CHARITABLE

Because funding appears invitation-based, the practical route is relationship-building: present a concise written program description to the named contact or through regional intermediaries already funded (for example community foundations), demonstrate local impact in California, and cultivate visibility with the foundation's existing grantee ecosystem; unsolicited online applications are unlikely to be effective given the preselection policy.

Source: Zeffy Agent — Mar 2026, IRS Filing — 2024