Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-6060162. Reported 785 grants totalling $61.1M to 273 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$3,000median grant
$61.1Mgranted, 2021-2024
273organizations funded
59%of grantees funded again the next year
$342.2Massets, 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. Thomas & Dorothy Leavey 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 $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $6,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 273 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA | $8,563,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alexandria House | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $5,587,000 | 13 | 4 | 2024 |
| California Science Center Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $4,550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Georgetown University | Washington DC, DC | $4,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| USC Charitable Gift Agreement | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mount Saint Mary's University | Los Angeles, CA | $3,512,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Thacher School | Ojai, CA | $2,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Marymount High School | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Hunger Project | New York, NY | $2,000,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | $1,006,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Archdiocese of Los Angeles - St John's Seminary | Camarillo, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California Hospital Medical Center Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cathedral High School | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Education Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Archdiocese of Los Angeles - Teacher Salaries | Los Angeles, CA | $984,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The California 4-H Foundation | Davis, CA | $705,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Polg Foundation | New York, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sisters of Social Service | Encino, CA | $450,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fadica | Washington DC, DC | $310,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Verbium Dei Jesuit High School | Los Angeles, CA | $305,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jesuits West Province | Los Gatos, CA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Camillus Pastoral Center | Los Angeles, CA | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA | $259,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Red Cloud Indian School | Pine Ridge, SD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Good Sheperd Center | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Our House | Woodland Hills, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Paulist Fathers | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Negro College Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Catholic Reporter | Kansas City, MO | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hillcrest Transitional Housing | Woodland Hills, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The California 4-H Foundation - Awards & Incentives | Davis Ca, CA | $135,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA | Monterey Park, CA | $120,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| BAGS4KIDS | California City, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blind Children's Center | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Braille Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Camp Ronald Mcdonald | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Bureau Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Covenant House | Hollywood, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Don Bosco Technical High School | Rosemead, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Green Dot Public Schools | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gregorian University Foundation | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hathaway Scyamores Child and Family Services | Pasadena, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hospitaller Foundation of California Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jesuits West | Los Gatos, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| John Tracy Center | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| John Tracy Clinic | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Library Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | San Pedro, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rad Camp | Irvine, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics of Southern California | Long Beach, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St James Inn | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The California 4-H Foundation - After School Activity | Davis Ca, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Right to Life League of Southern Ca | Pasadena, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wayfinder Family Services | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brigham Young University | Provo, UT | $99,000 | 32 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Francis Center | Los Angeles, CA | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Puente Learning Center | Los Angeles, CA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children of the Night | Los Angeles, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Providence Trinity Care Hospice Foundation | Torrance, CA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catholic Schools Collaborative | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Good Shepard Center | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Holy Family Services | South Pasadena, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Central Lamp | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| A Place Called Home | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Access Books | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center | Sierra Madre, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Venice Family Clinic | Venice, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girls Scouts of Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Association of Catholic Student Councils | Pasadena, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities of Los Angeles Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Extension | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food on Foot | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Guide Dogs of the Desert | Whitewater, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hospitaller Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La Family Housing | North Hollywood, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La Goal | Culver City, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lay Mission Helpers | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Lgbt Center | West Hollywood, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maryvale | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Providence Trinitycare Hospice Foundationtrinitykids Care | Torrance, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scenic America | Washington DC, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Soar | Washington DC, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Anne's Family Services | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Annes Family Services | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Francis Center Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St John of God Hospital (hospitaller Foundation) | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Strive | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Support Our Aging Religious Inc | Nw, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Heart Touch Project | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The People Concern | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tierra Del Sol Foundation | Sunland, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vista Del Mar | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Clara Church | Oxnard, CA | $49,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School | Los Angeles, CA | $48,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| CASA De Las Amigas | Pasadena, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $45,000 | 15 | 4 | 2024 |
| The University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $42,000 | 13 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Indian Catholic Schools Network | Notre Dame, IN | $41,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aquarium of the Pacific | Long Beach, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hollenbeck Palms | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hollywood Food Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Learning Ally Inc | Princeton, NJ | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Angel Food | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Louis University | St Louis, MO | $39,000 | 13 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $36,000 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Journey Out | Van Nuys, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stone Soup | Encino, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $30,000 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Calvin University | Grand Rapids, MI | $30,000 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles | Inglewood, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Meeting Each Need With Dignity | Pacoima, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reading Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of St Thomas | St Paul, MN | $30,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| USC Center on Philanthropy & Public Policy | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Westside Food Bank | Santa Monica, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| George Fox University | Newberg, OR | $27,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ability First | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Archdiocese for the Military Services USA | Washington DC, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Burn Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Entreprenuer Educational Center | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Five Acres | Altadena, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Frostig Center | Pasadena, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grossman Burn Foundation | Calabasas, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Haynes Family of Programs | La Verne, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope the Mission | North Hills, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Iempathize | Boulder, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| L'arche | Orange, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La Reina High School | Thousand Oaks, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marycrest Manor | Culver City, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Missionary Servents of | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Options United | Pasadena, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Para Los Ninos | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Path | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Path Beyond Shelter | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Public Media Group of Southern California | Burbank, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| School on Wheels | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shoes That Fit | Claremont, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Students Run La | Tarzana, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Giving Spirt | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The House Institute Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bradley University | Peoria, IL | $24,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $24,000 | 8 | 3 | 2023 |
