Brotman Foundation of California
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-6094639. Reported 171 grants totalling $888,740 to 119 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Brotman Foundation of California did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $5,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $40,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hammer Museum | Los Angeles, CA | $45,640 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| ACLU Foundation | New York, NY | $42,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| A Little Rescue | Malibu, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Violence Intervention Program | Los Angeles, CA | $26,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oakwood School | North Hollywood, CA | $25,650 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tower Cancer Research Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oxfam America | Boston, MA | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Core Community Organized Relief Effort | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| International School of Los Angeles | Burbank, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mercy Medical Angels | Virginia Beach, VA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oceana | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The UCLA Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Waverly School | Pasadena, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Save the Children | Washington, DC | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shoes That Fit | Claremont, CA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Women's Cancer Research Fund of Bcrf | Glendale, CA | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ahead With Horses Inc | Shadow Hills, CA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cedars-Sinai | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Covenant House California | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation Thinkagain | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Viol | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nova Ukraine | Stanford, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stand With US | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Brent Shapiro Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Painted Turtle | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Rape Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unhcr | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wayfinder Family Services | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Womens Guild Cedars-Sinai | Beverly Hills, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation | Wynnewood, PA | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services | Los Angeles, CA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Canine Support Teams Inc | Menifee, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children of the Night | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Penny Lane Centers | North Hills, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| A Sense of Home | Marina Del Rey, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Westside Food Bank | Santa Monica, CA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hope the Mission | Mission Hills, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Thinkagain Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| No Kid Hungry | Baltimore, MD | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 4 Kids 2 Kids | Oak View, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brady United Against Gun Violence | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Caa Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Kesem | Covina, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| CASA Libre Center for Human Righs and Constitutional Law Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Biological Diversity | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chrysalis | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Earle's Cares | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hawai'i Community Foundation | Kahului, HI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heifer International | Little Rock, AR | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Heritage Group Homes | La Verne, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Inner-City Arts | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Services of La | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kayne Eras Center - Exceptional Children's Foundation | Culver City, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Mission | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Momentum Wheels for Humanity | Chatsworth, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Angel Food | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reading Legacies | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Spine Hope | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stand Up to Cancer | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Southern California (usc Hillel) | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vna Hospice & Palliative Care | Ontario, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wam at Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wesleyan University | Middletown, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wespark | Sherman Oaks, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westside Infant-Family Network | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Storytellers | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Access Books | Los Angeles, CA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Guide Dogs of the Desert | Whitewater, CA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| No Kid Hungry | Washington, DC | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wallace Rheumatic Diseases Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A New Way of Life | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Wild Horses Campaign | Davis, CA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| BABY2BABY | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club (hollywood) | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| CASA Youth Shelter | Los Alamitos, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Chain of Children's Hospital La | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Convalescent Aid Society | Pasadena, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dr Susan Love Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Educating Students Together | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Emergency Network Los Angeles Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foster Nation | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Residential Treasures | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Guide Dogs for the Blind | San Rafael, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Institute of Arts Music & Science | Bellflower, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Koenig Childhood Cancer Foundation | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Program for Tortured Victims | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rytmo | Anaheim, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Brady Campaign | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Caucus for Producers Writers and Directors Foundation | Burbank, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Eye Cancer Foundation | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Jewish Federation | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Usual Suspects Theatre Company | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Total Boys & Girls Club (vista) | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| UCLA Unicamp | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Violence Intervention Program - Heartbeats | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Our Brain Bank | Telluride, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teens 4 Teens Help | Santa Clarita, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Flow | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Pad Project | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Sunday | Los Angeles, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elemyouth in Distress in Israel | New York, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lycee International De Los Angeles | Burbank, CA | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 826LA | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Moms | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CARE4PAWS | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coach Arts | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of La Animal Shelters | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peaceable Primate Sanctuary | Winamac, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seo - Andrew Golkin Mem Scholarship Fund | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Taking It to the Streets | Jurupa Valley, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Barnsdall Art Park Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City Hearts | Harbor City, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Down for Dance | Newport Beach, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
38 of 119 (32%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 22%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- A Little Rescue
PUBLIC SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION MISSION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 118 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | $263,750 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 42 | $239,670 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 45 | $202,820 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 46 | $182,500 | $2,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
70% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Brotman Foundation of California's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1925 Century Park East 16TH Fl, Los Angeles, CA, 90067. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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