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Los Angeles private foundations

There are 6,152 private foundations in the greater Los Angeles metro area, including the cities of Los Angeles, Anaheim, Arcadia, Burbank, Carson, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Gardena, Glendale, Irvine, Long Beach, Newport Beach, Orange, Pasadena, Santa Ana, Santa Monica, Torrance, and Tustin. Combined, these Los Angeles metro private foundations employ 2,403 people, earn more than $8 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $66 billion.
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Types of private foundations in Los Angeles

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
6,152
 
$8,074,996,434
Corporate foundations
 
89
 
$591,560,565
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Sizes of private foundations in Los Angeles

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
3,484
$250k to $1M
 
774
$1M to $5M
 
452
$5M to $25M
 
142
$25M to $100M
 
37
$100M+
 
18
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Directory of private foundations in Los Angeles

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Rebecca Susan Buffett Foundation

The Rebecca Susan Buffett Foundation is a family foundation based in Beverly Hills, CA, that primarily funds general operating expenses for its grantees, which include the Buffett Early Childhood Fund among others. Last year, it made 32 grants.
Revenue
$22.3m
Assets
$13.7m
Employees
0
EIN
36-4201771
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Herb Alpert Foundation

The Herb Alpert Foundation envisions a world where all young people are blessed with opportunities that allow them to reach their potential and lead productive and fulfilling lives.
Revenue
$52.8m
Assets
$53.4m
Employees
3
EIN
95-4191227
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Samueli Foundation

The Samueli Foundation, a family foundation in Corona Del Mar, CA, funds social services, education, health, arts, and environment, granting 205 awards last year.
Revenue
$54.0m
Assets
$45.5m
Employees
14
EIN
33-0758237
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation

Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation advances entrepreneurship for the public good in education, science and the arts. The Broad Foundation invests in the people, programs and institutions that are improving the human mind, body and spirit.
Revenue
$113.0m
Assets
$1.8b
Employees
7
EIN
95-4686318
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Collingwood Foundation

Collingwood Foundation is a private foundation in Los Angeles, CA, which was founded in 1995 and most recently had $11,525,660 in revenue and no employees.
Revenue
$11.5m
Assets
$16.8m
Employees
0
EIN
95-4509731
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Don and Lorraine Freeberg Foundation

The Don and Lorraine Freeberg Foundation is a private foundation that made 46 grants last year. Grantees include Children's Hospital. Trustees are Kathy Brown, Daniel Freeberg, Lorraine Freeberg. It is located in Glendale, CA.
Revenue
$8.7m
Assets
$69.1m
Employees
0
EIN
95-4307817
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Milken Family Foundation (MFF)

The Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards program provides public recognition and financial rewards to elementary and secondary school teachers, principals and other education professionals who are furthering excellence in education.
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$99.0m
Employees
48
EIN
95-4073646
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Smidt Foundation

The Smidt Foundation is a private foundation located in Calabasas, CA that made 94 grants last year. Grantees include Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The foundation is supported by Eric L Smidt.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$267.8m
Employees
0
EIN
81-4631478
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Merkin Family Foundation

The Merkin Family Foundation provides cash donations to various charitable organizations, most notably the California Institute Of Technology.
Revenue
$5.5m
Assets
$228.7m
Employees
0
EIN
20-0527223
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Edward A and Ai O Shay Family Foundation

The Edward A and Ai O Shay Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Los Angeles, CA that primarily funds the charitable purposes of organizations. It made one grant last year.
Revenue
$5.2m
Assets
$37.8m
Employees
0
EIN
68-0666992
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Dan Murphy Foundation

The Dan Murphy Foundation is a private foundation that primarily funds charitable organizations. It made one grant last year and is located in Los Angeles, CA.
Revenue
$21.2m
Assets
$276.3m
Employees
0
EIN
95-6046963
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chuck Lorre Family Foundation

The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation is a private foundation that made 37 grants last year. It is supported by CBS Network and located in Los Angeles, CA. Grantees include Venice Family Clinic.
Revenue
$59.0m
Assets
$243.2m
Employees
1
EIN
95-4769888
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Craig H Neilsen Foundation

Craig H. Neilsen Foundation's funding is dedicated to supporting both programs and scientific research to improve the quality of life for those affected by and living with spinal cord injury.
Revenue
$19.7m
Assets
$388.0m
Employees
9
EIN
06-1695275
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Panda Charitable Foundation

The Panda Charitable Foundation is a private foundation located in Rosemead, CA. The trustees are Andrew Cherng and Peggy Cherng. The foundation made $7,128,058 in annual grants last year.
Revenue
$20.9m
Assets
$51.6m
Employees
0
EIN
95-4142346
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Munger Charitable Trust Number Six

Munger Charitable Trust Number Six is a private foundation located in Los Angeles, CA that primarily funds general support and made one grant last year. The Smithsonian Institution is among its grantees.
Revenue
$128.4m
Assets
$158.5m
Employees
0
EIN
27-6085555
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Brian and Phyllis Harvey Foundation

Healthcare-focused private foundation funding science-based initiatives. Supports civic and cultural causes. Seven grants in previous year. Based in Los Angeles.
Revenue
$6.8m
Assets
$13.9m
Employees
0
EIN
95-4833595
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Stephanie and Peter Nolan Foundation

Private Hermosa Beach funder, Stephanie and Peter Nolan Foundation made 23 grants last year, mostly as-needed funding for Cornell University and other grantees.
Revenue
$14.6m
Assets
$17.3m
Employees
0
EIN
46-1583912
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Michelson Medical Research Foundation (MMRF)

The Michelson Medical Research Foundation (MMRF) aims to solve global health issues by promoting the development of innovative ideas in medicine and bioscience.
Revenue
$9.8m
Assets
$268.1m
Employees
0
EIN
95-4551615
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation

The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation is a private foundation in Beverly Hills, CA, which was founded in 2020 and most recently had $7,518,647 in revenue and no employees.
Revenue
$7.5m
Assets
$607.1m
Employees
0
EIN
84-3205480
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Lowell Milken Family Foundation

Private foundation in Santa Monica, CA that funds community centers, education, research, human services, cultural programs and made 44 grants last year.
Revenue
$20.2m
Assets
$143.3m
Employees
2
EIN
95-4078354
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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