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Los Angeles private foundations

There are 6,177 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 2,424 people, earn more than $9 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $71 billion.
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Types of private foundations in Los Angeles

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
6,177
 
$8,862,454,136
Corporate foundations
 
92
 
$716,562,715
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Sizes of private foundations in Los Angeles

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
3,436
$250k to $1M
 
814
$1M to $5M
 
508
$5M to $25M
 
143
$25M to $100M
 
41
$100M+
 
19
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Directory of private foundations in Los Angeles

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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)

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)

The Leonettio'Connell Family Foundation

The The Leonettio'Connell Family Foundation is a private foundation that made 45 grants last year. Grantees include Scholarmatch. Trustees are Cara Esposito, Margo Leonetti O'Connell, Michael F O'Connell. The foundation is located in Los Angeles, CA.
Revenue
$7.6m
Assets
$93.6m
Employees
3
EIN
20-3889415
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Crawford Family Foundation

The Crawford Family Foundation is a private foundation that primarily funds general support. It made 11 grants last year. Its grantees include Union Station Homeless Services and others. It is located in La Canada Flintridge, CA.
Revenue
$7.5m
Assets
$60.1m
Employees
0
EIN
95-4737866
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
$23.0m
Assets
$285.8m
Employees
0
EIN
95-6046963
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Iroh Foundation

The Ra5 Foundation is a private foundation located in Marina Del Rey, CA that primarily funds general, education, and genearl grants. Last year, they made 19 grants to organizations such as the California Community Foundation.
Revenue
$5.1m
Assets
$19.3m
Employees
0
EIN
45-6627637
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 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)

The Larry and Helen Hoag Foundation

The Larry and Helen Hoag Foundation is a private foundation in Long Beach, CA whose mission is: The Larry and Helen Hoag Foundation is unknown in the website text.
Revenue
$12.0m
Assets
$112.7m
Employees
2
EIN
95-4315096
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Dry Creek Foundation

The Dry Creek Foundation is a private foundation located in Healdsburg, CA. The foundation made five grants last year to organizations such as Wildlife Conservation Network. The trustees of the foundation are Diane N Johnson and Ursula Heuscher.
Revenue
$18.5m
Assets
$33.7m
Employees
0
EIN
82-3434244
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Thornton Foundation Delaware

The Thornton Foundation Delaware is a private foundation located in San Marino, CA that primarily funds public charities. They made one grant last year.
Revenue
$57.8m
Assets
$92.3m
Employees
0
EIN
84-4212818
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Robert and Lisa Margolis Family Foundation

The Robert and Lisa Margolis Family Foundation is a private foundation located in Santa Monica, CA. Its purpose is to provide general financial assistance, and it made 21 grants last year. Grantees include Duke University Concentration.
Revenue
$5.8m
Assets
$88.3m
Employees
0
EIN
20-3951826
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
$50.0m
Assets
$397.1m
Employees
15
EIN
06-1695275
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Elia Philanthropies

Elia Philanthropies, based in Los Angeles, funds health care, education, and conservation, awarding 17 grants last year to various organizations.
Revenue
$5.5m
Assets
$53.6m
Employees
0
EIN
04-3428609
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
$35.8m
Assets
$54.9m
Employees
0
EIN
95-4142346
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
$104.3m
Assets
$62.2m
Employees
11
EIN
33-0758237
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Robert Day Foundation

The Robert Day Foundation is a private foundation located in Los Angeles, CA that primarily funds unrestricted grants. Last year, they made 17 grants to various organizations, including Claremont McKenna College.
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$59.7m
Employees
0
EIN
20-5171559
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pfaffinger Foundation

Pfaffinger Foundation's particular focus is on eligible employees, former employees, and retirees -- and their spouses -- of those newspapers and the other businesses that were part of the former Times Mirror Company.
Revenue
$7.7m
Assets
$91.3m
Employees
7
EIN
95-1661675
IRS type
501(c)(3)

WWW Foundation

The WWW Foundation is a Pasadena-based family foundation that funds general operating support and aids disadvantaged students through summer camp programs.
Revenue
$8.5m
Assets
$91.4m
Employees
0
EIN
95-3694741
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Windsong Trust

The Windsong Trust is a private foundation located in Manhattan Beach, CA. Last year, the trust made 81 grants. Grantees include the Skirball Cultural Center. The trustees are Gigi Osco-Bingemann and Vadim Fridman.
Revenue
$30.5m
Assets
$431.8m
Employees
3
EIN
56-2461733
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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