Funding search · college access and success · California
Who funds college access and success work in California
15 funders have a record of paying for college access and success work by California recipients: 178 grants totaling $47.7M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Leonard & Beryl Buck Foundation ($7.8M), The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert ($1.4M) and The Ralph M Parsons Foundation ($940,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to California recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Leonard & Beryl Buck FoundationSaint Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
40 matching grants · $7.8M · through 2023Largest: $15,000 to NATIONAL COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK INC — provide technical assistance to college access and success providers
Largest: $75,000 to COLLEGE ACCESS PLAN — college access and success
Largest: $35,000 to COLLEGE ACCESS PLAN — for general support of college access and success programs
Largest: $225,000 to INSTITUTE FOR COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS INC — general operating support for research, policy and advocacy designed to make college more equitable and affordable.
Largest: $75,000 to BREAKTHROUGH SILICON VALLEY — college access and readiness
Largest: $207,000 to THE INSTITUTE FOR COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS (TICAS) — for the fund's 70th anniversary; to support ongoing education and advocacy efforts to increase college access and affordability in california.
Largest: $922,000 to INSTITUTE FOR COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS INC THE — postsecondary education
Alliance College-Ready PublicLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $22.3M · through 2024Largest: $5.5M to ALLIANCE COLLEGE-READY PUBLIC SCHOOLS — provide financial support to the alliance college-ready public schools system.
Largest: $200,000 to 10000 DEGREES — will enable 10,000 degrees to complete its expansion to four low-income high schools in san jose, bringing their comprehensive college access program to juniors and all seniors at …
Stupski FoundationSan Francisco, CA
7 matching grants · $2.4M · through 2024Largest: $1.3M to The Regents of the University of California Berke — to support the center for education partnerships to expand efforts to provide college access services to most oakland unified school district high schools students.
Partnership for Los Angeles SchoolsLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $234,000 · through 2022Largest: $31,000 to COMMUNITY COALITION FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT — college access and equity and event funding
Largest: $205,000 to ALLIANCE FOR COLLEGE READY PUBLIC SCHOOLS — scholarships - $135,000black, proud and college bound initiative - $50,000unrestricted support-$20,000
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