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Grant Funders in San Mateo, CA

Bespoke Grants indexes 31 grant-making foundations headquartered in San Mateo, California — together $100.1M in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports higher education, health care, education and arts & culture. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a San Mateo nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

31
Foundations in San Mateo
$100.1M
Combined annual giving
31
Listed below
CA
State

Foundations headquartered in San Mateo

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

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1The Roberts Foundation$31.6M2024
2The Helen Diller Foundation$14.2M2024
3The Baszucki Family Foundation$11.3M2024
4Peking University Education Foundation$7.6M2024
5West Coast Conference$4.0M2024
6The Draper Foundation$3.0M2024
7Rupert H Johnson Jr Foundation$2.8M2024
8Greene Van Arsdale Foundation$2.6M2024
9Society of St Vincent De Paul$2.2M2024
10San Mateo County Community Colleges$2.2M2023
11St Clare Apartments Inc$2.0M2024
12Franklin Templeton Charitable Foundation Inc$1.6M2025
13Woodlawn Foundation$1.3M2024
14St Vincent De Paul Particular Council$1.1M2024
15Blume Foundation$1.1M2024
16With Foundation$975K2025
17Ginn Family Foundation$951K2024
18Leon a & Esther F Blum Foundation$899K2023
19The Courtney Roberts Foundation$876K2024
20The Carey School$820K2022
21The Lebherz Family Foundation$789K2024
22Hillsdale High School Foundation$694K2025
23The Middleton Foundation$662K2024
24The Eric Roberts Foundation$662K2024
25Hip Housing Development Corporation$636K2024
26The Tesuque Foundation Inc$620K2024
27Wendell Family Foundation$602K2024
28Friedman Family Foundation$580K2022
29The Knossos Foundation Inc$562K2024
30The Michelson Foundation$532K2024
31PTA Baywood Elementary School$521K2025

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What San Mateo funders support

The causes most commonly funded by foundations based in San Mateo:

Higher EducationHealth CareEducationArts & CultureK-12 EducationFood & AgricultureYouth DevelopmentEnvironment & Conservation

Beyond San Mateo

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