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Grant Funders in Santa Monica, CA

Bespoke Grants indexes 62 grant-making foundations headquartered in Santa Monica, California — together $249.0M in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports arts & culture, health care, higher education and education. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Santa Monica nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

62
Foundations in Santa Monica
$249.0M
Combined annual giving
40
Listed below
CA
State

Foundations headquartered in Santa Monica

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

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Focusing Philanthropy Inc$24.0M2024
2Prostate Cancer Foundation$21.9M2024
3Saint John's Health Center Foundation$21.7M2024
4The Michael and Lori Milken Family$15.7M2024
51011 Foundation Inc$12.7M2024
6National Academy of Recording Arts &$11.3M2024
7Angel Flight West Inc$8.6M2024
8The Call of Duty Endowment$8.6M2023
9Carl & Roberta Deutsch Foundation$8.5M2024
10Tiny Blue Dot Inc$8.3M2024
11National Institute for Excellence in$8.3M2024
12The Bernard and Rena Shapiro$7.7M2018
13The Lowell Milken Family Foundation$7.3M2024
14The Herb Alpert Foundation$6.9M2024
15Leonard Hill Charitable Trust$6.1M2024
16Musicares Foundation Inc$5.7M2023
17Snap Foundation$4.8M2024
18Step Up on Second Street Inc$4.5M2020
19The Rape Foundation$3.8M2024
20Robert and Lisa Margolis Family$3.5M2024
21Universal Music All Together Now$3.3M2024
22George Hoag Family Foundation$2.6M2024
23Artists for Peace and Justice$2.5M2017
24Santa Monica Education Foundation$2.5M2024
25Cambodian Childrens Fund$2.0M2024
26Boys and Girls Club of Santa Monica Inc$2.0M2024
27Collectible Art Preservation Foundation$1.9M2024
28The Milken Family Foundation$1.8M2024
29Pacific Youth Foundation$1.8M2024
30The Santa Monica College Foundation$1.7M2023
31Pacific Neuroscience Institute$1.5M2019
32Pearlman Geller Family Foundation$1.5M2024
33Go Campaign$1.5M2024
34William H Hannon Foundation$1.4M2025
35The Milken Institute$1.3M2024
36Toibb Family Foundation$1.3M2023
37The David Foster Foundation$1.1M2024
38The Rose Foundation$1.0M2024
39Steve and Judith Krantz Foundation$1.0M2023
40Jewish Jumpstart$945K2024

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What Santa Monica funders support

The causes most commonly funded by foundations based in Santa Monica:

Arts & CultureHealth CareHigher EducationEducationYouth DevelopmentHousing & HomelessnessEnvironment & ConservationLibraries & Literacy

Beyond Santa Monica

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