Funding search · EIN 812502304 · Santa Monica, CA

Proper Giving

Name: Proper Giving grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

59
grants reported: $352,984
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,994
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Ukraine Relief1 grant · $143,338
The People Concern3 grants · $35,355
La House of Ruth2 grants · $22,257
Path2 grants · $22,256
Mission La2 grants · $17,257
Best Friends Animal Society3 grants · $14,253
Mobile Loaves & Fishes4 grants · $12,556
World Central Kitchen1 grant · $12,392
California Fire Foundation1 grant · $7,000
Larkin Street Youth Services4 grants · $6,839

Giving over time

$208,057

2022

$56,364

2023

$27,847

2024

$60,716

2025

Grant history

All 59 reported grants, largest first.

$143,338
Ukraine Relief · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$15,965
The People Concern · Santa Monica, CA · 2025
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$15,461
La House of Ruth · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$15,461
Path · Seattle, WA · 2022
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$12,392
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$12,376
The People Concern · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$10,461
Mission La · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$7,894
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2023
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$7,014
The People Concern · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$7,000
California Fire Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2025
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$6,796
La House of Ruth · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$6,796
Mission La · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$6,795
Path · Seattle, WA · 2023
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$6,338
Mobile Loaves & Fishes · Austin, TX · 2025
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$4,874
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2022
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$4,828
Canine Rescue Club · Santa Monica, CA · 2025
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$3,456
Caritas of Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$3,456
Mobile Loaves & Fishes · Austin, TX · 2022
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$3,259
La Children'S Hospital · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$3,000
Richmond-Ermet Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$2,696
Friends of Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$2,500
Asian Family Support Services · Austin, TX · 2025
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$2,487
St Anthony'S · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$2,366
Find Food Bank · Indio, CA · 2025
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$2,329
Larkin Street Youth Services · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$2,329
St Anthony'S Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$2,170
Palm Springs Animal Society · Palm Springs, CA · 2025
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$2,169
Proper Hospitality · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$2,137
Larkin Street Youth Services · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$1,994
Friends of Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$1,983
Palm Springs Shelter · Palm Springs, CA · 2023
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$1,980
Boys and Girls Center of Palm Springs · Palm Springs, CA · 2023
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$1,980
Find Food Bank · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$1,916
Friends of the Children Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$1,743
Caritas of Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$1,743
Mobile Loaves & Fishes · Austin, TX · 2023
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$1,494
Boys and Girls Center of Palm Springs · Palm Springs, CA · 2025
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$1,485
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2024
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$1,390
Larkin Street Youth Services · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$1,228
Find Food Bank · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$1,199
Boys and Girls Center of Palm Springs · Palm Springs, CA · 2024
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$1,181
St Anthony'S Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$1,036
Safe Place for Youth · Marina Del Rey, CA · 2025
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$1,023
Austin Pets Alive · Austin, TX · 2023
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$1,019
Caritas of Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$1,019
Mobile Loaves & Fishes · Austin, TX · 2024
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$1,000
Partnerships for Children · Austin, TX · 2025
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$1,000
Westside Food Bank · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$1,000
Westside Food Bank · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$1,000
Upward Bound House · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$983
Larkin Street Youth Services · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$983
St Anthony'S Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$757
Austin Pets Alive · Austin, TX · 2022
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$630
Austin Pets Alive · Austin, TX · 2025
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$600
Palm Springs Shelter · Palm Springs, CA · 2024
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$549
Maui Strong · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$426
Concerned Citizens of Montauk · Montauk, NY · 2025
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$250
Change the Ref · Coral Springs, FL · 2023
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
$250
Tripp Dubois · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose

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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.