Craig And Laura Anderson Family
This organization is a private foundation focused on providing financial support to various nonprofit organizations. Its mission centers around enhancing community services, with a particular emphasis on general operational support for organizations addressing food insecurity, cancer support, and disaster response. The foundation serves a diverse range of causes, including human services and health-related initiatives. While it primarily supports organizations in California, it also extends assistance to nonprofits in other states.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small or local California nonprofits providing basic human services or direct assistance that need modest general-operations support and can be introduced to the funder through a connection or intermediary.
Good Fit
- • Organization headquartered or operating in California (foundation state).
- • Requests are for modest general operations or direct assistance.
- • Track record of serving local community needs (food security, adaptive recreation, basic services).
- • Board, partner, or intermediary who can make a direct introduction or nomination.
Geography
Giving is heavily concentrated in California in the latest year (about 96% of dollars), with only one small out-of-state grant observed; the footprint is effectively local to the foundation's state.
Recipient Variety
The latest year funded five distinct recipients, and four of them were new that year, indicating a moderate spread of independent nonprofits rather than a tiny closed circle.
New Applicants
Behavior shows many new grantees (four new recipients in the latest year), so newcomers can be funded, but the foundation explicitly marks grants as preselected and provides no public application portal or contact details, so unsolicited applicants are unlikely to succeed without an introduction.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
