Funding search · EIN 954754104 · Encino, CA

The Barry and Wendy Meyer Foundation

Name: The Barry and Wendy Meyer Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

143
grants reported: $4.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

7 grants matching “displays” · $129,900

$25,000
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2024
To collect, preserve and display the heritage of the usa
$1,000
American Folk Art Museum · Long Island City, NY · 2024
Providing displays of art to the community
$25,000
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2023
To collect, preserve and display the heritage of the usa
$1,300
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Lacma) · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Providing displays of art to the community
$50,000
Motion Picture & Television Fund · Woodland Hills, CA · 2022
Providing displays of art to the community
$25,000
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2022
To collect, preserve and display the heritage of the usa
$2,600
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Lacma) · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Providing displays of art to the community

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

National Foster Youth Institute (Nfyi)3 grants · $1.1M
Venice Family Clinic2 grants · $855,000
Human Rights Watch3 grants · $450,000
Aclu (American Civil Liberties Union) Foundation of Southern California2 grants · $230,000
Brave New Films3 grants · $200,000
University of Southern California3 grants · $106,000
Mayor'S Fund for Los Angeles2 grants · $100,000
Smithsonian Institution3 grants · $75,000
Southern California Grantmakers1 grant · $75,000
The Seed School of Los Angeles County1 grant · $50,000

Giving over time

$1.6M

2022

$1.6M

2023

$1.1M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 143 grants.

$757,000
National Foster Youth Institute (Nfyi) · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To improve outcomes for foster youth
$600,000
Venice Family Clinic · Venice, CA · 2022
Provides free primary health care, specialty care and dental care
$280,000
National Foster Youth Institute (Nfyi) · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To improve outcomes for foster youth
$255,000
Venice Family Clinic · Venice, CA · 2024
Provides free primary health care, specialty care and dental care
$225,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2023
To protect human rights around the world
$160,000
Aclu (American Civil Liberties Union) Foundation of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Working in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend rights
$150,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2024
To protect human rights around the world
$100,000
Brave New Films · Culver City, CA · 2023
To champion social justice issues by using a model of media, education, and grassroots volunteers involvement
$78,612
National Foster Youth Institute (Nfyi) · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To improve outcomes for foster youth
$75,000
Mayor'S Fund for Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To develope and support programs to help prevent angelenos from falling into homelessness through outreach, case management and expanded legal services
$75,000
Southern California Grantmakers · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To support the center for strategic partnerships project grants - 1. Mandated supporter initiative and 2. Foster youth housing finance project
$75,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2022
To protect human rights around the world
$70,000
Aclu (American Civil Liberties Union) Foundation of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Working in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend rights
$55,000
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit
$50,500
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit
$50,000
Brave New Films · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To champion social justice issues by using a model of media, education, and grassroots volunteers involvement
$50,000
Brave New Films · Culver City, CA · 2022
To champion social justice issues by using a model of media, education, and grassroots volunteers involvement
$50,000
Motion Picture & Television Fund · Woodland Hills, CA · 2022
Providing displays of art to the community
$50,000
The Seed School of Los Angeles County · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To enable the start of construction of the seed la campus
$25,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
To help provide urgently needed care and support to families facing alzheimer's and advance vital research aimed at finding methods of treatment, prevention and ultimately, a cure
$25,000
American Heart Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To foster appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce heart disease and stroke
$25,000
Holocaust Museum La · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To promote awareness
$25,000
Mayor'S Fund for Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To develope and support programs to help prevent angelenos from falling into homelessness through outreach, case management and expanded legal services
$25,000
Pbs Socal · Costa Mesa, CA · 2024
To provide programming to enrich lives of diverse people through art and music
$25,000
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2024
To collect, preserve and display the heritage of the usa
$25,000
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2023
To collect, preserve and display the heritage of the usa
$25,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To promote philanthropy and manage donated resources
$25,000
Casa (Court Appointed Special Advocates) for Children of Los Angeles · Monterey Park, CA · 2022
To mobilize community volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children
$25,000
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2022
To collect, preserve and display the heritage of the usa
$25,000
Tracy'S Kids · Bethesda, MD · 2022
To help young cancer patients and their families cope with the emotional stress and trauma of the disease and its treatment
$20,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
The world's largest private humanitarian relief organization to ease pain and suffering
$15,000
Happy Trails for Kids · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
To provide support year around to children in foster care
$15,000
Kcrw Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Public radio station broadcasting national public radio and news
$15,000
Southern California Public Radio (Laist) · Pasadena, CA · 2024
To improve the quality of civic and cultural life of our metropolis
$15,000
Alliance for Children'S Rights · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To improve the lives and futures of children
$15,000
Kcrw Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Public radio station broadcasting national public radio and news
$15,000
Southern California Public Radio (Laistkpcc) · Pasadena, CA · 2023
To improve the quality of civic and cultural life of our metropolis
$15,000
Kcrw Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Public radio station broadcasting national public radio and news
$13,500
The Summit Foundation · Breckenridge, CO · 2024
To enrich and improve the lives of residents and guests in the areas of health and human service, education, environment art, and culture and sports
$12,000
Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth · Washington, DC · 2024
To help end extreme sentences for children, particularly juvenile life without parole
$12,000
Casa (Court Appointed Special Advocates) for Children of Los Angeles · Monterey Park, CA · 2024
To mobilize community volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children
$12,000
Library Foundation of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To provide critical support to the los angeles public library resulting in free programs, resources, and services available to the millions of adults, children, and youth of los angeles
$12,000
Casa (Court Appointed Special Advocates) for Children of Los Angeles · Monterey Park, CA · 2023
To mobilize community volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children
$12,000
Library Foundation of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To provide critical support to the los angeles public library resulting in free programs, resources, and services available to the millions of adults, children, and youth of los angeles
$11,920
Library Foundation of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To provide critical support to the los angeles public library resulting in free programs, resources, and services available to the millions of adults, children, and youth of los angeles
$10,100
The Summit Foundation · Breckenridge, CO · 2023
To enrich and improve the lives of residents and guests in the areas of health and human service, education, environment art, and culture and sports
$10,000
Alliance for Children'S Rights · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To improve the lives and futures of children
$10,000
Anti-Recidivism Coalition (Arc) · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To reduce incarceration, improve the outcomes of formerly incarcerated, and to build healthier communities
$10,000
Children'S Law Center of California (Clc) · Monterey Park, CA · 2024
To aid foster youth
$10,000
Global Glimpse · Oakland, CA · 2024
To provide american youth with experience first-hand exposure to different countries, cultures and people, in order to understand violent conflict, poverty, corruption, hunger, inequality, global warming
$10,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To provide sexual and reproductive health care education
$10,000
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2024
To reach more children suffering at the hands of conflicts and natural disasters
$10,000
Westside Neighborhood School (Wns) · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To provide education and support in school
$10,000
Children'S Law Center of California (Clc) · Monterey Park, CA · 2023
To aid foster youth
$10,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
The world's largest private humanitarian relief organization to ease pain and suffering
$10,000
Feminist Majority Foundation · Beverly Hills, CA · 2023
To promote women's rights
$10,000
Global Glimpse · Oakland, CA · 2023
To provide american youth with experience first-hand exposure to different countries, cultures and people, in order to understand violent conflict, poverty, corruption, hunger, inequality, global warming
$10,000
I Have a Dream Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To provide tuition support to children in low income communities
$10,000
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2023
To reach more children suffering at the hands of conflicts and natural disasters
$10,000
Utah Film Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
To inspire and engage diverse audiences to initiate conversation and community building through curated film exhibition, education programs, and artist support for the film possible selves
$10,000
Westside Neighborhood School (Wns) · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To provide education and support in school
$10,000
Alliance for Children'S Rights · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To improve the lives and futures of children
$10,000
Anti-Recidivism Coalition (Arc) · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To reduce incarceration, improve the outcomes of formerly incarcerated, and to build healthier communities
$10,000
Children'S Law Center of California (Clc) · Monterey Park, CA · 2022
To aid foster youth
$10,000
Fostering Media Connections · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To drive public and political will to advance child welfare reform
$10,000
Global Glimpse · Oakland, CA · 2022
To provide american youth with experience first-hand exposure to different countries, cultures and people, in order to understand violent conflict, poverty, corruption, hunger, inequality, global warming
$10,000
Hollywood Food Coalition · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To help with the feeding and serving of the immediate needs of the hungry so they can build better lives
$10,000
I Have a Dream Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To provide tuition support to children in low income communities
$10,000
Pbs Socal · Costa Mesa, CA · 2022
To provide programming to enrich lives of diverse people through art and music
$10,000
The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth · Washington, DC · 2022
To fight to end sentencing children to prison without parole
$10,000
The Summit Foundation · Breckenridge, CO · 2022
To enrich and improve the lives of residents and guests in the areas of health and human service, education, environment art, and culture and sports
$10,000
Voteriders · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
To ensure that no eligible voter is prevented from casting a ballot that counts due to voter id laws, either directly from lack of acceptable id or indirectly because of voter confusion
$10,000
Watershed School · Boulder, CO · 2022
To help the school spark adventure and wonder, foster inquiry and community, and build the character and ability of students to take on the world's greatest challenges.
$10,000
Westside Neighborhood School (Wns) · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To provide education and support in school
$9,448
I Have a Dream Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To provide tuition support to children in low income communities
$6,000
Everychild Foundation · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2024
To ease suffering of children in the greater los angeles area
$6,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024
To reach people facing hunger with food and groceries
$6,000
The Archer School for Girls · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To empower young women to discover their passions and realize their true potential in an environment that is both ambitious and joyful
$6,000
Everychild Foundation · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2023
To ease suffering of children in the greater los angeles area
$6,000
The Jewish Federation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To address the greatest challenges of jewish life locally and globally by helping the most vulnerable to insure the jewish future for generations to come
$6,000
Everychild Foundation · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2022
To ease suffering of children in the greater los angeles area
$5,000
Children'S Rights · New York, NY · 2024
National watchdog organization on behalf of abused abandoned foster kids
$5,000
Jewish Federation Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To address the greatest challenges of jewish life locally and globally by helping the most vulnerable to insure the jewish future for generations to come
$5,000
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To mobilize resources to fight hunger in the community
$5,000
National Museum of American History · Washington, DC · 2024
To empower people to create a just and compassionate future by exploring, preserving, and sharing the complexity of our past.
$5,000
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2024
To make critical investments to keep holocaust memory alive as a relevant, transformative force in the 21st century
$5,000
Anti-Recidivism Coalition (Arc) · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To reduce incarceration, improve the outcomes of formerly incarcerated, and to build healthier communities
$5,000
Children'S Rights · New York, NY · 2023
National watchdog organization on behalf of abused abandoned foster kids
$5,000
Global Giving Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To help support the hawaii wildfire relief fund
$5,000
Happy Trails for Kids · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
To provide support year around to children in foster care
$5,000
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To mobilize resources to fight hunger in the community
$5,000
National Museum of African American History and Culture (Nmaahc) · Washington, DC · 2023
To promote the understanding of american history through the lens of the african american experience
$5,000
Planned Parenthood · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To provide sexual and reproductive health care education
$5,000
The Archer School for Girls · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To empower young women to discover their passions and realize their true potential in an environment that is both ambitious and joyful
$5,000
Yosemite Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To preserve yosemite national park and enrich the visitor experience
$5,000
Community Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To equip civic and community projects with tools, training, and guidance
$5,000
Constitutional Rights Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To inspire lifelong civic engagement through interactive programs and resources for teachers and youth
$5,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2022
To reach people facing hunger with food and groceries
$5,000
Friends of the Saban Community Clinic · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To provide comprehensive, quality health care to those in need
$5,000
Happy Trails for Kids · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
To provide support year around to children in foster care

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