Cheeryble Foundation
Encino, CA · EIN 95-4121906. Reported 163 grants totalling $1,466,837 to 90 recipients 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. Cheeryble 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 $1,644. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $55 and the largest $200,000. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Community Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Art | Santa Barbara, CA | $178,440 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Public Library | Santa Barbara, CA | $142,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cancer Center of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $120,922 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $120,310 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Thriving Initiative | Goleta, CA | $101,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Queens North Hawaii Community Hospital | Kamuela, HI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $94,085 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tma (third Millennium Awakening) | Malibu, CA | $44,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc of Greater Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium | Monterey, CA | $29,414 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $23,811 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art | Amherst, MA | $15,324 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jim Saunders Nanea Fund | Kailua Kona, HI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Domestic Violence Solutions | Santa Barbara, CA | $14,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Granada Theatre | Santa Barbara, CA | $14,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Zoo | Santa Barbara, CA | $13,989 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Womens Fund | Santa Barbara, CA | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Public Radio | Honolulu, HI | $12,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Together Rising | Falls Church, VA | $11,837 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kclu Radio | Thousand Oaks, CA | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| PBS Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $8,072 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Inland Valley Hope Partners | Pomona, CA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Foodbank of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Team | Wheaton, IL | $5,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Manhattan Beach, CA | $5,150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hearts of Therapeutic Equestrian Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,145 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heal the Ocean | Santa Barbara, CA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc of Carpinteria | Carpinteria, CA | $4,221 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ensemble Theater Company | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Santa Barbara Library | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maui Humane Society | Puunene, HI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Mission | Los Angeles, CA | $2,350 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Tee | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nrdc | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Organic Soup Kitchen | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,875 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Marcos High School Alumni Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Showers of Blessing | Goleta, CA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| PBS So Cal Kcet | Los Angeles, CA | $1,068 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paws Co | Denver, CO | $1,050 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Save the Music | New York, NY | $1,050 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Good Charities | Seattle, WA | $1,046 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grey Muzzle Organization | Raleigh, NC | $1,033 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spectrum Sailing | Iop, SC | $1,033 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cancer Research Institute | New York, NY | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Miracle League Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Linus Project | Belton, MO | $1,029 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Wildlife Care | Goleta, CA | $1,029 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mptf | Woodland Hills, CA | $1,026 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dr Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation | Charlottesville, VI | $1,023 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California Fire Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cedar Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food From the Heart | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Oxnard Public Library Foundation | Oxnard, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Carpinteria Library | Carpinteria, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Big Brothers | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kahilu Theatre Foundation | Kamuela, HI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Legacy of Aloha Foundation | Solana Beach, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Millikan Middle School | Sherman Oaks, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Disaster Search Dog Foundation | Santa Puala, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rock 1 Kidney | Durango, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Food Basket Hawaii Island's Food Bank | Hilo, HI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Food Baskethawaii Island's Food Bank | Hilo, HI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Humane Society of the United States | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The San Marcos High School | San Marcos, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Way Home Transition House | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women for Women International | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade | Santa Barbara, CA | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sb Audubon | Santa Barbara, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spike's K9 Fund | Virginia Beach, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Unity Shoppe | Santa Barbara, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neue Galerie | New York, NY | $430 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $375 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wikipedia Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $312 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peabody Charter School Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $258 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montecito Community Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $255 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Laguna Cottages for Seniors | Santa Barbara, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Barbara Rotary Foundation-Sb Dolphins | Santa Barbara, CA | $205 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tara Mandala | Pagosa Springs, CO | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thomas More School | Alhambra, CA | $55 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
38 of 90 (42%) 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 62%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Entertainment Community Fund
SUPPORTING FILM AND TELEVISON WORKERSSUPPORTING HOLLYWOOD WRITERS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 77 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | $371,942 | $1,722 |
| 2022 | 45 | $368,286 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 48 | $458,459 | $1,016 |
| 2024 | 44 | $268,150 | $1,625 |
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
85% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,644. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 Cheeryble Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Co Singer 6345 Balboa Blvd 375, Encino, CA, 91316. 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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