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Los Angeles private foundations

There are 6,059private foundations in the greater Los Angelesmetro 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 foundationsemploy 2,416 people, earn more than $6 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $64 billion.
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Types of private foundations in Los Angeles

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
6,059
$6,301,328,942
Corporate foundations
159
$787,661,889
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Sizes of private foundations in Los Angeles

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
3,542
$250k to $1M
709
$1M to $5M
421
$5M to $25M
131
$25M to $100M
38
$100M+
10
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Directory of private foundations in Los Angeles

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The Cayton-Goldrich Family Foundation

The Cayton-Goldrich Family Foundation made 28 grants last year to Fidelity - Donor Advised Fund Z97-0 and other organizations. The trustees are Andrea G Cayton, Barry Cayton, David Rochkind. It is a private foundation located in Culver City, CA.
Revenue
$10.1m
Assets
$87.4m
Employees
N/A
EIN
83-0801999
IRS type
501(c)(3)

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)

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
$6.0m
Assets
$56.2m
Employees
N/A
EIN
95-4737866
IRS type
501(c)(3)

GGS Family Foundation

GGS Family Foundation is a private foundation in Manhattan Beach, CA, which was founded in 2022 and most recently had $35,735,034 in revenue and no employees.
Revenue
$35.7m
Assets
$36.8m
Employees
N/A
EIN
88-1274874
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Henry T Nicholas III Foundation

Henry T Nicholas III Foundation was established with the goal of improving communities and individual lives through investment in education, youth sports, technology, medical research, victims' rights and national defense.
Revenue
$9.0m
Assets
$192.6m
Employees
N/A
EIN
20-7201390
IRS type
501(c)(3)

JHM Charitable Foundation

JHM Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Manhattan Beach, CA whose mission is: A private foundation whose trustee is Gary W. Hampar.
Revenue
$23.3m
Assets
$205.9m
Employees
2
EIN
45-6821340
IRS type
501(c)(3)

WWW Foundation (TWF)

The W Foundation (TWF) was founded in December, 2002 by Ken Winans and his wife Debbie Wreyford-Winans as a volunteer staffed and privately funded California non-profit corporation for space education.
Revenue
$6.0m
Assets
$90.4m
Employees
0
EIN
95-3694741
IRS type
501(c)(3)

California Wellness Foundation

The mission of The California Wellness Foundation is to improve the health of the people of California by making grants for health promotion, wellness education and disease prevention.
Revenue
$85.3m
Assets
$1.0b
Employees
44
EIN
95-4292101
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
$36.2m
Assets
$432.6m
Employees
3
EIN
56-2461733
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)

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)

Paul Ferrante Foundation

Paul Ferrante Foundation provides funding to support women and children in domestic abuse situations, housing, and life-saving services to end homelessness.
Revenue
$35.4m
Assets
$58.2m
Employees
0
EIN
88-1474061
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)

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
$68.5m
Assets
$260.1m
Employees
0
EIN
95-4551615
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)

Milken Family Foundation (MFF)

The Milken Family Foundation strives to discover and advance inventive, effective ways of helping people help themselves and those around them lead productive and satisfying lives.
Revenue
$15.4m
Assets
$140.0m
Employees
3
EIN
95-4078354
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)

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
$53.5m
Assets
$223.4m
Employees
1
EIN
95-4769888
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wells Family Charitable Foundation

The Wells Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation located in Newport Beach, CA. It primarily funds medicine/science, education/conservation, and arts grants. Last year it made nine grants.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$20.7m
Employees
0
EIN
95-3982216
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation

Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation is a private foundation in Los Angeles, CA whose mission is: A private foundation whose trustee is McCarthy J. Thomas.
Revenue
$15.2m
Assets
$318.0m
Employees
1
EIN
95-6060162
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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