Funding search · EIN 371848439 · Redondo Beach, CA
William and Karen Lavoie 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.
- 186
- grants reported
- $486,644
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,000
- 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.
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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.
- Save the Redwood League4 grants · $100,000
- Weta Pbs News Hour2 grants · $50,000
- Kcet Pbs So Cal3 grants · $32,000
- Pbs Public Broadcasting Service1 grant · $27,000
- Ocean Institute4 grants · $20,500
- World Central Kitchen4 grants · $18,000
- Marine Mammal Care5 grants · $15,500
- Doctors Without Borders5 grants · $13,000
- Sierra Club Foundation4 grants · $12,000
- Shrine Transportation Fund3 grants · $11,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 186 grants.
- $28,000
Kcet Pbs So Cal · Costa Mesa, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $27,000
Pbs Public Broadcasting Service · Arlington, VA · 2022
Charitable support
- $25,000
Save the Redwood League · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $25,000
Save the Redwood League · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Charitable support
- $25,000
Weta Pbs News Hour · Arlington, VA · 2024
Charitable support
- $25,000
Save the Redwood League · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Charitable support
- $25,000
Weta Pbs News Hour · Arlington, VA · 2023
Charitable support
- $25,000
Save the Redwood League · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Charitable support
- $13,000
World Central Kitchen · Wwashington, DC · 2022
Charitable support
- $5,500
Ocean Institute · Dana Point, CA · 2022
Charitable support
- $5,000
California Masonic Foundation Co Grand Lodge of California · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $5,000
Ocean Institute · Dana Point, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $5,000
Shrine Transportation Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $5,000
California Masonic Foundation Co Grand Lodge of California · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Charitable support
- $5,000
Ocean Institute · Dana Point, CA · 2024
Charitable support
- $5,000
Shriners for Children Medical Center · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charitable support
- $5,000
Masonic Homes of Calif · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Charitable support
- $5,000
Ocean Institute · Dana Point, CA · 2023
Charitable support
- $5,000
Shriners for Children Medical Center · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Charitable support
- $4,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable support
- $4,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable support
- $4,000
Marine Mammal Care · San Pedro, CA · 2023
Charitable support
- $4,000
Marine Mammal Care · San Pedro, CA · 2022
Charitable support
- $3,000
893 Kpcc · Pasadena, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $3,000
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $3,000
Marine Mammal Care · San Pedro, CA · 2024
Charitable support
- $3,000
Shrine Transportation Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable support
- $3,000
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
Charitable support
- $3,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable support
- $3,000
Shrine Transportation Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable support
- $3,000
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
Charitable support
- $3,000
Al Maliakah Shrine Transportation Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable support
- $3,000
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022
Charitable support
- $2,500
Ca State Park Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $2,500
Kcrw · Santa Monica, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $2,500
Marine Mammal Care · San Pedro, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $2,500
Ca State Park Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Charitable support
- $2,500
Ca State Park Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Charitable support
- $2,500
Ca State Park Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Charitable support
- $2,000
Enviromental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
Charitable support
- $2,000
Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2025
Charitable support
- $2,000
Habitat for Humanity · Americas, GA · 2025
Charitable support
- $2,000
International Bird Rescue · Fairfield, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $2,000
Klcs-Tv · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $2,000
Plug in America · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $2,000
World Food Program · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable support
- $2,000
893 Kpcc · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charitable support
- $2,000
Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable support
- $2,000
International Bird Rescue · Fairfield, CA · 2024
Charitable support
- $2,000
Kcet Pbs So Cal · Costa Mesa, CA · 2024
Charitable support
- $2,000
Kcrw · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Charitable support
- $2,000
World Food Program · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable support
- $2,000
89 3 Kpcc · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Charitable support
- $2,000
Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable support
- $2,000
International Bird Rescue · Fairfield, CA · 2023
Charitable support
- $2,000
Kcet Pbs So Cal · Costa Mesa, CA · 2023
Charitable support
- $2,000
Kcrw · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Charitable support
- $2,000
Marine Mammal Care · San Pedro, CA · 2023
Charitable support
- $2,000
World Central Kitchen · Wwashington, DC · 2023
Charitable support
- $2,000
World Food Program · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable support
- $2,000
Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable support
- $2,000
International Bird Rescue · Fairfield, CA · 2022
Charitable support
- $2,000
Kacc · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Charitable support
- $2,000
Kcrw · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Charitable support
- $2,000
Masonic Homes of Calif · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Charitable support
- $1,776
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2025
Charitable support
- $1,776
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Charitable support
- $1,776
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Charitable support
- $1,776
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
Charitable support
- $1,765
Customers Guild West Scholarship Fund · Glendale, CA · 2024
Charitable support
- $1,500
Customers Guild West Scholarship Fund · Glendale, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $1,500
International Printing Museum · Carson, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $1,500
Mini Therapy Horses · Calabasas, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $1,500
Sempervirens Fund · Los Altos, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $1,500
World Central Kitchen · Wwashington, DC · 2025
Charitable support
- $1,500
International Printing Museum · Carson, CA · 2024
Charitable support
- $1,500
World Central Kitchen · Wwashington, DC · 2024
Charitable support
- $1,500
Cgw Scholarship Fund · Glendale, CA · 2023
Charitable support
- $1,500
Customers Guild West Scholarship Fund · Glendale, CA · 2023
Charitable support
- $1,500
International Printing Museum · Carson, CA · 2023
Charitable support
- $1,500
Customers Guild West Scholarship Fund · Glendale, CA · 2022
Charitable support
- $1,500
International Printing Museum · Carson, CA · 2022
Charitable support
- $1,250
New Challenge Minsitries · Torrance, CA · 2022
Charitable support
- $1,000
Aquarium of the Pacific · Long Beach, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $1,000
Baltimore Museum of Industry · Baltimore, MD · 2025
Charitable support
- $1,000
Cabrillo Museum · San Pedro, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $1,000
George Washington Mt Vernon · Mt Vernon, VA · 2025
Charitable support
- $1,000
Greenpeace · Washington, DC · 2025
Charitable support
- $1,000
Heal the Bay · Santa Monica, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $1,000
Monterey Bay Aquarium · Monterey, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $1,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2025
Charitable support
- $1,000
New Challenge Minsitries · Torrance, CA · 2025
Charitable support
- $1,000
United Service Organization · Washington, DC · 2025
Charitable support
- $1,000
Usopf · Colorado Springs, CO · 2025
Charitable support
- $1,000
Aquarium of the Pacific · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Charitable support
- $1,000
Baltimore Museum of Industry · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Charitable support
- $1,000
Cabrillo Museum · San Pedro, CA · 2024
Charitable support
- $1,000
Enviromental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable support
- $1,000
George Washington Mt Vernon · Mt Vernon, VA · 2024
Charitable support
- $1,000
Greenpeace · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable support
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