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Workforce & Vocational Training Grant Funders in California

329 foundations with a documented workforce & vocational training focus have made grants to California nonprofits in recent years, together directing $317.4M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 329 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.

329
Workforce & vocational training funders
$317.4M
Given to California nonprofits
2,167
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving

Most active workforce & vocational training funders in California

#FunderBased inTotal California givingGrantsLatest
1The California EndowmentCalifornia$31.8M2022024
2The James Irvine FoundationCalifornia$24.4M582023
3Conrad N Hilton FoundationCalifornia$19.0M372024
4The San Francisco FoundationCalifornia$16.9M992023
5Crankstart FoundationCalifornia$15.3M152024
6California Healthcare FoundationCalifornia$14.7M312025
7Silicon Valley Community FoundationCalifornia$12.2M932024
8The Jpb FoundationNew York$12.0M42024
9Cedars-sinai Medical CenterCalifornia$11.5M102024
10The California Wellness FoundationCalifornia$10.3M622024
11Michelson Medical Research Foundation IncCalifornia$8.8M42024
12The Foundation for Santa BarbaraCalifornia$7.9M22019
13The Heising-simons FoundationCalifornia$7.3M152024
14Wk Kellogg FoundationMichigan$7.1M262023
15The Ford FoundationNew York$5.2M152024

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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 workforce & vocational training 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.