Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation Inc
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 13-6204678. Reported 388 grants totalling $10.1M to 177 organizations 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. Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation Inc 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 $7,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $25,000; the smallest was $75 and the largest $513,000. 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. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of Levitt Pavilion City of Angels | Los Angeles, CA | $1,681,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Levitt Pavilion Arlington | Arlington, TX | $865,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Levitt Pavilion Dayton | Dayton, OH | $825,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Levitt Pavilion Denver | Denver, CO | $825,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Levitt Pavilion Steelstacks | Bethlehem, PA | $775,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Levitt Shell Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls, SD | $774,957 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Levitt Shell Memphis | Memphis, TN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| My Friend's Place | Los Angeles, CA | $145,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Imagine Los Angeles Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $139,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catamount Film & Arts Co | St Johnsbur, VT | $120,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Levitt Pavilion San Jose | San Jose, CA | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cowan Community Action Group Inc | Whitesburg, KY | $111,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| 646 Downtown | Fort Smith, AR | $110,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brewery Arts Center | Carson City, NV | $110,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Create Portage County Inc | Stevens Poin, WI | $110,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Discover Downtown Middlesboro Inc | Middlesboro, KY | $110,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Downtown Springfield Heritage Foundation | Springfield, IL | $110,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Earlham Chicks With Checks Inc | Earlham, IA | $110,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Galva Arts Council Inc | Galva, IL | $110,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jefferson County Parks and Recreation | Shenandoah Junction, WV | $110,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Neighborworks Blackstone River Valley | Woonsocket, RI | $110,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Utica Monday Nite Corporation | Utica, NY | $110,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Marion Cultural Alliance Inc | Ocala, FL | $95,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| John Michael Kohler Arts Center | Sheboygan, WI | $90,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gallup Mainstreet Arts & Cultural District | Gallup, NM | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Music Center | Los Angeles, CA | $73,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hana Arts | Hana, HI | $71,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Black Belt Community Foundation | Selma, AL | $66,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lowndes-Valdosta Arts Commission Inc | Valdosta, GA | $66,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Allegany Arts Council | Cumberland, MD | $61,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arts and Cultural Alliance of St Lucie | Fort Pierce, FL | $61,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cityfest Inc | Wilmington, DE | $61,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Colusa County Arts Council | Colusa, CA | $61,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance | Harrisonburg, VA | $61,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jazz on Wheels | Flint, MI | $61,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Main Street Batesville Inc | Batesville, AR | $61,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| On Broadway Inc | Green Bay, WI | $61,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Scissortail Productions Inc | Norman, OK | $61,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Scotland Saturdays | Baton Rouge, LA | $61,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| First Friday Berea | Berea, KY | $60,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vision Soldotna | Soldotna, AR | $60,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Philharmonic Association | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mountain Association for Community Economic Development | Berea, KY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The City and County of Denver Manager of | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vision Soldotna | Soldotna, AK | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Creative Waco | Waco, TX | $46,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Everybody Dance La(the Gabriella Foundation) | Los Angeles, CA | $42,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| International Latino Cultural Center | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Csun Foundation | Northridge, CA | $39,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lakeland Cultural Arts Center | Littleton, NC | $31,500 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Film Independent | Los Angeles, CA | $30,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| African American Cultural Collaborative | Trenton, NJ | $30,000 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Levitt San Jose | San Jose, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rise Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Car Media Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Black Cultural Zone | Oakland, CA | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catalyst California | Los Angeles, CA | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Blinknow Foundation | Menham, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cedars-Sinai | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Potter's House Family Service Center | Houston, MS | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trenton Downtown Association | Trenton, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $23,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gallup Mainstreet Arts & Cultural Dist | Gallup, NM | $22,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center Theatre Group | Los Angeles, CA | $18,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City Parks Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Creative Waco | Ocala, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the La Phil | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marion Cultural Alliance Inc | Waco, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Scripps College | Claremont, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Supporters of Braddock Drive Elementary | Culver City, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Music Forward Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bodytraffic | Los Angeles, CA | $11,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The San Diego Foundation-Friends of La Pu | San Diego, CA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Art As Mentorship | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bergen Catholic High School | Oradell, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Metro Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Folk Alliance International | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make Music Alliance Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Operation Hope | Fairfield, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pets Are Wonderful Supportlos Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern California Public Radio | Pasadena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Springs Food Pantry Inc | East Hampton, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Documentary Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Advancement Project California | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Music