Funding search · EIN 954129163 · Los Angeles, CA
J L 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.
- 78
- grants reported
- $8.0M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $68,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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
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- United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation3 grants · $1.5M
- Friends of Vada1 grant · $600,000
- US Olympic and Paralympic Foundation1 grant · $600,000
- California Institute of the Arts3 grants · $450,000
- Pacific Council On International Policy3 grants · $404,760
- Idyllwild Arts Foundation4 grants · $402,077
- Learning Rights Law Center3 grants · $359,902
- Sandy Hook Promise Foundation3 grants · $302,976
- The Achievable Foundation3 grants · $302,339
- Isla Vista Youth Project Inc Dba Leap3 grants · $283,674
Giving over time
Grant history
All 78 reported grants, largest first.
- $600,000
Friends of Vada · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
General operating
- $600,000
US Olympic and Paralympic Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2021
General operating
- $509,413
United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General operating
- $500,000
United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General operating
- $500,000
United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General operating
- $250,000
California Institute of the Arts · Valencia, CA · 2022
General operating
- $247,000
Los Angeles Philharmonic · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operating
- $204,026
Pacific Council On International Policy · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operating
- $201,158
Inter-American Dialogue · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating
- $161,369
Isla Vista Youth Project Inc Dba Leap · Goleta, CA · 2023
General operating
- $151,049
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operating
- $150,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2021
General operating
- $131,111
Learning Rights Law Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operating
- $128,791
Learning Rights Law Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operating
- $105,574
Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operating
- $105,000
Value Schools Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
General operation
- $102,339
The Achievable Foundation · Culver City, CA · 2023
General operating
- $102,305
Isla Vista Youth Project Inc Dba Leap · Goleta, CA · 2024
General operating
- $101,918
Idyllwild Arts Foundation · Idyllwild, CA · 2024
General operating
- $101,737
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation · Newtown, CT · 2024
General operating
- $101,239
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation · Newtown, CT · 2023
General operating
- $101,083
Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operating
- $100,734
Pacific Council On International Policy · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operating
- $100,159
Idyllwild Arts Foundation · Idyllwild, CA · 2023
General operating
- $100,000
California Institute of the Arts · Valencia, CA · 2024
General operating
- $100,000
The Achievable Foundation · Culver City, CA · 2024
General operating
- $100,000
California Institute of the Arts · Valencia, CA · 2023
General operating
- $100,000
Idyllwild Arts Foundation · Idyllwild, CA · 2022
General operating
- $100,000
Learning Rights Law Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General operating
- $100,000
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation · Newtown, CT · 2022
General operating
- $100,000
The Achievable Foundation · Culver City, CA · 2022
General operating
- $100,000
Union Theological Seminary · New York, NY · 2022
General operating
- $100,000
Idyllwild Arts Foundation · Idyllwild, CA · 2021
General operating
- $100,000
Pacific Council On International Policy · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
General operating
- $100,000
Sandy Hook Promise · Newtown, CT · 2021
General operating
- $76,769
Independence House · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operating
- $75,000
Independence House · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operating
- $75,000
Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
General operation
- $68,000
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention · New York, NY · 2022
General operating
- $68,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating
- $68,000
Innocence Project · New York, NY · 2022
General operating
- $68,000
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2022
General operating
- $51,430
Los Angeles Master Chorale Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operating
- $50,570
Unrwa USA National Committee · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating
- $50,000
Calm · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General operating
- $50,000
Los Angeles Master Chorale Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operating
- $50,000
Southern California Public Radio · Pasadena, CA · 2024
General operating
- $50,000
Calm · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General operating
- $50,000
Southern California Public Radio · Pasadena, CA · 2023
General operating
- $50,000
Calm · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General operating
- $50,000
Independence House · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General operating
- $50,000
Sansum Clinic · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General operating
- $50,000
Independence House · Crystal River, FL · 2021
General operating
- $30,000
Sundance Institute · Park City, UT · 2024
General operating
- $30,000
Sundance Institute · Park City, UT · 2023
General operating
- $30,000
Los Angeles Philharmonic · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General operating
- $30,000
Sundance Institute · Park City, UT · 2022
General operating
- $30,000
Sundance Institute · Park City, UT · 2021
General operating
- $26,091
Sansum Clinic · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General operating
- $25,018
Food Bank of Santa Barbara County · Santa Maria, CA · 2023
General operating
- $25,000
Food Bank of Santa Barbara County · Santa Maria, CA · 2024
General operating
- $25,000
Sansum Clinic · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General operating
- $25,000
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General operating
- $25,000
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General operating
- $25,000
Climate Rights International · Berkely, CA · 2022
General operating
- $25,000
Food Bank of Santa Barbara County · Santa Maria, CA · 2022
General operating
- $25,000
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General operating
- $25,000
Santa Barbara Cottage Hosp Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
General operating
- $20,000
Isla Vista Youth Project Inc Dba Leap · Goleta, CA · 2022
General operating
- $20,000
Isla Vista Youth Projects · Goleta, CA · 2021
General operating
- $10,000
City Net · Anaheim, CA · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
City Net · Anaheim, CA · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
Innocence Project · New York, NY · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
City Net · Anaheim, CA · 2022
General operating
- $10,000
Kingdom Causes · Long Beach, CA · 2021
General operating
- $10,000
Sbcc Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
General operating
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