The Raskin Family Foundation
Carlsbad, CA · EIN 95-4129953. Reported 97 grants totalling $110,070 to 50 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. The Raskin Family 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $12,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skirball Cultural Center | Los Angeles, CA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Valley Beth Shalom | Encino, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $7,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Free Loan Association | Tarzana, CA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Abortion Care Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Bernie House | Annapolis, MD | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Village Arts | Carlsbad, CA | $3,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Our House | Woodland Hills, CA | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Walk the Walk Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| North County Food Bank | Vista, CA | $3,420 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ryman Arts | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southern Calif Counseling Center | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Abortion Fund Inc | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bravetrails | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| College Track | Oakland, CA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Democracy Forward Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Glass Roots | Newark, NJ | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hilltop Artists | Tacoma, WA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Raices | San Antonio, TX | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Schack Art Center | Everett, WA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Friends of the Children | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Visionary Women | Beverly Hills, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seeds for Success | Annapolis, MD | $1,550 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Annapolis Dragon Boat Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Barnsdall Art Park Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Celebration Productions Corporation | Los Angeles, CA | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| All for Recovery | Olney, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Assistance League of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| C&m Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Help | Annapolis, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chloe and Maud Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Design for Sharing UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Brentwood Art Center | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Music 4 More | Annapolis, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Penland - Crafting the Future | Penland, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project Angel Food | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The San Diego Foundation | San Diego, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Santa Monica College Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Fund for Animal Welfare | Yarmouth Port, MA | $950 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Mission Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank | San Diego, CA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Art Division | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bo's Effort | Davidsonville, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys and Girls Club - Carlsbad | Carlsbad, CA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Canine Companions for Independence Inc | Santa Rosa, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marshall Love Corporation | Annapolis, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pilchuck Glass School | Seattle, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rlevitt Pavillion | Dayton, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
24 of 50 (48%) 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 58%, 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.
- Skirball Cultural Center
TO WELCOME PEOPLE OF ALL COMMUNITIES AND GENERATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN CULTURAL EXPERIENCES THAT CELEBRATE DISCOVERY AND HOPE, FOSTER HUMAN CONNECTIONS, AND CALL UPON US TO HELP BUILD A MORE JUST SOCIETY. - Valley Beth Shalom
GENERAL/UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION - Abortion Care Tennessee
TO PROVIDE ABORTION FUNDING DIRECTLY TO CLINICS FOR PATIENTS IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. - World Central Kitchen
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION IN PROVIDING MEALS IN RESPONSE TO HUMANITARIAN. - Walk the Walk Foundation
TO SUPPORT CHILDREN IN NEED BY EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE THROUGH THEIR TIME, TALENTS, AND TREASURES. - Democracy Forward Foundation
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDING SERVICES TO WORK THROUGH LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES, HOLDING GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE WHILE CONCURRENTLY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 64 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | $23,750 | $850 |
| 2022 | 27 | $31,820 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 26 | $24,000 | $900 |
| 2024 | 20 | $30,500 | $1,000 |
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. 60% 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 $1,000. 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 Raskin Family Foundation'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: 3355 Ridgecrest Dr, Carlsbad, CA, 92008. 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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