Funding search · EIN 471293975 · Los Angeles, CA
Norris and Debra Bishton 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.
- 64
- grants reported
- $1.7M
- 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.
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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.
- University of Notre Dame3 grants · $542,000
- St John'S Health Center Foundation3 grants · $215,000
- Kcrw Building Fund3 grants · $128,000
- Library Foundation of La3 grants · $125,000
- Npr Foundation Building Fund3 grants · $120,000
- Baryshnikov Arts Center3 grants · $90,000
- Los Angeles Philharmonic Assoc3 grants · $75,000
- Center Theatre Group3 grants · $75,000
- New York Public Radio3 grants · $55,000
- St Christopher School Edu Fund3 grants · $40,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 64 reported grants, largest first.
- $207,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $185,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2023
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $150,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2022
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $95,000
St John'S Health Center Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $73,000
Kcrw Building Fund · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $60,000
St John'S Health Center Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $60,000
St John'S Health Center Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $50,000
Library Foundation of La · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $50,000
Npr Foundation Building Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $50,000
Library Foundation of La · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $45,000
Npr Foundation Building Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $35,000
Baryshnikov Arts Center · New York, NY · 2024
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $35,000
Baryshnikov Arts Center · New York, NY · 2023
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $30,000
Kcrw Building Fund · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $25,000
Center Theatre Group · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $25,000
Los Angeles Philharmonic Assoc · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $25,000
Npr Foundation Building Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $25,000
Center Theatre Group · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $25,000
Library Foundation of La · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $25,000
Los Angeles Philharmonic Assoc · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $25,000
Center Theatre Group · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $25,000
Kcrw Building Fund · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $25,000
Los Angeles Philharmonic Assoc · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $20,000
New York Public Radio · New York, NY · 2024
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $20,000
St Christopher School Edu Fund · West Covina, CA · 2024
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $20,000
Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $20,000
New York Public Radio · New York, NY · 2023
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $20,000
Baryshnikov Arts Center · New York, NY · 2022
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $15,000
Leukemia & Lymphona Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2022
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $15,000
New York Public Radio · New York, NY · 2022
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $10,000
Bodytraffic · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $10,000
Hermandad Mexicana Nacional · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $10,000
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $10,000
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $10,000
The Lange Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $10,000
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $10,000
Saint Johns Health Center - Irene Dunne Guild Fund · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $10,000
St Christopher School Edu Fund · West Covina, CA · 2023
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $10,000
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $10,000
The Lange Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $10,000
Hermandad Mexicana Nacional · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $10,000
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $10,000
St Christopher School Edu Fund · West Covina, CA · 2022
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $10,000
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $10,000
The Willows Community School · Culver City, CA · 2022
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $5,000
Berkeley Hall School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $5,000
Catalina Island Museum · Avalon, CA · 2024
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $5,000
Sisters of St Francis · Aston, PA · 2024
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $5,000
The Archer School for Girls · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $5,000
The Broad Stage · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $5,000
Catalina Island Museum · Avalon, CA · 2023
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $5,000
Hawaii Maui Humane Society · Puunene, HI · 2023
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $5,000
Hermandad Mexicana Nacional · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $5,000
Sisters of St Francis · Aston, PA · 2023
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $5,000
The Archer School for Girls · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $5,000
The Broad Stage · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Funds are given without restriction of usage
- $5,000
Body Traffic · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $5,000
Catalina Island Medical Center · Avalon, CA · 2022
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $5,000
Catalina Island Museum · Avalon, CA · 2022
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $5,000
Sisters of St Francis · Aston, PA · 2022
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $5,000
The Broad Stage · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Funds are given without restriction of usage
- $5,000
The Lange Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $3,500
Saint Johns Health Center Can · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
- $3,000
The Stephen C Rose Legacy Foundation · Providence, RI · 2024
Funds are donated without restriction of usage
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