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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “lausd”
Where the money went
Community PartnersLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
37 matching grants · $711,464 · through 2021Largest: $79,360 to MOUNTAIN AND SEA EDUCATIONAL ADVENTURES — lausd partner matching fund program which augments stem programing related to marine science, local ecosystems, aerospace engineering, physics, and science-art integration. target …
Partnership for Los Angeles SchoolsLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2024Largest: $610,000 to LAUSD (ADMINISTRATOR OF MIDDLE SCHOOL INSTRUCTION) DIVISION OF INSTRUCTION — effective implementation cohort participation funding
Largest: $5,000 to THE GIVING SPIRIT — to support the giving spirits lausd homeless student program, a partnership with the los angeles unified school districts homeless education office. through this program, the givin…
Largest: $150,000 to PARTNERSHIP FOR LOS ANGELES SCHOOLS — to elevate el specific school-level successes and challenges in order to influence policies, practices, and structures that support multilingual learner success in los angeles unif…
Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2023Largest: $668,173 to LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAUSD) — assist schools in the district with various programs and scholarships
Shelter PartnershipLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $374,801 · through 2023Largest: $124,246 to LAUSD 15TH STREET ELEMENTARY — to assist the entity with resources to support the homeless
Largest: $110,000 to LAUSD EDUCATION FOUNDATION — beyond the bell program - $10,000take action leadership campaign/scholarships-$100,000
Largest: $25,000 to LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT — lausd all city band
Largest: $18,000 to NORTH HOLLYWOOD HIGH SCHOOL LAUSD — to purchase animal feed and provide veterinary services and supplies for the ffa animal science program.
Friends of Lanai BoosterEncino, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2024Largest: $625,097 to LAUSD — staff salaries and shade structure
Windsong TrustManhattan Beach, CA
2 matching grants · $172,000 · through 2023Largest: $22,000 to UCLA FOUNDATION — lausd covid-19 study
Largest: $350,000 to GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS — high school internship pilot for lausd
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →