 grants on record

Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$14K
Median
$32K
Average
$174K
75th Pctl
$100K
Maximum
$37.6M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

1.5% of US grants · Rank #6 of 51 states $11.7M across 153 grants 19 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Dallas 23 grants · $3.2M
  2. 2 Harris 40 grants · $2.7M
  3. 3 Travis 25 grants · $1.8M
  4. 4 Collin 12 grants · $1.6M
  5. 5 Bexar 9 grants · $508K
  6. 6 Brazos 7 grants · $472K
  7. 7 Tarrant 5 grants · $309K
  8. 8 Potter 6 grants · $221K
  9. 9 Kaufman 1 grant · $170K
  10. 10 El Paso 3 grants · $163K
+9 more counties · 22 grants · $461K

Grants Awarded (10,432 total)

Purpose
Skystone Foundation Flagstaff, AZ $37,600,000 ARTS 2022
Episcopal School of Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA $27,077,988 Education 2018
Trustees of Boston University Boston, MA $25,000,000 EDUCATION 2021
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Jr University Stanford, CA $21,813,068 EDUCATION 2023
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, CA $17,713,529 EDUCATION 2021
Greater Horizons Kansas City, MO $14,832,740 Philanthropic activity 2020
Reinvent Stockton Foundation Stockton, CA $14,000,000 ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY 2022
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Boston, MA $13,993,761 Philanthropic activity 2019
Episcopal School of Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA $13,550,000 EDUCATION 2021
Royal College of Art Usa Inc New York, NY $12,720,600 EDUCATION 2022
Enterprise Community Partners Inc San Francisco, CA $12,559,375 HOUSING 2021
United Way of Greater Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA $12,354,212 Disaster Response 2019
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Jr University Stanford, CA $11,685,391 EDUCATION 2022
Otis College of Art & Design Los Angeles, CA $11,118,000 EDUCATION 2022
Rolling Hills Preparatory School San Pedro, CA $8,850,000 EDUCATION 2021
Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Beverly Hills, CA $8,643,327 Environment 2018
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Cincinnati, OH $8,578,976 Philanthropic activity 2019
Ucla Foundation Pasadena, CA $8,492,755 HEALTH 2021
Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Ma West Palm Beach, FL $8,232,002 Philanthropic activity 2019
Skystone Foundation Flagstaff, AZ $8,000,000 Arts 2020
Trinity Washington University Washington, DC $8,000,000 EDUCATION 2021
Tides Center Fbo Voices for Progress Education Fund Washington, DC $7,888,113 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT 2021
Us Ias Member'S Trust Los Angeles, CA $7,691,000 RELIGION 2022
UCLA Foundation Los Angeles, CA $7,669,551 Education 2018
Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA $7,654,426 Disaster Response 2020

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