| LightHouse for the Blind and Visually ImpairedEIN 94-1415317 | Human Services | CA | $12,324,154Mid-sized | 95.17 |
| Lindsay Wildlife MuseumEIN 94-6104179 | Arts, Culture, Humanities | CA | $2,679,461Small | 87.12 |
| Livermore Valley Performing Arts CenterEIN 68-0419182 | Arts, Culture, Humanities | CA | $3,917,776Mid-sized | 90.54 |
| Living GoodsEIN 20-5010527 | International | CA | $9,618,119Mid-sized | 89.24 |
| Living WatersEIN 27-0094016 | Religion | CA | $3,413,862Small | 65.71 |
| Lobero Theatre FoundationEIN 95-1831068 | Arts, Culture, Humanities | CA | $2,980,948Small | 83.58 |
| Long Beach Museum of ArtEIN 95-2567271 | Arts, Culture, Humanities | CA | $1,612,856Small | 84.90 |
| Long Beach OperaEIN 95-3387074 | Arts, Culture, Humanities | CA | $2,078,167Small | 70.99 |
| Long Beach Rescue MissionEIN 95-2741506 | Human Services | CA | $4,011,416Mid-sized | 83.92 |
| Long Now FoundationEIN 68-0384748 | Research and Public Policy | CA | $3,028,507Small | 90.03 |
| Los Angeles Alliance for a New EconomyEIN 95-4459427 | Community Development | CA | $4,683,520Mid-sized | 87.82 |
| Los Angeles BalletEIN 20-1819852 | Arts, Culture, Humanities | CA | $2,925,423Small | 76.38 |
| Los Angeles Chamber OrchestraEIN 23-7010825 | Arts, Culture, Humanities | CA | $4,917,365Mid-sized | 88.10 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of ArtEIN 95-2264067 | Arts, Culture, Humanities | CA | $135,966,047Large | 90.69 |
| Los Angeles Master Chorale AssociationEIN 95-2315682 | Arts, Culture, Humanities | CA | $5,610,819Mid-sized | 83.58 |
| Los Angeles MissionEIN 95-3134049 | Human Services | CA | $13,882,445Large | 75.03 |
| Los Angeles Museum of the HolocaustEIN 46-0503824 | Arts, Culture, Humanities | CA | $2,887,434Small | 80.39 |
| Los Angeles Police FoundationEIN 95-4700442 | Human Services | CA | $2,603,734Small | 88.40 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food BankEIN 95-3135649 | Human Services | CA | $92,294,115Large | 91.95 |
| Los Angeles WaterkeeperEIN 95-4444787 | Environment | CA | $1,246,299Small | 82.14 |
| Los Angeles World Affairs CouncilEIN 95-1783788 | International | CA | $1,489,824Small | 88.03 |
| Magic Johnson FoundationEIN 95-4349860 | Health | CA | $1,043,609Small | 79.21 |
| Make-A-Wish Central CaliforniaEIN 77-0116530 | Health | CA | $2,232,435Small | 83.75 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los AngelesEIN 95-4107024 | Health | CA | $6,391,728Mid-sized | 73.82 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northeastern California and Northern NevadaEIN 68-0027351 | Health | CA | $5,130,826Mid-sized | 87.91 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of San DiegoEIN 33-0039466 | Health | CA | $4,647,268Mid-sized | 96.87 |
| Make-A-Wish Greater Bay AreaEIN 94-2958481 | Health | CA | $8,595,168Mid-sized | 76.79 |
| Make-A-Wish Orange County and the Inland EmpireEIN 33-0036556 | Health | CA | $5,195,279Mid-sized | 82.37 |
| Mama's KitchenEIN 33-0434246 | Human Services | CA | $2,555,149Small | 78.24 |
| Manhattan Beach Education FoundationEIN 95-3881166 | Education | CA | $7,199,358Mid-sized | 96.25 |
| MapLightEIN 33-1094233 | Human and Civil Rights | CA | $2,988,723Small | 89.96 |
| Maranatha Volunteers InternationalEIN 38-1945104 | Religion | CA | $12,412,689Mid-sized | 88.14 |
| Marin Theatre CompanyEIN 23-7018125 | Arts, Culture, Humanities | CA | $3,690,566Mid-sized | 91.78 |
| Martha's KitchenEIN 91-2091094 | Human Services | CA | $1,854,157Small | 91.51 |
| Martha's Village and KitchenEIN 33-0777892 | Human Services | CA | $3,578,914Mid-sized | 71.26 |
| Masonic Homes of CaliforniaEIN 94-1156564 | Human Services | CA | $63,193,734Large | 91.49 |
| Mastermedia InternationalEIN 33-0104548 | Religion | CA | $1,427,531Small | 70.76 |
| MAZON: A Jewish Response to HungerEIN 22-2624532 | Human and Civil Rights | CA | $6,837,288Mid-sized | 88.88 |
| McCallum TheatreEIN 95-2834871 | Arts, Culture, Humanities | CA | $13,663,160Large | 87.50 |
| Meals on Wheels Diablo RegionEIN 68-0044205 | Human Services | CA | $2,114,669Small | 94.69 |
| Meals on Wheels of Contra CostaEIN 68-0231350 | Human Services | CA | $1,624,164Small | 84.42 |
| Meals On Wheels of San FranciscoEIN 94-1741155 | Human Services | CA | $12,626,188Mid-sized | 90.34 |
| Meals on Wheels of the Monterey PeninsulaEIN 94-2157521 | Human Services | CA | $1,615,923Small | 87.14 |
| Meals-on-Wheels Greater San DiegoEIN 95-2660509 | Human Services | CA | $4,434,764Mid-sized | 89.77 |
| Medical Ambassadors InternationalEIN 94-2691184 | International | CA | $2,704,644Small | 86.23 |
| MEDICCEIN 31-1603765 | International | CA | $2,383,775Small | 82.55 |
| Mental Health Advocacy ServicesEIN 95-3371166 | Human and Civil Rights | CA | $778,600Small | 86.58 |
| MentisEIN 94-1236934 | Health | CA | $2,114,980Small | 72.23 |
| Mercy For AnimalsEIN 54-2076145 | Animals | CA | $10,350,461Mid-sized | 85.19 |
| Merkaz Hatorah Community KollelEIN 74-3181950 | Religion | CA | $1,314,740Small | 53.19 |
| Merola Opera ProgramEIN 94-6084831 | Education | CA | $3,244,658Small | 86.29 |
| Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational FundEIN 74-1563270 | Human and Civil Rights | CA | $6,747,829Mid-sized | 87.37 |
| Middle East Children's AllianceEIN 94-3074600 | International | CA | $2,748,424Small | 91.97 |
| MIND Research InstituteEIN 33-0798804 | Education | CA | $29,110,497Large | 79.92 |
| Mingei International MuseumEIN 23-7433357 | Arts, Culture, Humanities | CA | $3,695,785Mid-sized | 79.45 |
| Mission BlueEIN 26-1892969 | Environment | CA | $1,261,676Small | 80.39 |
| Mission Without BordersEIN 77-0292572 | International | CA | $1,198,470Small | 81.84 |
| Modesto Gospel MissionEIN 94-6102833 | Human Services | CA | $6,196,894Mid-sized | 81.69 |
| Moms in Prayer InternationalEIN 33-0417450 | Religion | CA | $1,374,397Small | 91.35 |
| Monarch School ProjectEIN 33-0871354 | Education | CA | $2,750,525Small | 97.56 |