S Mark Taper Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 32-0516588. Reported 299 grants totalling $26.9M to 270 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$70,000median grant
$26.9Mgranted, 2021-2024
270organizations funded
10%of grantees funded again the next year
$186.2Massets, latest filing
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. S Mark Taper 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.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $70,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $50,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $3,000 and the largest $1,050,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 270 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Institute Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $1,050,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | West Hollywood, CA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $950,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Holocaust Museum La | Los Angeles, CA | $650,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Destination Crenshaw | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Venice Family Clinic | Venice, CA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Treepeople Inc | Beverly Hills, CA | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles Fbo Wattswillowbrook Boys & Girls C | Los Angeles, CA | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hadassah the Women's Zionist Organization of America | New York, NY | $325,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Instutute Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The People Concern | Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American National Red Cross Fbo American Red Cross Los Angeles Region | Los Angeles, CA | $265,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blind Children's Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center Theatre Group | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Free Loan Association | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St John's Community Health | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vanguard Charitable | Warwick, RI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Los Angeles Women's Center | Los Angeles, CA | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Villa Esperanza Services | Pasadena, CA | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Healthright 360 | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Home Ownership for Personal Empowerment Inc Dba Hope | Torrance, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust Martyrs Memorial | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Side Food Bank a Non-Profit Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Skirball Cultural Center | Los Angeles, CA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kidspace a Participartory Museum | Pasadena, CA | $165,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Noise Within | Pasadena, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| End Homelessness California Dba the Shower of Hope | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Feeding America Riverside and San Bernardino Counties | Riverside, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food Share Inc | Oxnard, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| House of Ruth Inc | Claremont, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Inner-City Arts | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Long Beach Day Nursery | Long Beach, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Free Clinic Dba Saban Community Clinic | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood California Central Coast | Santa Barbara, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley Inc | Pasadena, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood-Orange and San Bernardino Counties Inc | Anaheim, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County | Irvine, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Variety Boys and Girls Club | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern California Grantmakers | Los Angeles, CA | $137,800 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking | Los Angeles, CA | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A New Way of Life Reentry Project | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Advancement Through Opportunity and Knowledge Incorporated Dba Cyfc - | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Children's Rights | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimers Greater Los Angeles Dba Alzheimer's Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arts and Services for Disabled Incorporated Dba Able Arts Work | Long Beach, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California Community Foundation Fbo the Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California Rural Legal Assistance Inc | Modesto, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cambodian Family Dba the Cambodian Family | Santa Ana, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CASA of Los Angeles | Monterey Park, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for the Pacific Asian Family Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| College Track | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Downtown Women's Center | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Five Arces - the Boys & Girls Aid Society of Los Angeles County | Altadena, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Food in Need of Distribution Inc Dba Find Food Bank | Indio, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| For the Child Inc | Long Beach, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Geffen Playhouse Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hollywood Food Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Info Line of San Diego County Dba 211 San Diego | San Diego, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Inner City Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jwch Institute Inc | Commerce, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Korean American Family Services Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Lgbt Center | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Parks Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Youth Network La Youth Dba Youth Emerging Stronger | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mama's Kitchen | San Diego, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mend - Meet Each Need With Dignity | Pacoima, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (micop) | Oxnard, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northeast Community Clinic | Alhambra, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pasadena Senior Center | Pasadena, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Penny Lane Centers | North Hills, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| People Assisting the Homeless Dba Path | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pf Bresee Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Proyecto Pastoral | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Self-Help Graphics and Arts Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Union Station Homeless Services | Pasadena, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Friends of the Children | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Via Care Community Health Center | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Weingart Center Association | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wellnest Emotional Health & Wellness | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Westside Infant-Family Network | Culver City, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Los Angeles Dba YMCA of M | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Scholars for Academic Empowerment Dba Truevolution Inc | Riverside, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Affordable Living for the Aging | West Holly, CA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mar Vista Family Center | Culver City, CA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western Justice Center Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Al Wooten JR Youth Center | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| All Peoples Community Center | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Carson | Carson, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Hollywood | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Carousel Ranch Inc | Agua Dulce, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Child & Family Center | Santa Clarita, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| College Access Plan | Pasadena, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Health Alliance of Pasadena | Pasadena, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Health Initiative of Orange County | Santa Ana, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| El Centro De Amistad Inc | San Fernando, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Extraordinary Families | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Star Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good Plus Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harbor Community Clinic Inc Dba Harbor Community Health Centers | San Pedro, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County | Irvine, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Interfaith Food Center | Santa Fe Springs, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles Dba Jewish Federation of G | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little Kids Rock Inc Dba Music Will | Verona, NJ | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meals on Wheels of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mental Health Advocacy Services Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Onegeneration | Van Nuys, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Open Paths Counseling Center | Inglewood, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our House Grief Support Center | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Para Los Nios | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pasadena Educational Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rightway Foundation Dba the Rightway Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saje (strategic Actions for a Just Economy) | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spiritt Family Services | Whittier, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Achievable Foundation | Culver City, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Harmony Project | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Santa Monica College Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Voices for Children | San Diego, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Angeles Community Development Corporation | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westside Family Health Center | Culver City, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young & Healthy | Pasadena, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Musicians Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fotc-Los Angeles Aka Friends of the Children - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Walden Environment Dba Walden Family Services | Encino, CA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reading Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Exceptional