Durfee Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4856207. Reported 167 grants totalling $6,987,434 to 115 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. Durfee 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 $30,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $75 and the largest $255,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs | Calabasas, CA | $415,080 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Aliance for a New Economy | Los Angeles, CA | $305,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance | Los Angeles, CA | $280,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lost Angels Children's Project | Lancaster, CA | $270,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Inclusive Actioin for the City | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La Mas | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Community Action Network | Los Angeles, CA | $195,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| All Peoples Community Center | Los Angeles, CA | $191,003 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Barrio Action Youth & Family Center | Los Angeles, CA | $190,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $190,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Projectq | Los Angeles, CA | $184,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $180,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Earthwatch Institute | Boston, MA | $148,530 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Comunidades Indigenas En Liderazgo Corp | Los Angeles, CA | $140,160 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| California Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fulcrum Arts | Pasadena, CA | $122,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment | Los Angeles, CA | $117,654 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Amity Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $111,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Meztli Projects | Los Angeles, CA | $110,001 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking | Los Angeles, CA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Heart of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Performance Network | New Orleans, LA | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black Cooperative Investment Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern California Grantmakers | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Concerned Citizens Community Involvement | Los Angeles, CA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Watts of Power Foundation Corp | Los Angeles, CA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy | Claremont, CA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Allies for Every Child | Culver City, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coalition for Clean Air | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Food Forward | North Hollywood, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Haven Hills Inc | Canoga Park, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (saje) | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Los Angeles Trust for Children's Health | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| California Association of Nonprofits | San Francisco, CA | $73,048 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Nonprofit Management | Los Angeles, CA | $73,048 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| South La Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $72,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $71,714 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Central American Resource Center | Los Angeles, CA | $60,125 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Advancement Project California | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| California Latinas for Reproductive Justice | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Engage | Burbank, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Inner City Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| La Voice | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Upward Bound House | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| YWCA Glendale and Pasadena | Glendale, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| El Nido Family Centers | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mockingbird Incubator | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coalition for Responsible Community Development | Los Angeles, CA | $42,936 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cultivala | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| March on Maryland Dba March on Foundation | Severna Park, MD | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | $32,392 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural & Bookstore | Sylmar, CA | $30,075 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Al Wooten JR Youth Center | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alma Backyard Farms | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Better Youth Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California Black Women's Health Project | Inglewood, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| College Access Plan | Pasadena, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cooperation La | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Diy Girls | Pacoima, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice | Commerce, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Filipino Migrant Center | Long Beach, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Forgotten Children Inc | Long Beach, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute | Gardena, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gente Organizada | Pomona, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Immigration Resources Center of San Gabriel Valley | Monrovia, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Khmer Girls in Action | Long Beach, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Little Tokyo Service Center Community Development Corporation | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mujeres De La Tierra | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Open Paths Counseling Center | Inglewood, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Operation Jump Start | Long Beach, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pacoima Beautiful | Pacoima, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Positive Results Center | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Self-Help Graphics and Arts Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sierra Health Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Asian Network | Artesia, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thai Community Development Center | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Cambodian Community | Long Beach, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Visual Communications Media | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women's Center for Creative Work | Glendale, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leading From Within | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La Compost | Los Angeles, CA | $11,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| El Nido Family Center | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Legacy La Youth Development Corp | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Regents of the University of California | Berkeley, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Museum of Jurassic Technology | Culver City, CA | $3,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women Cross Dmz | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lahaina Community Land Trust | Lahaina, HI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Little Help | Denver, CO | $1,038 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action | Kapaa, HI | $521 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Conservation | San Francisco, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kanu Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crowden Music Center | Berkley, CA | $270 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Palestine Children's Relief Fund | Kent, OH | $270 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peace Over Violence | Los Angeles, CA | $256 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Executive Service Corps of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Heights Dollars for Scholars | Los Angeles, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Blake School | Hopkins, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asian American Drug Abuse Program Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anera | Washington, DC | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grace Diner | Culver City, CA | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Landscape Arboretum | Chaska, MN | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern California Public Radio | Pasadena, CA | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chirla | Los Angeles, CA | $120 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Creative Reaction Lab | St Louis, MO | $115 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Black Thumb Farm | Panorama City, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Guttmacher Institute | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Movimiento Poder | Denver, CO | $78 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homeworks Trenton | Princeton, NJ | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thrive Scholars | Los Angeles, CA | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
42 of 115 (37%) 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 50%, 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.
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 Aliance for a New Economy
FLOW FUNDS GRANT AND SPRINGBOARD FUND - Inclusive Actioin for the City
LARK AWARD PILOT PROGRAM AND FLOW FUND GRANT - Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance
FLOW FUNDS GRANT AND SABBATICAL GRANT - La Mas
LARK AWARD PILOT PROGRAM AND FLOW FUNDS GRANT - California Community Foundation
NONPROFIT SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE - Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment
STANTON FELLOWSHIP AND SABBATICAL GRANT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 121 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 | 36 | $2,659,459 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 36 | $1,496,267 | $35,000 |
| 2023 | 28 | $1,217,440 | $35,000 |
| 2024 | 67 | $1,614,268 | $16,848 |
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. Durfee Foundation has 84 of them, worth $4,136,897. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Amity Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $110,000 |
| Heart of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $110,000 |
| Meztli Projects | Los Angeles, CA | $110,000 |
| National Performance Network | New Orleans, LA | $110,000 |
| Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs | Calabasas, CA | $110,000 |
| The Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking | Los Angeles, CA | $110,000 |
| Social and Enviromental Entreprenuers | Calabasas, CA | $104,000 |
| Brilliant Corners | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 |
| Ca Native Vote Project | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 |
| CASA of Los Angeles | Monterey Park, CA | $100,000 |
| Khmer Girls in Action | Long Beach, CA | $100,000 |
| Nefesh La | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 |
| Peoples Pottery Project | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 |
| Pico Ca | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 |
| Los Angeles Aliance for a New Economy | Long Beach, CA | $100,000 |
Where its money goes
95% 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 $30,000. 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 Durfee 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: 700 S Flower St 560, Los Angeles, CA, 90017. 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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