Funding search · higher education access · California
Who funds higher education access work in California
15 funders have a record of paying for higher education access work by California recipients: 176 grants totaling $22.7M, 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 ($790,000).
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.
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