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Education Foundations in California

506 private foundations funding education in California.

Our directory lists 506 private education foundations based in California, compiled from IRS 990-PF filings. Most give by invitation only rather than accepting unsolicited proposals. Each profile below shows the funder's giving history, typical grant size, recent recipients, and application stance — so you can build a focused prospect list.

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Education

Major funder

The Donald L Bren Foundation

California

Public & Societal BenefitEducationPublic & Societal Benefit

Assets: $386.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $7M

Funds in CA

Invitation only

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Education

Major funder

The Duffield Family Foundation

California

Assets: $277.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $14M

Funds in CA · FL · GA +12

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Education

Major funder

Making Waves Foundation Inc

California

Assets: $255.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $101K

Funds in CA

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Education

Established

Carnegie Foundation for Advancement Teaching W Coast Office Education

California

Assets: $166.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $2.4M

Funds in IN · CA · NC +12

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Education

Established

Cabin Road Foundation 04042011

California

Education

Assets: $139.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $10M

Funds in CA

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Education

Established

S H Cowell Foundation

California

Human ServicesEducationHuman Services

Assets: $120.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $5.2M

Funds in CA · DC · GA +2

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Education

Established

Ann Jackson Family Foundation

California

Human ServicesEducationHuman Services

Assets: $91.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $3.6M

Funds in CA · WA · CT +5

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Education

Established

The Doyle Foundation Inc

California

Assets: $59.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $2.7M

Funds in NV · CA · MT +12

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Education

Established

Payette River Foundation

California

Human Services

Assets: $38.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.7M

Funds in CA

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Education

Established

Femino Foundation

California

HealthPublic & Societal BenefitArts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $32.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.4M

Funds in CA · IL · DC +9

Invitation only

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Education

Established

John Stauffer Charitable Trust

California

EducationArts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $31.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $3M

Funds in CA

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Education

Emerging

Lauren B Leichtman Arthur E Levine Family Foundation

California

HealthEducationHealth

Assets: $24.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $2.4M

Funds in CA · FL · NY +2

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Northern California Scholarship Foundation

California

Assets: $23.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $766K

Funds in CA

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Education

Emerging

William Mccakey Chapman and Adaline D Chapman Foundation

California

EducationHuman Services

Assets: $21.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $720K

Funds in CA

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Education

Emerging

Aaron Price Fellows Foundation

California

Assets: $20.2M
Giving / yr: —

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Charitable Foundation

California

HealthEducationHealth

Assets: $19.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $594K

Funds in CA · CO · DC +2

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Atkinson Family Foundation

California

Public & Societal BenefitEducationPublic & Societal Benefit

Assets: $15.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $2.3M

Funds in FL · CA · VA +7

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Education

Emerging

Chintu Gudiya Foundation

California

Assets: $15.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $879.5K

Funds in CA · DC · MA +1

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Education

Emerging

Ronald M Simon Family Foundation

California

Assets: $15M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $3.3M

Funds in CA · GA

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Education

Emerging

Girard Foundation

California

Human ServicesEducationHuman Services

Assets: $14.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $2.2M

Funds in CA · NY · VA +1

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Education

Emerging

Breakthrough Prize Foundation

California

Assets: $13.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $12.9M

Funds in DC · CA · MD +1

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Education

Emerging

Scaife Scholarship Foundation

California

Education

Assets: $12.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $464K

Funds in CA

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Education

Emerging

Hyman Levine Family Foundation Ldor Vdor

California

Human ServicesEducationHuman Services

Assets: $12.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $684.4K

Funds in CA · NY · DC +12

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Violich Family Foundation

California

Arts, Culture & HumanitiesEducationArts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $11.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.5M

Funds in CA · CO · NJ +2

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Education

Emerging

Muller Family Foundation

California

EducationHealth

Assets: $11.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $670K

Funds in CA · OR · NY +9

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Norman F Sprague JR Foundation

California

HealthEducationHealth

Assets: $10.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $684K

Funds in CA · OR · WY +8

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Pathways IN Education

California

Assets: $10.4M
Giving / yr: —

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Wilbur V Harlan Scholarship Trust

California

Assets: $10.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $686.7K

Funds in DC

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Education

Emerging

Mario Pedrozzi Scholarship Foundation

California

Assets: $10.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $444.7K

Funds in CA · NY · OR +12

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Education

Emerging

The Rice Family Foundation

California

Arts, Culture & HumanitiesEducationArts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $9.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $447K

Funds in CA · DC · IN +1

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Yonghua Foundation

California

Assets: $8.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $605K

Funds in CA · MA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Toshiba America Foundation

California

Education

Assets: $7.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $347.5K

Funds in CA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

J & S Song Foundation

California

Education

Assets: $7.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $271K

Funds in CA · NY

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Charles & Barbara Goodman Foundation

California

Human ServicesEducationHuman Services

Assets: $7.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $340.3K

Funds in CA · IN

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Yen Chuang Foundation

California

Assets: $6.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $392K

Funds in CA · NY · DC +4

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Education

Emerging

Leighton Foundation Inc

California

Assets: $6.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $569.7K

Funds in CA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Handlery Foundation

