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Financial Empowerment Grant Funders in California
123 foundations with a documented financial empowerment focus have made grants to California nonprofits in recent years, together directing $70.0M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 123 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.
123
Financial empowerment funders
$70.0M
Given to California nonprofits
648
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving
Most active financial empowerment funders in California
| # | Funder | Based in | Total California giving | Grants | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles R Schwab Foundation for Financial | Florida | $22.0M | 5 | 2024 |
| 2 | Bullis-purissima Elementary School | California | $7.5M | 2 | 2020 |
| 3 | Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund | New York | $5.5M | 28 | 2024 |
| 4 | Kipp Foundation | California | $5.4M | 4 | 2019 |
| 5 | The San Francisco Foundation | California | $4.5M | 28 | 2023 |
| 6 | Otefe Foundation Inc | California | $2.3M | 6 | 2023 |
| 7 | The Ford Foundation | New York | $2.1M | 6 | 2022 |
| 8 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Michigan | $2.1M | 5 | 2018 |
| 9 | Mckinley School Foundation of San Diego | California | $1.3M | 6 | 2024 |
| 10 | The California Wellness Foundation | California | $1.1M | 14 | 2023 |
| 11 | Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | California | $1.1M | 2 | 2024 |
| 12 | National Foundation for Credit | District of Columbia | $993K | 12 | 2024 |
| 13 | Lincoln Dynamic Foundation | Nevada | $841K | 4 | 2024 |
| 14 | Paul Hughes Family Foundation | California | $779K | 6 | 2023 |
| 15 | National Coalition for Asian Pacific | District of Columbia | $696K | 29 | 2024 |
This list is ranked by size. Yours should be ranked by fit.
The funders above are the biggest financial empowerment funders in California — not necessarily the right ones for you. Bespoke Grants ranks all 123 against your nonprofit's actual mission, service area, and budget, and shows you why each one matches. Free, no credit card.
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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 financial empowerment 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.