Ecosystems | Huntsville, AL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Two Bit Circus Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Ballet Ensemble & School | Memphis, TN | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Young Concert Artists | New York, NY | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Advocates for Children of Ny Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bams Fest Inc | Dorchester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Humane Society | Newington, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Five Points Music Foundation | Roanoke, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heart of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Higher Purpose Co | Clarkdale, MS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Selby Ave Jazzfest | St Paul, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sound Mind Live | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Community Chest of Englewood | Englewood, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Ryan Perry Foundation Inc | Amagansett, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whippoorwill Arts Inc | San Rafael, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clearity Foundation | San Diego, CA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| La Dance Project | Los Angeles, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arlington Rotary Foundation | Arlington, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saints Archangels Romanian Orthodox Churc | Torrance, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Partnership for Women & Families | Washington, DC | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nightingale-Bamford School | New York, NY | $2,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Master Chorale | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy | Buffalo, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California Dance Institute | Porter Ranch, CA | $1,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 3 Dots Downtown | State College, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ashland for Change | Ashland, KY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Arts Center Foundation | South Boston, VA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cuyahoga Falls Partnership for Parks | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| David Street Station | Casper, WY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Gem Theater | Pioche, NV | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grayson Gallery and Art Center | Grayson, KY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harrington Center for the Arts | American Fork, UT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Homer Council on the Arts | Homer, AK | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Houma Downtown Development Corporation | Houma, LA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Love Stanislaus County Inc Dba Love Waterford | Modesto, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Main Street Murfreesboro Rutherford Count | Murfreesboro, TN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Main Street Russellville | Russellville, AK | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Music Institute of Sullivan and Ulster Counties Inc | Ellenville, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rice Street Business Association | Lihue, HI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Second Stage Amherst | Amherst, VA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southern Utah Art Guild | St George, UT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Dalles Chamber Foundation | The Dalles, OR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of South Carolina Educational Foundation | Columbia, SC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vangarde Arts | Sioux City, IA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wheeling National Heritage Area Corp | Wheeling, WV | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Humane Farming Association | San Rafael, CA | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tongva Return the Land Fund | Altadena, CA | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colburn School | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eastwood Ranch Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Everybody Dance La | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gabriella Charter Schools | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Things | Edina, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Orca | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our House | Murray Hill, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Photo Legacy Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Siglin Music Preservation Fund | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Our House Grief Support Center | Woodland Hills, CA | $850 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ramapo for Children | Rhinebeck, NY | $850 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Luminario Ballet | Los Angeles, CA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Volunteer Collective | Los Angeles, CA | $550 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bob Baker Marionettes | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mercy for Animals | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Village Girls Academy | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Voice | Santa Monica, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Path | Seattle, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Path | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stratton - Petit Foundation | Woodland Hills, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Broad Stage Madison Project | San Monica, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Gabriella Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Town School | New York, NY | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Venice Family Clinic Foundation | Venice, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Be An Elf | Playa Del Rey, CA | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 885 Fm | Los Angeles, CA | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Achievable Foundation | Culver City, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Church in Ocean Park | Santa Monica, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cedar-Sinai Women's Guild | Beverly Hills, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clinica Romero | Los Angeles, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jvs Socal | Los Angeles, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy for Animals | Hagerstown, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paderewski Music Society | Los Angeles, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trust Women Foundation | Wichita, KS | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village for Vets | Los Angeles, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Complexions Foundation | New Rochelle, NY | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ezrat Isreal Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spcai | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Best Friends Animal Society | Kanab, UT | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spcai | Milford, NH | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
74 of 177 (42%) 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 62%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
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.
- Friends of Levitt Pavilion City of Angels
COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 306 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | $2,065,807 | $4,125 |
| 2022 | 96 | $2,229,975 | $1,500 |
| 2023 | 139 | $2,865,480 | $7,500 |
| 2024 | 91 | $2,964,300 | $25,000 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 27% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $7,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- 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 Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1910 W Sunset Blvd Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA, 90026. 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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