Funding search · EIN 954400580 · Los Angeles, CA
John and Ursula Kanel Charitable
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 46
- grants reported
- $808,500
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,500
- 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.
- California Institute of Technology3 grants · $255,000
- UCLA Cancer Center Foundation3 grants · $186,000
- Shriners Hospital for Children3 grants · $150,000
- Hawaii Community Foundation2 grants · $35,000
- Crean Lutheran High School3 grants · $27,000
- Blind Childrens Center3 grants · $21,000
- Ymca of Mission Viejo2 grants · $20,000
- Samaritan'S Purse1 grant · $20,000
- Centenary United Methodist Church3 grants · $16,000
- Friends of Wonderland3 grants · $12,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 46 reported grants, largest first.
- $100,000
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Financial Aid
- $100,000
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Financial Aid
- $78,000
UCLA Cancer Center Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Financial Aid
- $70,000
Shriners Hospital for Children · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Financial Aid
- $60,000
UCLA Cancer Center Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Financial Aid
- $55,000
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Financial Aid
- $48,000
UCLA Cancer Center Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Financial Aid
- $40,000
Shriners Hospital for Children · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Financial Aid
- $40,000
Shriners Hospital for Children · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Financial Aid
- $25,000
Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Financial Aid
- $20,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
Financial Aid
- $11,500
Crean Lutheran High School · Irvine, CA · 2023
Financial Aid
- $10,500
Ymca of Mission Viejo · Mission Viejo, CA · 2023
Financial Aid
- $10,500
Crean Lutheran High School · Irvine, CA · 2022
Financial Aid
- $10,000
Blind Childrens Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Financial Aid
- $10,000
Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Financial Aid
- $10,000
Blind Childrens Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Financial Aid
- $10,000
Salvation Army of Southern Californ · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Financial Aid
- $9,500
Ymca of Mission Viejo · Mission Viejo, CA · 2022
Financial Aid
- $7,500
Centenary United Methodist Church · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Financial Aid
- $7,000
Assistance League of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Financial Aid
- $6,500
Mission Viejo Ymca Golf · Mission Viejo, CA · 2024
Financial Aid
- $6,000
Triton Booster Club Girls · San Clemente, CA · 2024
Financial Aid
- $5,000
Centenary United Methodist Church · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Financial Aid
- $5,000
Crean Lutheran High School · Irvine, CA · 2024
Financial Aid
- $5,000
Friends of Wonderland · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Financial Aid
- $5,000
Assistance League of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Financial Aid
- $5,000
Little Tokyo Service Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Financial Aid
- $3,500
Friends of Wonderland · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Financial Aid
- $3,500
Centenary United Methodist Church · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Financial Aid
- $3,500
Friends of Wonderland · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Financial Aid
- $2,500
Mira Catalina Elementary · Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 2024
Financial Aid
- $2,500
Pasadena Humane Society · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Financial Aid
- $2,500
Rafu Shimpo Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Financial Aid
- $2,500
The Wesley School · North Hollywood, CA · 2024
Financial Aid
- $2,500
Rafu Shimpo Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Financial Aid
- $2,500
Mira Catalina Elementary School · Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 2022
Financial Aid
- $2,500
Miraleste Booster · Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 2022
Financial Aid
- $2,500
Wellesley Fund · Wellesley, MA · 2022
Financial Aid
- $2,000
Five Acres Boys and Girls Aid · Altadena, CA · 2022
Financial Aid
- $1,000
California Pacific United Methodist · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Financial Aid
- $1,000
Blind Childrens Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Financial Aid
- $1,000
California Pacific United Methodist · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Financial Aid
- $1,000
Five Acres Boys and Girls Aid · Altadena, CA · 2023
Financial Aid
- $1,000
Wellesley Fund · Wellesley, MA · 2023
Financial Aid
- $1,000
California Pacific United Methodist · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Financial Aid
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