| Aquinas College | Santa Paula, CA | $21,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $21,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gonzaga University | Spokane, WA | $21,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hofstra University | Hempstead, NY | $21,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Niagara University | Niagara, NY | $21,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oklahoma Baptist University | Shawnee, OK | $21,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pacific University | Forest Grove, OR | $21,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rocky Mountain College | Billings, MT | $21,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| The University of Tuls | Tulsa, OK | $21,000 | 7 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tuskegee University | Tuskegee, AL | $21,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Care Harbor | San Pedro, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Franciscan Mission Service | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Homes 4 Families | Woodland Hills, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Southern California Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kidsave | Culver City, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Making the Right Connections | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Skid Row Housing Trust | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Marianists | St Louis, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company | Pasadena, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| UCLA Unicamp | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Vna Hospice & Palliative Care | Ontario, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $18,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cornerstone University | Grand Rapids, MI | $18,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Drew University | Madison, NJ | $18,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Seattle Pacific University | Seattle, WA | $18,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $18,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $18,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Abilene Christian University | Abilene, TX | $15,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alma Backyard Farms | Compton, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alma Backyards Farms | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ashland University | Ashland, OH | $15,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bethel University | St Paul, MN | $15,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Biola University | La Mirada, CA | $15,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boston University | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chapman University | Orange, CA | $15,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| George Washington University | Nw, DC | $15,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jesuit Volunteer Corps | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lawrence Technology University | Southfield, MI | $15,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $15,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Missionary Servants of the Holy Trinity | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Woodbury, NJ | $15,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Dayton | Dayton, OH | $15,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Valparaiso University | Valparaiso, IN | $15,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Whitworth University | Spokane, WA | $15,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $15,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Harding University | Searcy, AR | $12,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais, IL | $12,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Denver | Denver, CO | $12,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Evansvi | Evansville, IN | $12,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA | $12,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA | $12,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA Teresa | Orange, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Claris Health | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Didi Hersch Mental Health Services | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Epilepsy Foundation Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Ballona Wetlands | Playa Del Ray, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind | Yorktown Heights, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Happy Trails for Kids | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hathaway Sycamores Child & Family Services | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homeless Not Toothless | Brentwood, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission | Mission Hills, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Make a Wish Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mend | Pacoima, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salesian Family Youth Center | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Fe Communications Inc Dba Heart of the Nation | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Touched By An Angel | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| UC Riverside Foundation | Riverside Ca, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vox Vitae | San Marino, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Augustana College | Rock Island, IL | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Belmont University | Nashville, TN | $9,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bob Jones University | Greenville, SC | $9,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| California Baptist University | Riverside, CA | $9,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $9,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| D'youville College | Buffalo, NY | $9,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dallas Baptist University | Dallas, TX | $9,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Duquesne University | Pittsburgh, PA | $9,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Emerson College | Los Angeles, CA | $9,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fairfield University | Fairfield, CT | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maryland Institute College | Baltimore, MD | $9,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Occidental College | Los Angeles, CA | $9,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pitzer College | Claremont, CA | $9,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rochester Institute O | Rochester, NY | $9,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA | $9,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of La Verne | La Verne, CA | $9,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Tampa | Tampa, FL | $9,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wittenberg University | Springfield, OH | $9,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Carroll University | Waukesha, WI | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Colgate University | Hamilton, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| College of St Rose | Albany, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ithaca College | Ithaca, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lemoyne College | Syracuse, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Marist College | Poughkeepsie, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Marywood University | Scranton, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Joseph's College | Brooklyn, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wellesly College | Wellesley, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Echoes of Hope | El Segundo, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
153 of 273 (56%) 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 59%, 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.
- Alexandria House
PAYMENT FOR ASSISTANCE OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN NEED - Santa Clara University
PAYMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES - The Thacher School
PAYMENT IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION - California Hospital Medical Center Foundation
PAYMENT FOR HEALTH SERVICES - University of Puget Sound
PAYMNET FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES - The Hunger Project
PAYMENT FOR SUPPORT OF UNDERPRIVELED COMMUNITIES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 466 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 215 | $17.9M | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 191 | $14.0M | $3,000 |
| 2023 | 194 | $14.5M | $3,000 |
| 2024 | 185 | $14.6M | $3,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Foundation has 15 of them, worth $68.3M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA | $25.0M |
| Georgetown University | Washington DC, DC | $15.0M |
| Alexandria House | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000,000 |
| California Science Center Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000,000 |
| Mount Saint Mary's University | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000,000 |
| Archdiocese of Los Angeles - Teacher Salaries | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000,000 |
| Georgetown University | Washington DC, DC | $4,000,000 |
| The Thacher School | Ojai, CA | $1,250,000 |
| Archdiocese of Los Angeles - St John's Seminary | Camarillo, CA | $1,000,000 |
| The Polg Foundation | New York, NY | $500,000 |
| Jesuits West (sacred Heart Center) | Los Gatos, CA | $300,000 |
| Don Bosco Technical Institute | Rosemead, CA | $150,000 |
| St Camillus Pastoral Center | Los Angeles, CA | $87,500 |
| Girl Scouts of America | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 83% 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.
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,000. 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 Thomas & Dorothy Leavey 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: 10100 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 610, Los Angeles, CA, 90067. 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 95-6060162 · 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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