California

HealthEducationHealth

Assets: $6.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $246.3K

Funds in CA · DC

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Education

Emerging

Valentine Foundation

California

Assets: $6.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $975K

Funds in CA · FL · MI +1

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Shoreline Family Foundation

California

Human ServicesEducationHuman Services

Assets: $5.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $158.1K

Funds in CA · DC · IL

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

IN Christo Vera Educatio

California

Education

Assets: $5.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $140.2K

Funds in CA

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Education

Emerging

Casper Mills Scholarship Foundation

California

Assets: $5.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $195.3K

Funds in CA · NY · CO +3

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Education

Emerging

Pacific View Foundation

California

Arts, Culture & HumanitiesEducationArts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $5.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $800.7K

Funds in CA · NY

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

The@ronald and Jane Olson Foundation

California

Environment & AnimalsEducationEnvironment & Animals

Assets: $5.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $716K

Funds in CA · IA · NC +1

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Formanek Cianciolo Family Foundation

California

Arts, Culture & HumanitiesEducationArts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $236K

Funds in CA · IL

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Jeanne and William Barulich Familyfoundation

California

Education

Assets: $4.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $2M

Funds in CA

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Education

Emerging

Peters Pharis Foundation

California

Education

Assets: $4.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $580K

Funds in CA · AZ · DC +3

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Education

Emerging

The Ebell of Los Angeles Scholarship Endowment Fund

California

Education

Assets: $4.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $167.5K

Funds in CA

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Education

Emerging

Melvin and Geraldine Hoven Foundation

California

Human ServicesHealthEnvironment & Animals

Assets: $4.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $321K

Funds in CA · OR · FL +2

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Ronald Newburg Foundation Inc

California

Human ServicesEducationHuman Services

Assets: $3.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $116K

Funds in CA · HI · NC +1

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Education

Emerging

Harry M Keller Foundation

California

Religion

Assets: $3.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $175K

Funds in CA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Joyful Sunshine Foundation

California

Arts, Culture & HumanitiesEducationArts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $3.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $15.1K

Funds in CA · NY · OR

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Linden Family Foundation

California

Assets: $3.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $245K

Funds in CA

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Education

Emerging

Almanor Scholarship Fund

California

Education

Assets: $3.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $119.5K

Funds in CA

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Education

Emerging

Alan G Lehman and Jane a Lehman Foundation

California

Arts, Culture & HumanitiesEducationArts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $3.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $609.6K

Funds in CA · AL · PA +1

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Geweke Foundation

California

Education

Assets: $3.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1M

Funds in CA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Ralph Ermoian Foundation

California

Assets: $3.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $168K

Funds in CA · IL

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Poisson Fou Foundation

California

International & Foreign AffairsEducationInternational & Foreign Affairs

Assets: $3.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $35K

Funds in NY · NJ

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Indo-american Foundation Inc

California

Education

Assets: $3.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $176.5K

Funds in TX

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Education

Emerging

Do Good Foundation

California

Assets: $3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $178.5K

Funds in AZ · UT · CA +3

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Frontier Scholarship Fund

California

Assets: $3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $118.9K

Funds in CA · CO · FL +6

Invitation only

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FAQFrequently Asked Questions

Our directory lists 506 private education foundations in California, compiled from IRS 990-PF filings. Each profile shows the funder's giving history, recent recipients, and application stance.

By total assets, THE DONALD L BREN FOUNDATION is among the largest education funders in California in the directory.

The Donald L Bren Foundation

The Duffield Family Foundation

Making Waves Foundation Inc

Carnegie Foundation for Advancement Teaching W Coast Office Education

Cabin Road Foundation 04042011

S H Cowell Foundation

Ann Jackson Family Foundation

The Doyle Foundation Inc

Payette River Foundation

Femino Foundation

John Stauffer Charitable Trust

Lauren B Leichtman Arthur E Levine Family Foundation

Northern California Scholarship Foundation

William Mccakey Chapman and Adaline D Chapman Foundation

Aaron Price Fellows Foundation

Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Charitable Foundation

Atkinson Family Foundation

Chintu Gudiya Foundation

Ronald M Simon Family Foundation

Girard Foundation

Breakthrough Prize Foundation

Scaife Scholarship Foundation

Hyman Levine Family Foundation Ldor Vdor

Violich Family Foundation

Muller Family Foundation

Norman F Sprague JR Foundation

Pathways IN Education

Wilbur V Harlan Scholarship Trust

Mario Pedrozzi Scholarship Foundation

The Rice Family Foundation

Yonghua Foundation

Toshiba America Foundation

J & S Song Foundation

Charles & Barbara Goodman Foundation

Yen Chuang Foundation

Leighton Foundation Inc

Handlery Foundation

Valentine Foundation

Shoreline Family Foundation

IN Christo Vera Educatio

Casper Mills Scholarship Foundation

Pacific View Foundation

The@ronald and Jane Olson Foundation

Formanek Cianciolo Family Foundation

Jeanne and William Barulich Familyfoundation

Peters Pharis Foundation

The Ebell of Los Angeles Scholarship Endowment Fund

Melvin and Geraldine Hoven Foundation

Ronald Newburg Foundation Inc

Harry M Keller Foundation

Joyful Sunshine Foundation

Linden Family Foundation

Almanor Scholarship Fund

Alan G Lehman and Jane a Lehman Foundation

Geweke Foundation

Ralph Ermoian Foundation

Poisson Fou Foundation

Indo-american Foundation Inc

Do Good Foundation

Frontier Scholarship Fund

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FAQFrequently Asked Questions