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Arts Education Grant Funders in California

764 foundations with a documented arts education focus have made grants to California nonprofits in recent years, together directing $392.9M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 764 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.

764
Arts education funders
$392.9M
Given to California nonprofits
6,792
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving

Most active arts education funders in California

#FunderBased inTotal California givingGrantsLatest
1The San Francisco FoundationCalifornia$30.2M992023
2The Walt and Lilly Disney FoundationCalifornia$27.3M62024
3Wayne Thiebaud FoundationCalifornia$17.6M422024
4The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationCalifornia$16.6M1212024
5The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York$14.0M212024
6Irvine Public Schools FoundationCalifornia$10.6M62024
7The California EndowmentCalifornia$9.9M2362024
8Wm Keck FoundationCalifornia$8.8M72024
9Windsong TrustCalifornia$8.5M152024
10Valleycare Charitable FoundationCalifornia$8.2M52021
11The Saban Family FoundationCalifornia$8.0M32024
12The Ralph M Parsons FoundationCalifornia$7.8M1532024
13East Bay Community FoundationCalifornia$7.8M552023
14The Max H Gluck Foundation IncCalifornia$6.8M582025
15Fritz B Burns FoundationCalifornia$6.0M22025

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How this list is built. Bespoke Grants indexes 13M+ grants from public IRS Form 990 filings. This page shows foundations whose giving carries a documented arts education focus and that have funded California nonprofits. Giving figures reflect each funder's total recent grants to California recipients. IRS data publishes on a 1–2 year lag; figures are current through the most recent available filings.