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Johnny Carson Foundation

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$55.4M
in grants paid: 1,001
grants: 320
recipients: 2021–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$4.5M
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Carson center for emerging media arts - $2,000,000lied center building fund-$2,500,000cyfs program - $25,000husker pantry - $20,000
$500,000
Faith Regional Health Services Foundation · Norfolk, NE · 2024
Varian trubeam radiotherapy system & vault
$330,000
La Regional Food Bank · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$290,000
Homeboy Industries · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$250,000
Uc Regents · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Drakaki cancer research project
$230,000
Westside Food Bank · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$200,000
Nebraska Cultural Endowment · Omaha, NE · 2024
Unrestricted support
$190,000
Alliance for College Ready Public Schools · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Scholarships - $120,000black, proud and college bound initiative - $50,000unrestricted support-$20,000
$155,000
Teach for America · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Los angeles area programs unrestricted support
$155,000
Pat Tillman Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Tillman scholars program
$155,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Dental special patient care program - $25,000friends of the semel institute - $5,000copd fellowship - $125,000
$155,000
National Jewish Health · Denver, CO · 2024
Copd research - $125,000unrestricted support - $30,000
$125,000
Planned Parenthood La · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$125,000
Motion Picture & Television Fund · Woodland Hills, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$115,000
Sag-Aftra Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$115,000
Academy of Tv Arts & Sciences · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Interviews archive project - $65,000unrestricted support - $50,000
$115,000
Heart of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$110,000
Lausd Education Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Beyond the bell program - $10,000take action leadership campaign-$100,000
$105,000
Chrysalis Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$100,000
A Thousand Joys · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$100,000
Salvation Army Western Division · Omaha, NE · 2024
Unrestricted support
$85,000
Project Angel Food · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$85,000
One Voice · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$75,000
Norfolk Senior Citizens Center · Norfolk, NE · 2024
Unrestricted support
$75,000
Teach Democracy · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$75,000
Hope the Mission · Mission Hills, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$70,000
Ghetto Film School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$70,000
American Red Cross Los Angeles Region · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support - $20,000l.a. Wildfire relief efforts - $50,000
$65,000
Children'S Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$65,000
Green Dot Public Schools · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Mentoring program - $25,000unrestricted support - $40,000
$60,000
Saban Community Clinic · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted - $60,000
$60,000
Cal State Fullerton · Fullerton, CA · 2024
Jazz program - scholarships - $60,000
$55,000
The Unusual Suspects Theater Company · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$55,000
Children'S Hospital La · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Mental health program - $10,000gofarr fund - $15,000unrestricted support - $30,000
$50,000
Northeast Community College · Norfolk, NE · 2024
Scholarships
$50,000
Autism Speaks · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Summer camps
$50,000
Universal Community Health Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$50,000
The UCLA Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Weintraub center for reconstructive biotech-$10,000sound body sound mind-$10,000neurology & movement disorder program - $30,000
$50,000
Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Camp bob waldorf
$50,000
Greater Los Angeles Zoo Assoc · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$50,000
La Family Housing · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$50,000
College Track · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Los angeles area unrestricted support
$50,000
Planned Parenthood North Central States · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Unrestricted support
$50,000
Comedy Gives Back · Venice, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$50,000
Vision To Learn · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Los angeles area operations unrestricted support
$49,100
Symphonic Jazz Orchestra · Culver City, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$45,000
Csulb · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Kkjz
$45,000
Inclusion Matters · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$45,000
Lincoln Childrens Museum · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Summer camps - $5,000unrestricted support - $40,000
$45,000
Muckenthaler Cultural Center · Fullerton, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$45,000
Facing History and Ourselves · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$40,000
Aquarium of the Pacific · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$40,000
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Hurricane milton relief - $10,000hurricane helene relief - $10,000kentucky flood relief - $10,000texas hurricane beryl relief - $10,000
$40,000
New Directions for Veterans · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$40,000
St Joseph Center · Venice, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$40,000
Steampark · Rumson, NJ · 2024
Unrestricted support
$35,000
Heal the Bay · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$35,000
The Harmony Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$35,000
AIDS Project Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$35,000
Fulfillment Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$35,000
Meals On Wheels West - Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$35,000
The People Concern · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$35,000
Public Counsel · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$33,000
Homeless Intervention Services of Orange County · Placentia, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$30,000
Ps Arts · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$30,000
Orangewood Children'S Foundation · Santa Ana, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$30,000
Northridge Hospital Foundation · Reseda, CA · 2024
Center for assault treatment services
$30,000
Wqxr - New York Public Radio · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted support
$30,000
Weingart Center for the Homeless · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$30,000
Inner-City Filmmakers · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$30,000
No Limits for Deaf Children · Culver City, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$30,000
The Calibraska Arts Initiative · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Unrestricted support
$30,000
David Lynch Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$30,000
A World Fit for Kids · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$30,000
The Alliance for Children'S Rights · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$30,000
The Cancer Support Community · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$30,000
Power My Learning · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Los angeles operations unrestricted support
$30,000
City Year Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$30,000
Children'S Burn Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$30,000
Uplift Family Services at Hollygrove · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Hollygrove
$30,000
Special Olympics Southern California · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$30,000
Education Through Music - Los Angeles · Burbank, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$30,000
Southern California Public Radio · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$30,000
Unicef · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Ukraine assistance
$30,000
Keep Youth Doing Something · Van Nuys, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$30,000
The Village School · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$30,000
African American Board Leadership Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$30,000
Los Angeles Mission · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$30,000
Verbium Dei High School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$27,500
Giving Children Hope · Buena Park, CA · 2024
Orange county operations
$27,500
School On Wheels · Ventura, CA · 2024
Los angeles operations unrestricted support
$25,000
Artworx La · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$25,000
Elkhorn Valley Museum · Norfolk, NE · 2024
Unrestricted support
$25,000
Orange County High School of the Arts · Santa Ana, CA · 2024
Ny trip expenses for students in need
$25,000
Adams Community Economic Development Corp · Corning, IA · 2024
Widener building revitalization project
$25,000
A Place Called Home · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$25,000
C5la · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$25,000
Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra · Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2024
Unrestricted support
$25,000
Council for Economic Education · New York, NY · 2024
Lincoln, ne or los angeles, ca unrestricted support
$25,000
Norfolk Arts Center · Norfolk, NE · 2024
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.