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 20222025. 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

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  • 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

$112,276
2022
$126,551
2023
$121,791
2024
$126,026
2025

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

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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.