David Bohnett Foundation
Beverly Hills, CA · EIN 95-4735846. Reported 555 grants totalling $18.1M to 252 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". David Bohnett Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
3 of the organizations David Bohnett Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 23 grants totalling $220,192 to them. That is 2% of the $12.5M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern California Grantmakers | grantmaking organization | California | $159,992 | 16 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| The Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles | community foundation | California | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | community foundation | California | $10,200 | 6 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $15,705; the smallest was $100 and the largest $1,000,000.
Every organization it funded
252 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Philharmonic | Los Angeles, CA | $3,100,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $3,006,750 | 7 | 3 | 2024 |
| La Philharmonic Association | Los Angeles, CA | $1,050,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Southern California USC Village | Los Angeles, CA | $1,001,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Delaware Biden Hall | Newark, DE | $1,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nyu Wagner | New York, NY | $873,735 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $741,429 | 7 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lgbtq Victory Institute | Washington, DC | $605,862 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of California | Los Angeles, CA | $509,558 | 8 | 3 | 2024 |
| Museum of Science Industry (msi) | Chicago, IL | $252,154 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art (lacma) | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Museum of Science Industry | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| UCLA School of Law UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $240,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Movement Advancement Project Inc | Boulder, CO | $231,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy | Ann Arbor, MI | $225,990 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kcrw Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $183,336 | 14 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southern California Grantmakers | Los Angeles, CA | $159,992 | 16 | 4 | 2024 |
| UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs | Los Angeles, CA | $158,402 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters Arts and Sciences | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Centerlink | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $146,687 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Human Rights Campaign Foundation | Washington, DC | $145,950 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts | Beverly Hills, CA | $136,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Parks Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $103,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Genspace Wallis Annenberg Legacy Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ciclavia Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Food Forward | North Hollywood, CA | $80,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hope and Heal Fund New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Movement Advancement Project (map) | Boulder, CO | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| UCLA School of Law | Los Angeles, CA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southern California Streets Initiative | Los Angeles, CA | $75,750 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Violence Policy Center | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Immigration Equality | New York, NY | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ali Forney Center | New York, NY | $65,030 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Guns Down | Washington, DC | $57,500 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| International Refugee Assistance Project (irap) | New York, NY | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Global Impact | Washington, DC | $52,781 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence | Washington, DC | $52,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Parents Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (pflag) | Washington, DC | $51,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fund for a Safer Future (fsf) at the New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Global Impact | Alexandria, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Center for Transgender Equality | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| One Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | Newtown, CT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| USC Alumni Association | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| USC Shoah Foundation Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Lgbt Center | Los Angeles, CA | $48,544 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Contemporary Ballet | Los Angeles, CA | $46,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Services & Advocacy for Glbt Elders (sage) | New York, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nyc Lgbt Center | New York, NY | $39,529 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $38,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Carr Center for Human Rights Policy Harvard Kennedy School | Cambridge, MA | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Venice Family Clinic | Venice, CA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Center Palm Springs | Palm Springs, CA | $33,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Services and Advocacy for Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Elders Inc | New York, NY | $31,735 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boston College Law School | Newton, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $28,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Downtown Women's Center | Los Angeles, CA | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southern California Streets Initiative La Streetsblog | Los Angeles, CA | $25,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lake Agawam Conservancy Inc | Southampton, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| People for the American Way Foundation | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pflag National Parents Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Unloaded Fiscally Sponsored By New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Unloaded New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Storycorps | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence | Danbury, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Michigan Spectrum Center | Ann Arbor, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Williams Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Outreach Inc | Madison, WI | $23,902 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $20,250 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfar) | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gay for Good - G4G | Long Beach, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| UCLA Foundation UC Regents | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (tohr) | Tulsa, OK | $19,504 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hudson Valley Lgbtq Community Center Inc | Kingston, NY | $19,049 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Academy in Rome | New York, NY | $18,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Lgbtq Task Force | Washington, DC | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Center Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $17,555 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Greater Fort Lauderdale | Wilton Manors, FL | $16,440 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Outfest | Los Angeles, CA | $16,286 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of California at Riverside | Riverside, CA | $16,045 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coro Southern California Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $15,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Api Equality-La | Gardena, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Drag Arts Lab | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Getty House Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sag Harbor Partnership | Sag Harbor, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Center Orange County | Santa Ana, CA | $13,437 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | Stanford, CA | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Equality Federation Institute | Portland, OR | $12,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center | Ferndale, MI | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library | Los Angeles, CA | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Soaring Spirits International | Simi Valley, CA | $11,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Master Chorale | Los Angeles, CA | $10,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $10,200 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| ACLU Foundation of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Asian and Pacific Islanders for Lgbtq Equality - Los Angeles Api-Equality | Gardena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Csw | Weston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dance for Life Artists and Activists for Health Equity | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Debbie Allen Dance Academy | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 4 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation for the AIDS Monument | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Funders for Lgbtq Issues | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| International Association of Lgbtq Judges Foundation | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rail-Volution | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| UCLA Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender Studies | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| USC Lambda Alumni Association | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pride Center of Wny | Buffalo, NY | $9,698 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pride Resource Center at Colorado State University | Fort Collins, CO | $9,576 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Lightbulb Incorporated | Los Angeles, CA | $8,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lgbt Bar Association of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| (fiscal Sponsor Community Partners) | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Step to Freedom | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California Rural Legal Assistance Inc | Oakland, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Equality California Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Human Rights Watch Inc | Sherman Oaks, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Promises Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Equality Council | New York, NY | $7,045 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women's Foundation of California | Oakland, CA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aapi Victory Alliance Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center Theatre Group (ctg) | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Change Philanthropy Co Hip | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crete Academy | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School and Corporate Work Study Program | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Drag Queen Story Hour | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Runyon Canyon Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Institute of Current World Affairs (icwa) | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little Sun Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Community Garden Council | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition Bikela | Culver City, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Jazz Festival Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Open Books Gendernation | Culver City, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Palm Center | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Synergos Institute | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trudging Buddies Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Urvashi Vaid Memorial Scholarship Fund Tides Center | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Virginia Institute of Autism Inc | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cal Poly Pomona Foundation | Pomona, CA | $4,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Haven Services | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Women Against Gun Violence | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| (fiscal Sponsor Radar Productions) Drag Queen Story Hour | San Jose, CA | $3,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Debbie Allen Dance Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gay and Lesbian Armenian Society | West Hollywood, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Save Oswit Canyon Inc | Palm Springs, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center Inc | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Asian American Federation Inc | New York, NY | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Skylight Theatre Company | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Animal Grantmakers | Port Angeles, WA | $2,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Desert AIDS Project | Palm Springs, CA | $2,750 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tyler Clementi Foundation Inc | Harrison, NJ | $2,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Amaad Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California Rural Legal Assistance Inc (crla) | Oakland, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cape Cod Modern House Trust (ccmht) | South Wellfleet, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Year Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Courthouse Dogs Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hollywood Food Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission (iglhrc) Outright Acti | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La Family Housing - Lafh | North Hollywood, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leimert Park Jazz Festival | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles County Public Library Foundation | Downey, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Movement of Mourning Mothers Association (momma) | Norwalk, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Monica Youth Orchestra-Smyo | Santa Monica, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Translatin Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tom of Finland Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trevor Project | West Hollywood, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Huntington Library | San Marino, CA | $2,370 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Viet Rainbow of Orange County | Garden Grove, CA | $2,350 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| San Francisco AIDS Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $2,015 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grist Magazine Inc | Seattle, WA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Minority AIDS Project | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Plasticfreerestaurantsorg | Glendale, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pride and Promote of Los Angeles Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Santa Monica College Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Taconic Plateau Foundation Inc | Pittsford, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Rape Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Realm Company | Santa Monica, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women Against Gun Violence (wagv) | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Guns Down America | Youngstown, OH | $1,992 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Claremont Graduate University | Claremont, CA | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Lgbtq Center Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $1,550 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Black AIDS Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Palm Springs | Palm Springs, CA | $1,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center on Halsted | Chicago, IL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Laane Action Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stable | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League | Washington, DC | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sunny Dunes Inc | Palm Springs, CA | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Realm Company Fractured Atlas | New York, NY | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peconic Land Trust | Southampton, NY | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bicycle Kitchenla Bici-Cocina | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boffo Inc | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brooklyn Community Pride Center Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California Legislative Lgbtq Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California Lgbtq Health and Human Services Health Access Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Campout Florida Corporation | Tampa, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cbe-Pride | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ellis Island Honors Society Inc | Franklin Square, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Coliseum Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| From the Heart Productions Inc | Oxnard, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fusion | Alberquerque, NM | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hamburger Home Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Health Access Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| La Conservation Corps | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth | Hauppauge, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Native Americans in Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pomona Pride Center Inc | Pomona, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pride and Promote Los Angeles Inc (labp) | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sowa Goat Sanctuary | Harvard, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spectrum Institute Co Thomas F Coleman | Palm Springs, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Swipe Out Hunger | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Center - Sf Lgbt Community Center | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Shirley Payne Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc (tldef) | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| US Helping US People Into Living Inc | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University Camps | Los Angeles, CA | $761 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| One in Long Beach Inc | Long Beach, CA | $650 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| AIDS Foundation of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fractured Atlas | New York City, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Palm Springs Animal Shelter | Palm Springs, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (glad) | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hav a Sole | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Inter-Cooperative Council (icc) | Ann Arbor, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jackson Pride Center | Jackson, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Latino Equality Alliance (community Partners Fiscal Sponsor) | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition Inc | Franklin, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sacramento Lgbt Community Center | Sacramento, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Still Bisexual | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wall-Las Memorias Project (twlmp) | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aapip | Oakland, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Asian Americanspacific Islanders in Philanthropy | Oakland, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kevin Riley Foundation of Hope | Winchester, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Regional Foodbank Paypal Charitable Giving Fund | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New York Road Runners Inc | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pacific Boychoir Academy | Oakland, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| AIDS Project Los Angeles (apla) | Los Angeles, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
99 of 252 (39%) 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 43%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
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.
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
DAVID C. BOHNETT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CHAIR FUND AND DAVID C. BOHNETT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S DISCOVER AND INNOVATION FUND - University of Southern California
DAVID C. BOHNETT RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE IN THE USC VILLAGE - University of Delaware Biden Hall
DAVID BOHNETT CONFERENCE ROOM IN BIDEN HALL - Regents of the University of Michigan
DAVID BOHNETT FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE FELLOWSHIPS - Museum of Science Industry (msi)
STUDY THE NORTH ENTRY EXPERIENCE - Nyu Wagner
DAVID BOHNETT PUBLIC SERVICE FELLOWSHIP
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 320 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 | 119 | $4,719,206 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 136 | $4,614,835 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 133 | $3,947,111 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 167 | $4,773,087 | $2,500 |
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
64% of its giving went to organizations in California.
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Everything above is taken from David Bohnett 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: 9595 Wilshire Blvd 310, Beverly Hills, CA, 90212. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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