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 20222024. 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

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Top recipients

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  • 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

$513,500
2022
$598,000
2023
$610,000
2024

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.