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K-12 Education Grant Funders in California

849 foundations with a documented k-12 education focus have made grants to California nonprofits in recent years, together directing $627.1M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 849 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.

849
K-12 education funders
$627.1M
Given to California nonprofits
10,243
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving

Most active k-12 education funders in California

#FunderBased inTotal California givingGrantsLatest
1Xq InstituteCalifornia$41.5M272024
2Catholic Community FoundationCalifornia$40.5M92024
3Sd Bechtel Jr FoundationCalifornia$34.8M552023
4The Oakland Public Education FundCalifornia$27.0M102024
5Walton Family Foundation IncArkansas$25.6M302024
6Valhalla FoundationCalifornia$16.0M52024
7Great Public Schools NowCalifornia$15.2M352019
8Carrie Estelle Doheny FoundationCalifornia$14.3M3822024
9The San Francisco FoundationCalifornia$14.2M782023
10Wayne and Gladys Valley FoundationCalifornia$13.0M62025
11Irvine Public Schools FoundationCalifornia$10.6M62024
12The California EndowmentCalifornia$10.4M2052024
13Crescent Porter Hale FoundationCalifornia$9.7M1382024
14The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationCalifornia$8.3M252024
15Las Lomitas Education FoundationCalifornia$7.9M52024

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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 k-12 education 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.