The Don & Lorraine Freeberg Foundation
Glendale, CA · EIN 95-4307817. Reported 125 grants totalling $16.0M to 73 organizations across tax years 2021-2023. 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. The Don & Lorraine Freeberg Foundation 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 $69,629. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $250,000; the smallest was $3,000 and the largest $500,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childrens Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $1,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salk Institute | La Jolla, CA | $1,350,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nemours Foundation (nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando) | Orlando, FL | $1,079,040 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Give Kids the World | Kissimmee, FL | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Step Up | Santa Monica, CA | $901,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Braille Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $875,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | San Diego, CA | $765,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | $750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation (centennial Founders) | Minneapolis, MN | $750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts Western La County Council | Van Nuys, CA | $718,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Angel Heart | Denver, CO | $443,209 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association | Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Minnesota Foundationcarlson School | Minneapolis, MN | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sigma Chi Building Association | Minneapolis, MN | $270,251 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Foothill Family | Pasadena, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado State University | Fort Collins, CO | $220,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Central Florida Foundation | Orlando, FL | $220,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Village for Vets | Los Angeles, CA | $207,902 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Project Angel Food | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Strive | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mychal's Learning Place | Hawthorne, CA | $173,350 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| East Los Angeles Women's Center | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Parkinson's Foundation | Miami, FL | $142,900 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Westside Infant-Family Network | Culver City, CA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Central Florida Hotels Scholarship Fund | Orlando, FL | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Astronaut Scholarship Foundation | Orlando, FL | $109,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Burbank and Greater East Valley | Burbank, CA | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Adventist Health Glendale Foundation | Glendale, CA | $104,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Armed Services YMCA San Diego | San Diego, CA | $97,540 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Serving Kids Hope | Santa Ana, CA | $78,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Khan Academy | Mountain View, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| I Have a Dream Foundation of Boulder County | Boulder, CO | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Make-a-Wish Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mission College Foundation | Saratoga, CA | $42,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boulder Voices for Children | Boulder, CO | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wheelchairs 4 Kids | Tarpon Springs, FL | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rm Pyles Boys Camp | Valencia, CA | $38,138 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tierra Del Sol | Sunland, CA | $32,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Safe Parking La | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Imagine Foundation | Lafayette, CO | $29,646 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| San Diego Rescue Mission | San Diego, CA | $29,013 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Assistance League of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Challenged Athletes Foundation | San Diego, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Operation Gratitude | Encino, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Through Reading | San Diego, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Assistance League of Fullerton | Fullerton, CA | $19,225 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fosterall | Glendale, CA | $16,400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delta Eta Boule Foundation | Aurora, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Shared Harvest Foundation | Culver City, CA | $12,175 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Ronald Mcdonald for Good Times | Los Angeles, CA | $11,787 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Make-a-Wish San Diego | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mentors Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| NAMI Glendale | Glendale, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seniors First | Auburn, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Russell Home for Atypical Children | Orlando, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Westside K-8 School | Kissimmee, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Francis Episcopal Church | Pauma Valley, CA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Urban Corps | San Diego, CA | $6,983 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baby Dj | Lake Mary, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Breanna's Gift | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ellie's Army Foundation | Miami Shores, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freedom Ride Inc | Orlando, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Learning Rights Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Matthew's Hope Ministries | Winter Garden, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Onepulse Foundation | Orlando, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Touched By Type 1 | Altamonte Springs, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Union Station Homeless Services | Pasadena, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
31 of 73 (42%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 55%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 69 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | $5,284,495 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 40 | $4,902,831 | $71,489 |
| 2023 | 40 | $5,823,333 | $100,000 |
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. 63% 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 $69,629. 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 The Don & Lorraine Freeberg Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 801 N Brand Blvd 1010, Glendale, CA, 91203. 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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