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Grant Funders in Oakland, CA

Bespoke Grants indexes 143 grant-making foundations headquartered in Oakland, California — together $1.47B in indexed annual giving. Their giving most often supports education, arts & culture, health care and higher education. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Oakland nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

143
Foundations in Oakland
$1.47B
Indexed annual giving
40
Listed below
CA
State

Foundations headquartered in Oakland

Ranked by giving in available IRS summaries. Filings may cover different years; these totals are not a current-year funding pool. Each links to a public overview and up to three sample grants. Full grant history and research tools require All access at $19/month.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc$312.6M2024
2Kaiser Foundation Hospitals$226.8M2024
3Sierra Club Foundation$80.2M2024
4East Bay Community Foundation$74.4M2023
5The Clear Fund$69.6M2024
6California Association of Food Banks$50.5M2024
7Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado$41.2M2024
8California Healthcare Foundation$36.2M2025
9Bright Funds Foundation$35.2M2019
10Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation$32.5M2025
11Public Health Institute$27.2M2024
12Xq Institute$23.8M2024
13New Schools Fund$21.2M2024
14Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington$19.7M2024
15Children's Hospital & Research Cntr Fndn$18.3M2023
16College Futures Foundation$16.5M2024
17Holy Names University$16.1M2023
18Hispanics in Philanthropy$15.8M2024
19Kenneth Rainin Foundation$15.6M2024
20The Basic Fund$15.3M2024
21Philanthropic Ventures Foundation$12.7M2024
22Reach University$11.9M2024
23The Oakland Public Education Fund$11.7M2024
24Community Initiatives$10.3M2024
25Common Counsel Foundation$9.8M2024
26Jonathan Logan Family Foundation$9.5M2024
27Solidaire Network Inc$9.3M2025
28Eat Learn Play Foundation$9.2M2024
29Women's Foundation of California$8.8M2024
30The Clorox Company Foundation$8.4M2025
31Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgiainc$7.6M2024
32Multiplier$7.1M2024
33Mitchell Kapor Foundation$6.7M2024
34Faith in Action Network$6.4M2024
35Beneficial State Foundation$6.2M2022
36Northern California Carpenters Regional$6.0M2023
37Silicon Schools Fund Inc$5.3M2024
38The Rose Foundation for Communities$4.7M2024
39Akonadi Foundation$4.3M2024
40Berkeley Lab Foundation$4.1M2024

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