240 private foundations reported religion grants in California on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2022–2025, 240 private foundations reported 499 grants for religion totaling $25,976,078 to 435 organizations in California. The most-funded California communities were Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Barbara. Tenacre Foundation reported the most religion giving — $3,533,931 across 13 grants. The median grant was $9,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Tenacre Foundation | 13 | $3,533,931 |
| The Steve Tisch Family Foundation | 12 | $2,352,500 |
| The Raymond Debbane Family Foundation | 1 | $2,000,000 |
| Eric and Sheila Samson Foundation | 3 | $1,256,300 |
| Bram & Elaine Goldsmith Family Charitable Trust | 2 | $1,005,000 |
| The Ruth & LEO David Foundation | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| The Duffy Family Foundation | 1 | $981,383 |
| Pinetops Foundation | 6 | $860,000 |
| The Darabont Charitable Trust | 1 | $700,000 |
| The David William Upham Foundation | 4 | $650,000 |
| The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc | 1 | $600,000 |
| The Shimon BEN Joseph Foundation DBA JIM Joseph Foundation | 10 | $587,244 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| LA County Museum of ART (museum Associates) | 1 | $2,100,000 |
| The Eparchy of OUR Lady of Lebanon of LOS Angeles | 1 | $2,000,000 |
| Berkeley Hall School Foundation | 1 | $1,300,000 |
| Wilshire Boulevard Temple | 2 | $1,005,000 |
| Jewish Educational Trade School | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Tarbut Vtorah Community DAY School | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Schwab Charitable Fund | 1 | $981,383 |
| Bridge Restoration Ministry EIN 20-8238084 | 1 | $700,000 |
| Fuller Theological Seminary | 1 | $600,000 |
| Nexleaf Analytics | 1 | $600,000 |
| Arden Wood | 2 | $597,734 |
| Calvary Chapel South BAY | 1 | $502,625 |
| Olive Glen Foundation Inc | 2 | $500,720 |
| Clovis Hills Community Church | 1 | $500,000 |
| Friends of Holy Innocents | 1 | $500,000 |
240 private foundations reported religion grants in California on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $25,976,078. The largest by reported dollars were Tenacre Foundation, The Steve Tisch Family Foundation, The Raymond Debbane Family Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
435 distinct organizations appear as recipients in California, led by LA County Museum of ART (museum Associates), The Eparchy of OUR Lady of Lebanon of LOS Angeles, Berkeley Hall School Foundation. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported religion grant in California was $9,000, and the largest single reported grant was $2,100,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
