Los Angeles Rams Foundation
Woodland Hills, CA · EIN 81-3467846. Reported 102 grants totalling $3,541,792 to 77 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Los Angeles Rams Foundation, the IRS classifies it under education rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE B90) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 77 distinct organizations, with 9% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 19% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $20,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $35,499; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $300,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Atlanta, GA | $319,450 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Navy Seal Foundation Inc | Virginia Bch, VA | $315,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hellas Construction Inc | Austin, TX | $220,148 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City Year Inc | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Play Equity Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stonier Scholarship Inc | Towson, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Los Angeles Education Foundation | Downey, CA | $95,392 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fulfillment Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $92,450 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| A Place Called Home | Los Angeles, CA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Make a Wish Foundation of Central Coast and Southern Central Valley | Camarillo, CA | $77,870 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade - Black United Fund Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gamebreaker Inc | Westlake Village, CA | $69,367 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Joseph Center | Venice, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Isaac Bruce Foundation | O Fallon, MO | $50,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Childrens Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| College Track | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Inc | Alexandria, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La Promise Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sola I Can Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Anti-Recidivism Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Room & Board | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri | St Louis, MO | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Triangle Sports Commission Inc | Morrisville, NC | $35,499 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maui United Way Inc | Wailuku, HI | $35,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Operation Progress Student Assistance Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Green Dot Public Schools | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Vernon, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Partnership for Los Angeles Schools | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Childrens Institute of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $29,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boss Inc | Long Beach, CA | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Riddell Inc | Dallas, TX | $25,972 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Franklin, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Coast Sports Medicine Foundation | Manhattan Bch, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Exceptional Childrens Foundation a Corp | Culver City, CA | $22,322 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality Inc | New York, NY | $21,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of Los Angeles Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Covenant House Missouri | Saint Louis, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| L a F H Temporary Housing Corp | N Hollywood, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Police Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Midnight Mission | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sharefest Community Development Inc | San Pedro, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Social Justice Learning Institute Inc | Inglewood, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prince of Peace Episcopal Church | Woodland Hls, CA | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foodshare Inc | Oxnard, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thinkwatts Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Womens Guild Cedars Sinai Medicial Center | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Rams | Los Angeles, CA | $14,490 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Inglewood Unified School District | Inglewood, CA | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 4WRD Progress Inc | Compton, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Driving Force Group Inc | Rockville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Americus, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harold Pump Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homes for Families | Woodland Hls, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission | North Hills, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| I Have a Dream Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Urban League | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make- a- Wish Foundation of America | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| School on Wheels Inc | Ventura, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County Inc | Irvine, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| USA Football | Indianapolis, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Valley Community Food Pantry | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westlake Village Rotary Foundation | Westlake Vlg, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Unified School District Education Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $8,528 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shoes That Fit | Claremont, CA | $8,190 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Blue Corps | Compton, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Promotions Dept | Torrance, CA | $5,684 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Plus Me Project | Los Angeles, CA | $5,530 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our Own Non Profit Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| One for All | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Science of Sport | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
19 of 77 (25%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 63 of 77 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | $1,377,914 | $30,500 |
| 2022 | 16 | $773,450 | $12,500 |
| 2023 | 5 | $91,570 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 45 | $1,298,858 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
57% of its giving went to organizations in California. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $20,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Los Angeles Rams Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 39 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 6 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 6100 N Owensmouth Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA, 91367.
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