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10 California Family Offices Investing in Impact (2026)

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Here are ten active family offices from our database that are based in California and invest in impact, along with their websites:

  1. Ceniarth (San Francisco)
    Ceniarth is a single family office and private foundation that funds market-based solutions for underserved communities. Combining investment and philanthropic capital, it backs entrepreneurs and organisations improving how basic services are delivered, with professionals in London, San Francisco, and New York.
  2. Magic Johnson Enterprises (Beverly Hills)
    Magic Johnson Enterprises acts as a catalyst for community and economic empowerment. It provides access to high-quality entertainment, products, and services that answer the demands of multicultural communities.
  3. The Kaufman Family Office (Los Angeles)
    The Kaufman Family Office, led by Daniel Kaufman, is an investment and real estate development firm. Through Kaufman Development it acquires, develops, and manages residential, commercial, and mixed-use properties, aiming to create value through innovative, sustainable, and strategically positioned projects.
  4. Counterpart Advisors (Beverly Hills)
    Counterpart Advisors is a forward-thinking VC and family office firm based in California. It builds financial strategies designed to drive sustainable growth and profitability for companies.
  5. Hearthstone Capital (San Diego)
    Hearthstone Capital is a family office specializing in affordable private rented housing in the UK, with a portfolio that has generated over 1,800 homes. A pioneer of institutional investing in this sector since 2012, it emphasizes sustainable growth and supports the transition to net zero in the housing market.
  6. Liguori Single Family Office (San Diego)
    Liguori is a family office creating impact through values-aligned investing and philanthropy. Believing both businesses and nonprofits can be a force for good, it supports creative leaders in the for-profit and nonprofit worlds who are working to bring about change for humanity.
  7. Fort Ashford Funds (Newport Beach)
    Fort Ashford was established in 2001 by Susan and Frank Kavanaugh as a family office and privately held investment firm. It manages direct investments across asset classes, focusing on business growth equity, real estate, and social impact investments that engage and elevate its community.
  8. Impact Family Office (Santa Barbara)
    Impact Family Office is an impact-focused, collaborative multi family office. It helps clients develop purposeful impact strategies that align capital with values, serving as guide, advisor, and trustee in the management and deployment of financial resources.
  9. Malloy and Company (La Jolla)
    Malloy and Company is a seventh-generation single family office founded in 1835. It is dedicated to fostering innovation that drives positive change in the community and environment, using entrepreneurial values and sound financial practices to create, incubate, and scale disruptive brands and businesses.
  10. Baruch Future Ventures (San Francisco)
    Baruch Future Ventures is a venture capital and family office fund working with innovators and entrepreneurs in climate sensitive and resource limited markets. Its focus areas include clean energy, water treatment and conservation, air quality, food security and sustainable agriculture, and healthcare diagnostics and therapeutics.

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