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12 funders with a record of paying for “calif”

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Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Childrens Bureau of Southern Calif: $3.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024West Charitable Trust → Univ of Calif San Francisco Foundat: $1.3M across 4 grants, latest 2025The Swartz Foundation → Univ of Calif San Diego: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024Hyundai Hope On Wheels → The Regents of the Univ of Calif Los Angeles: $746K across 3 grants, latest 2024Strabismus Research Foundation → Regents of Univ of Calif: $676K across 2 grants, latest 2024Rheumatology Research Foundation → Regents of the Univ of Calif Uc San Diego: $500K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Central Coast Alliance United for A Sust: $483K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation → Regents of the Univ of Calif: $461K across 5 grants, latest 2024The Bank of America Charitable → Regents of the University of Calif: $259K across 5 grants, latest 2022United Ways of California → Inland Empire United Way: $90K across 1 grant, latest 2022Limnexus Foundation → Calif Changelawyers Calif Bar Fndn: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022Twanda Foundation → Planned Parenthood - Northern Calif: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Cancer Patients Alliance: $163K across 1 grant, latest 2024Rheumatology Research Foundation → Regents of the Univ of Calif Uc San Diego: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2022United Ways of California → United Way of Northern California: $87K across 1 grant, latest 2022Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Aclu Foundation of Southern Calif: $73K across 3 grants, latest 2024Limnexus Foundation → So Calif Chinese Lawyers Assoc: $10K across 3 grants, latest 2024Twanda Foundation → Calif Shakespeare Theater: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Bank of America Charitable → American Lung Association of Calif: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Freedom Comm Clin: $110K across 1 grant, latest 2023United Ways of California → United Way of Merced: $85K across 1 grant, latest 2022Twanda Foundation → Special Olympics of Northern Calif: $6K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Bank of America Charitable → Lupus Foundation of Southern Calif: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Ryse: $68K across 1 grant, latest 2020United Ways of California → Lutheran Social Services of Northern Calif: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2024United Ways of California → United Way of San Luis Obispo County: $59K across 1 grant, latest 2022United Ways of California → So Calif Education Fund: $56K across 2 grants, latest 2024United Ways of California → John Burton Advocates for Youth: $54K across 2 grants, latest 2023United Ways of California → Latino Community Foundation: $41K across 1 grant, latest 2022United Ways of California → Anti-Recidivism Coalition: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2022United Ways of California → United Way Santa Barbara: $33K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Central Coast Alliance United for A Sustainable Economy (Cause): $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024United Ways of California → Southern California Education Fund: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022United Ways of California → Orange County United Way: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Riverside Co Econ Devel Agcy: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2020United Ways of California → United Way of Ventura County: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Twanda Foundation → Commonwealth Club of Calif: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2025Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $3.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy…$3.5MWest Charitable Trust: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.West Charitable Trust$1.3MThe Swartz Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Swartz Foundation$1.1MThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $858K on this topic. Open the funder.The Robert Wood Johnson Found…$858KHyundai Hope On Wheels: $746K on this topic. Open the funder.Hyundai Hope On Wheels$746KStrabismus Research Foundation: $676K on this topic. Open the funder.Strabismus Research Foundation$676KUnited Ways of California: $645K on this topic. Open the funder.United Ways of California$645KRheumatology Research Foundation: $600K on this topic. Open the funder.Rheumatology Research Foundat…$600KThe Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation: $461K on this topic. Open the funder.The Diane and Guilford Glazer…$461KThe Bank of America Charitable: $265K on this topic. Open the funder.The Bank of America Charitable$265KLimnexus Foundation: $30K on this topic. Open the funder.Limnexus Foundation$30KTwanda Foundation: $27K on this topic. Open the funder.Twanda Foundation$27KChildrens Bureau of Southern Calif: received $3.4M on this topicChildrens Bureau of Southern Ca…$3.4MUniv of Calif San Francisco Foundat: received $1.3M on this topicUniv of Calif San Francisco Fou…$1.3MUniv of Calif San Diego: received $1.1M on this topicUniv of Calif San Diego$1.1MThe Regents of the Univ of Calif Los Angeles: received $746K on this topicThe Regents of the Univ of Cali…$746KRegents of Univ of Calif: received $676K on this topicRegents of Univ of Calif$676KRegents of the Univ of Calif Uc San Diego: received $500K on this topicRegents of the Univ of Calif Uc…$500KCentral Coast Alliance United for A Sust: received $483K on this topicCentral Coast Alliance United f…$483KRegents of the Univ of Calif: received $461K on this topicRegents of the Univ of Calif$461KRegents of the University of Calif: received $259K on this topicRegents of the University of Ca…$259KCancer Patients Alliance: received $163K on this topicCancer Patients Alliance$163KFreedom Comm Clin: received $110K on this topicFreedom Comm Clin$110KRegents of the Univ of Calif Uc San Diego: received $100K on this topicRegents of the Univ of Calif Uc…$100KInland Empire United Way: received $90K on this topicInland Empire United Way$90KUnited Way of Northern California: received $87K on this topicUnited Way of Northern Californ…$87KUnited Way of Merced: received $85K on this topicUnited Way of Merced$85KAclu Foundation of Southern Calif: received $73K on this topicAclu Foundation of Southern Cal…$73KRyse: received $68K on this topicRyse$68KLutheran Social Services of Northern Calif: received $60K on this topicLutheran Social Services of Nor…$60KUnited Way of San Luis Obispo County: received $59K on this topicUnited Way of San Luis Obispo C…$59KSo Calif Education Fund: received $56K on this topicSo Calif Education Fund$56KJohn Burton Advocates for Youth: received $54K on this topicJohn Burton Advocates for Youth$54KLatino Community Foundation: received $41K on this topicLatino Community Foundation$41KAnti-Recidivism Coalition: received $40K on this topicAnti-Recidivism Coalition$40KUnited Way Santa Barbara: received $33K on this topicUnited Way Santa Barbara$33KCentral Coast Alliance United for A Sustainable Economy (Cause): received $25K on this topicCentral Coast Alliance United f…$25KCalif Changelawyers Calif Bar Fndn: received $20K on this topicCalif Changelawyers Calif Bar F…$20KSouthern California Education Fund: received $20K on this topicSouthern California Education F…$20KOrange County United Way: received $14K on this topicOrange County United Way$14KPlanned Parenthood - Northern Calif: received $10K on this topicPlanned Parenthood - Northern C…$10KSo Calif Chinese Lawyers Assoc: received $10K on this topicSo Calif Chinese Lawyers Assoc$10KRiverside Co Econ Devel Agcy: received $10K on this topicRiverside Co Econ Devel Agcy$10KCalif Shakespeare Theater: received $8K on this topicCalif Shakespeare Theater$8KSpecial Olympics of Northern Calif: received $6K on this topicSpecial Olympics of Northern Ca…$6KUnited Way of Ventura County: received $5K on this topicUnited Way of Ventura County$5KAmerican Lung Association of Calif: received $4K on this topicAmerican Lung Association of Ca…$4KCommonwealth Club of Calif: received $3K on this topicCommonwealth Club of Calif$3KLupus Foundation of Southern Calif: received $3K on this topicLupus Foundation of Southern Ca…$3K
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