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Grant Funders in Los Angeles, CA

Bespoke Grants indexes 472 grant-making foundations headquartered in Los Angeles, California — together $4.12B in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports health care, higher education, education and arts & culture. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Los Angeles nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

472
Foundations in Los Angeles
$4.12B
Combined annual giving
40
Listed below
CA
State

Foundations headquartered in Los Angeles

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1University of Southern California$642.7M2023
2UCLA Foundation$327.9M2023
3California Community Foundation$291.0M2023
4Los Angeles Regional Food Bank$283.2M2024
5The California Endowment$159.5M2024
6Loyola Marymount University$134.5M2024
7The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation$118.3M2024
8Jewish Community Foundation of the Jewish$100.0M2024
9California Firefighters Benefit Trust$80.8M2023
10The David Geffen Foundation$67.0M2024
11Wm Keck Foundation$61.9M2024
12Occidental College$51.8M2024
13The California Wellness Foundation$50.3M2024
14Weingart Foundation$42.8M2024
15Entertainment Industry Foundation$38.3M2024
16Special Service for Groups Inc$34.9M2023
17Stand Up to Cancer$34.7M2024
18United Way Inc$34.1M2024
19Anderson Stewart Family Foundation$31.5M2024
20Patagoniaorg$28.6M2025
21Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles$26.9M2024
22Cedars-sinai Medical Center$26.8M2024
23The Kavli Foundation$25.0M2024
24Resnick Foundation$24.6M2024
25Catholic Community Foundation$22.6M2024
26Jewish Federation Council of Greater La$21.4M2024
27The Ralph M Parsons Foundation$20.5M2024
28Ccf-la Supporting Organization$20.2M2024
29American Friends of Sheba Medical$19.2M2022
30Daughters of Charity Foundation$19.2M2024
31The Hearthland Foundation$19.2M2024
32The Dream Center Foundation$18.8M2024
33The J Paul Getty Trust$18.4M2023
34Ccf Community Initiatives Fund$17.8M2024
35Shelter Partnership Inc$16.9M2023
36Project Angel Food$16.6M2024
37Martin Luther King Jr Community Health$16.5M2023
38Essential Access Health$16.2M2024
39Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles$16.1M2024
40Baby2baby$15.3M2024

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What Los Angeles funders support

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Los Angeles, CA address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Los Angeles nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.