{"id":128926,"date":"2024-09-09T14:42:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T21:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/?page_id=128926"},"modified":"2025-09-11T05:49:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T12:49:58","slug":"southern-california-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant-places\/southern-california-grants","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles &amp; Southern California Grants for Nonprofits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:151px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-16807\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/funding-guide-banner-blue-dots-1.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5d72889ac5ab87c3f15adbc6d9d18c4b\" style=\"color:#484848;font-size:42px\">Los Angeles &amp; Southern California Grants for Nonprofits<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro-box\">Learn about grants for Southern California nonprofits by exploring the curated list of top funders below. Members can also research funding opportunities in Southern California using the <a href=\"https:\/\/insidephilanthropy.com\/grantfinder-search\"><strong>search tool <\/strong><\/a>for GrantFinder. <a href=\"https:\/\/insidephilanthropy.com\/membership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Become a member.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 one-column gb-background-auto gb-background-no-repeat\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bg-radiant-dots-shortest.png);background-position:50% 0%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\" style=\"padding-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-wideright\" style=\"padding-top:60px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:6px;background-position:80% 0%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-4 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column ip-gf-key-funders-box gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Key Funders<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list key-funders-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant-places\/southern-california-grants\/ahmanson-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ahmanson Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-a\/annenberg-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Annenberg Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant-places\/southern-california-grants\/the-california-endowment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The California Endowment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insidephilanthropy.com\/h-grants\/conrad-n-hilton-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conrad N. Hilton Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insidephilanthropy.com\/k-grants\/wk-kellogg-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">W. K. Kellogg Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant-places\/southern-california-grants\/ralph-m-parsons-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ralph M. Parsons Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant-places\/southern-california-grants\/weingart-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Weingart Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Major donors:<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-b\/ballmer-group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steve and Connie Ballmer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-g\/david-geffen-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Geffen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/insidephilanthropy.com\/rgrants\/resnick-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steward and Lynda Resnick<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant-places\/southern-california-grants\/chan-soon-shiong-family-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patrick Soon-Shiong and Michele Chan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong><strong>Funding trends in SoCal<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Southern California is a complex and diverse region, encompassing not only Los Angeles and San Diego, but also Ventura, Santa Barbara, Orange and several other counties. The region is famously expensive and home to great fortunes, and it is also home to ever-increasing economic inequality, a homelessness crisis, and formidable climate challenges. The region\u2019s philanthropic landscape is as vast and varied as the region itself.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across the region, the issue receiving the most philanthropic support is health, followed by arts and culture, K-12 education, and community and economic development. As in most regions, the organizations receiving the most grant money tend to be large institutions (like the Salk Institute or Children\u2019s Hospital of Los Angeles). But there is a core group of locally focused foundations that reliably give to smaller nonprofits, including many social-justice-oriented and community-based groups.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those leading foundations are a dominant force in Southern California philanthropy, and they often work together and have an influential voice in the civic sphere. These include The California Endowment (which makes grants statewide) as well as the Ahmanson, Annenberg, Parsons and Weingart foundations, which have locally or regionally focused programs.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- Non-displaying inline paywall marker. Editors: please keep this code block. Position this block before the first full-width paragraph or just above the foundations list heading. -->\n<div id=\"ipInlineOffer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container foundation-list gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<p>California also has a strong network of community foundations, including in Southern California the California Community Foundation, the San Diego Foundation, and the Orange County Community Foundation. The Jewish Community Foundations of Los Angeles and San Diego are also important funders.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trust-based philanthropy increased in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are also growing trends of collaboration, community-led grantmaking, and support of movement-building among many of the region\u2019s top funders.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about grants for Southern California nonprofits by exploring the curated list of top funders below. Members can also research funding opportunities in Southern California using the search tool for GrantFinder. 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