Children's Foundation | Culver City, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Sense of Home | Hawthorne, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Accelerate Education Group Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Agingnext Inc | Claremont, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Anti-Defamation League Fbo Adl Santa Barbaratri-Counties | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network Dba Arts for Healing and Justice Networ | Long Beach, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Biddy Mason Charitable Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the San Gorgonio Pass | Banning, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles Dba Breastfeedla | Hawthorne, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camp Laurel Foundation Inc Dba the Laurel Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cancer Support Community Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cancer Support Community Pasadena | Pasadena, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Restorative Justice Works | Montebello, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Centinela Youth Services Inc | Inglewood, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Child Development Institute | Woodland Hills, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clinica Msr Oscar a Romero | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Partners Fbo African American Board Leadership Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Partners Fbo El Monte Promise Foundation | El Monte, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Partners Fbo Justice for My Sister | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Partners Fbo Las Fotos Project | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Partners Fbo Partners for Pediatric Vision | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Partners Fbo Steamcoders | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Partners Fbo the Civics Center | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Partners Fbo the Engineer Factory | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connie Rice Institute for Urban Peace | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cornerstone Theater Company Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County Inc | Orange, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Defy Ventures Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Desertarc Dba Desert Arc | Palm Desert, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Didi Hirsch Psychiatric Service Dba Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services | Culver City, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Diy Girls | Pacoima, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Educational Student Tours Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Environmental Defense Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Etm-La Inc Dba Education Through Music-Los Angeles | Burbank, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Executive Service Corps of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foothill AIDS Project | Claremont, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fulfillment Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Future Leaders of America Fbo 805 Undocufund | Oxnard, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ghetto Film School Inc | Bronx, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Happy Trails for Kids | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harc Inc | Palm Desert, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hollywood Community Housing Corporation | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jenesse Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Family Service of the Desert | Palm Springs, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Karsh Family Social Service Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lacer Afterschool Programs | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Learning Rights Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Waterkeeper | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mychal's Learning Place | Hawthorne, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Council of Jewish Women-Los Angeles Section National Council of Je | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Horizons Service Individuals With Special Needs | North Hills, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| No Limits Theater Group Inc Dba No Limits for Deaf Children and Families | Culver City, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North County Health Project Inc | San Marcos, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Orange County Coastkeeper Fbo Inland Empire Waterkeeper | Riverside, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pacific Clinics | Arcadia, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Diego Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Community Center | San Diego, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sanctuary of Hope | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Cecilia Opera and Orchestra Association | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Santa Monica Mountains Fund | Thousand Oaks, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sharefest Community Development Inc | San Pedro, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southern California Immigration Project | San Diego, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Barnabas Senior Center of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The California Conference for Equity and Justice Inc | Long Beach, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Painted Turtle | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Sloane Stephens Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Whole Child - Mental Health & Housing Services | Whittier, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thomas House Temporary Shelter | Garden Grove, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Towne Street Theatre | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Upward Bound House | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Watts of Power Founation Corp | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westmont Counseling Center | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth 'n Motion Academy Incorporated | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth Action Project Inc | San Bernardino, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Student Lunchbox Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy | Pasadena, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Being Alive People With AIDS Action Coalition Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Convalescent Aid Society | Pasadena, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Inner Circle Foster Family Agency Inc | Pomona, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| One Voice | Santa Monica, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St James Inn | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Partners Fbo La Commons | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Orange County Human Relations Council | Santa Ana, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Words Alive | San Diego, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Partners Fbo College Access Readiness & Success (cars) | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Partners Fbo Ready Set Read | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Sea Lion Inc | Laguna Beach, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior League of Riverside | Riverside, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lost Angels Children's Project Inc | Lancaster, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Pedro City Ballet | San Pedro, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anti-Recidivism Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arts & Services for the Disabled Inc Dba Able Arts Work | Long Beach, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| C a R E 4 Paws Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| California Indian Legal Services Inc | Escondido, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Club 21 Learning and Resource Center Inc | Pasadena, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Now | Moreno Valley, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Partners Fbo Mindful Veteran Project | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Partners Fbo Safe Parking La | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Partners Fbo the Faith Foster Families Network | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Levitt Pavilion - City of Angels | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Goodwill Industries of Orange County | Santa Ana, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hear Center | Pasadena, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Music and Art School | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Makers Hub | San Pedro, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Manna Conejo Valley Food Distribution Center Inc Dba Manna Conejo Valley Fo | Thousand Oaks, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of the Inland Empire Inc | San Bernardino, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Music School Association | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Soroptimist House of Hope Inc | Banning, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sowing Seeds for Life | La Verne, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spread the Love Charity | Brawley, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
18 of 270 (7%) 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 10%, across 3 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 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.
- Children's Institute Inc
CAPITAL SUPPORT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF WATTS CAMPUS. - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
CAPITAL SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN'S HEALING GARDEN. - Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Southern California
CAPITAL SUPPORT TO ACQUIRE AND RENOVATE WESTSIDE HOUSE. - Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
CAPITAL SUPPORT FOR HEADQUARTERS AND WAREHOUSE. - Treepeople
FUNDS FOR RENOVATION AND UPGRADE OF AMPITHEATRE. - Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles Fbo Wattswillowbrook Boys & Girls C
CAPITAL SUPPORT FOR SAFETY RENOVATIONS AT WATTS/WILLOWBROOK CLUBHOUSE.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 197 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 79 | $5,834,100 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 79 | $7,537,100 | $75,000 |
| 2023 | 70 | $6,867,800 | $60,000 |
| 2024 | 71 | $6,632,800 | $75,000 |
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. 97% 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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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $70,000. 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 S Mark Taper 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: 12011 San Vicente Blvd 400, Los Angeles, CA, 90049. 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.
EIN 32-0516588 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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