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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “sonoma”
Where the money went
Sonoma County Community FoundationSanta Rosa, CACharity · may take applications
175 matching grants · $12.1M · through 2024Largest: $45,900 to CENTER FOR VOLUNTEER & NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP — for 1) sponsor the heart of sonoma county. 2) scholarships to engage sonoma county bipoc individuals to participate in the l & l programs. 3) general operating support to enhance c…
Sonoma County Vintners FoundationSanta Rosa, CACharity · may take applications
96 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY — we support the sonoma state university school of business and economics to provide scholarships for undergraduate or graduate students concentrating in wine business. a $10,000 sch…
Marin Community FoundationNovato, CACharity · may take applications
85 matching grants · $6.6M · through 2024Largest: $26,000 to SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY — professor fellowship-dept of economics
East Bay Community FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $10.0M · through 2024Largest: $680,000 to SONOMA VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER — population health management initiative in sonoma valley, population health management initiative phase 3 in sonoma valley
Largest: $50,000 to SONOMA STATE UNIV — winebusinessprogram
Largest: $500,000 to SONOMA VALLEY FILM SOCIETY — general operating
Largest: $1,000 to SONOMA COMMUNITY CENTER — funds for sonoma juneteenth, producer rebecca chekouras
Largest: $25,000 to Sonoma Valley Education Foundation — support for sonoma valley high school empowerment academy
Peter E Haas Jr Family FundNovato, CACharity · may take applications
27 matching grants · $3.1M · through 2024Largest: $400,000 to LEGAL AID OF SONOMA COUNTY — support for veterans and immigrants
Manitou FundWhite Bear Lake, MN
25 matching grants · $3.1M · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to CREATIVE SONOMA (A DIVISION OF THE SONOMA COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD — general operating
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $3.7M · through 2024Largest: $1.2M to COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SONOMA COUNTY — for general support. to support the sonoma environmental education collaborative (seec) environmental education pathways school project. for the sonoma county resilience fund.
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
22 matching grants · $540,750 · through 2024Largest: $90,000 to SONOMA VALLEY AUTHORS FESTIVAL — arts and culture
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →