Funding search · EIN 814015045 · Beverly Hills, CA
Butterfly Equity Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 56
- grants reported
- $1.7M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $30,500
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Social Justice Learning Institute3 grants · $254,684
- Food Forward3 grants · $208,525
- Community Partners3 grants · $190,000
- Hollywood Food Coalition4 grants · $168,216
- Venice Family Clinic3 grants · $165,000
- Alma Backyard Farm3 grants · $155,500
- Special Service for Groups4 grants · $140,500
- Farm2people3 grants · $98,000
- Foodcorps3 grants · $87,500
- Proyecto Pastoral3 grants · $85,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 56 reported grants, largest first.
- $130,500
Social Justice Learning Institute · Inglewood, CA · 2022
General operations
- $72,025
Food Forward · North Hollywood, CA · 2024
General operations
- $71,716
Hollywood Food Coalition · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operations
- $70,500
Food Forward · North Hollywood, CA · 2022
General operations
- $69,000
Alma Backyard Farm · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operations
- $68,500
Community Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operations - for la food policy council
- $68,184
Social Justice Learning Institute · Inglewood, CA · 2024
General operations
- $66,000
Community Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operations - for la food policy council
- $66,000
Food Forward · North Hollywood, CA · 2023
General operations
- $58,500
Venice Family Clinic · Venice, CA · 2024
General operations
- $56,000
Alma Backyard Farm · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operations
- $56,000
Hollywood Food Coalition · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operations
- $56,000
Social Justice Learning Institute · Inglewood, CA · 2023
General operations
- $56,000
Venice Family Clinic · Venice, CA · 2023
General operations
- $55,500
Community Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General operations
- $51,500
Special Service for Groups · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operations - for api forward movement
- $50,500
Venice Family Clinic · Venice, CA · 2022
General operations
- $46,000
Special Service for Groups · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operations - for api forward movement
- $41,500
Farm2people · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operations
- $40,500
Special Service for Groups · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General operations
- $39,000
Proyecto Pastoral · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operations
- $36,000
Growing Communities · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operations
- $36,000
Proyecto Pastoral · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operations
- $35,500
Foodcorps · Portland, OR · 2023
General operations
- $35,500
Hollywood Food Coalition · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General operations
- $35,000
Growing Communities · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General operations
- $31,000
Farm2people · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operations
- $30,500
Alma Backyard Farm · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General operations
- $30,500
Foodcorps · Portland, OR · 2022
General operations
- $25,500
Farm2people · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General operations
- $25,000
Urban Food Initiative · Dorchester, MA · 2024
General operations
- $21,500
Foodcorps · Portland, CA · 2024
General operations
- $10,500
Proyecto Pastoral · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General operations
- $5,000
Sustainable Ag and Food System Funders · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
2025 forum sponsorship
- $5,000
Sustainable Ag and Food System Funders · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
2025 membership
- $5,000
With Love Community Programs · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operations
- $5,000
Hollywood Food Coalition · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operations
- $5,000
Sacramento Region Community Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Caff california family farmer emergency fund
- $5,000
Sustainable Ag and Food System Funders · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General operations
- $5,000
Sustainable Ag and Food System Funders · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
2022 membership
- $5,000
Sustainable Ag and Food System Funders · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General operations
- $3,000
Project Angel Food · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operations
- $3,000
Sima Studios · West Hollywood, CA · 2024
General operations - for prosperity market
- $3,000
Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs · Calabasas, CA · 2024
General operations - for long beach fresh
- $2,600
Southern California Grantmakers · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
2025 membership
- $2,525
La Compost · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operations
- $2,500
Safe Place for Youth · Venice, CA · 2024
General operations
- $2,500
Special Service for Groups · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operations
- $2,500
Sustainable Ag and Food System Funders · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Virginia clarke legacy fund
- $1,500
Growing Communities · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operations
- $1,100
Southern California Grantmakers · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
2022 membership
- $1,000
Garden School Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operations
- $1,000
Southern California Grantmakers · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
2024 la food funders membership
- $500
Suprseed · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General operations
- $300
Inclusive Action for the City · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General operations
- $258
La Compost · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operations
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