Johnny Carson Foundation
Encino, CA · EIN 20-5885752. Reported 1,213 grants totalling $69.7M to 333 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. 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". Johnny Carson 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
4 of the organizations Johnny Carson Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 15 grants totalling $145,200 to them. That is 0% of the $56.1M 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Southern California Grantmakers | grantmaking organization | California | $52,200 | 5 | 5 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Nebraska Community Foundation | community foundation | Nebraska | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 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 $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $35,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $7,000,000.
Every organization it funded
333 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $25.6M | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Faith Regional Health Services Foundation | Norfolk, NE | $3,300,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| La Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $2,195,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Westside Food Bank | Santa Monica, CA | $1,670,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $1,455,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Alliance for College Ready Public Schools | Los Angeles, CA | $1,072,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | $979,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The UCLA Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $812,000 | 10 | 5 | 2024 |
| Teach for America | Los Angeles, CA | $730,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Pat Tillman Foundation | Chicago, IL | $725,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Saban Community Clinic | Los Angeles, CA | $702,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood La | Los Angeles, CA | $625,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Nebraska Cultural Endowment | Omaha, NE | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chrysalis Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $595,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Motion Picture & Television Fund | Woodland Hills, CA | $555,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lausd Education Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $550,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| UC Regents | Los Angeles, CA | $550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | $535,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| A Thousand Joys | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| National Comedy Center | Jamestown, NY | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Norfolk Senior Citizens Center | Norfolk, NE | $500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| North Fork Area Transit | Norfolk, NE | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Martin Luther King JR Community Health Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $425,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Nebraska | Po Box, CA | $402,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Heart of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $400,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Orangewood Children's Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | $395,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Project Angel Food | Los Angeles, CA | $385,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Cal State Fullerton | Fullerton, CA | $372,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Sag-Aftra Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $355,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| One Voice | Santa Monica, CA | $328,750 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ghetto Film School Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $310,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| California Science Center | Los Angeles, CA | $275,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Academy of Tv Arts & Sciences | Los Angeles, CA | $270,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Unusual Suspects Theater Company | Los Angeles, CA | $270,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $260,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Autism Speaks | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| College Track | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Northeast Community College | Norfolk, NE | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Uplift Family Services at Hollygrove | Los Angeles, CA | $245,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Csulb | Long Beach, CA | $240,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| La Family Housing | Los Angeles, CA | $235,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Children's Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $230,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Lundquist Institute | Torrance, CA | $224,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Heal the Bay | Santa Monica, CA | $220,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Inclusion Matters | Sherman Oaks, CA | $220,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Vision to Learn | Los Angeles, CA | $215,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Elkhorn Valley Museum | Norfolk, NE | $201,700 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Salk Institute | La Jolla, CA | $200,565 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Green Dot Public Schools | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood North Central States | Minneapolis, MN | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Universal Community Health Center | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aquarium of the Pacific | Long Beach, CA | $195,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| St Joseph Center | Venice, CA | $195,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $190,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association | Los Angeles, CA | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Facing History and Ourselves | Los Angeles, CA | $180,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Comedy Gives Back | Venice, CA | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Norfolk Arts Center | Norfolk, NE | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Cancer Support Community | Santa Monica, CA | $175,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Village for Vets | Los Angeles, CA | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| AIDS Project Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $170,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels West - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $170,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The People Concern | Los Angeles, CA | $170,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Weingart Center for the Homeless | Los Angeles, CA | $170,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Harmony Project | Los Angeles, CA | $165,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Muckenthaler Cultural Center | Fullerton, CA | $164,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| New Directions for Veterans | Los Angeles, CA | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Burn Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $155,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Public Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | $155,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Homeless Intervention Services of Orange County | Placentia, CA | $153,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Keep Youth Doing Something | Van Nuys, CA | $150,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Orange County High School of the Arts | Santa Ana, CA | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Power My Learning | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| A World Fit for Kids | Los Angeles, CA | $145,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Education Through Music - Los Angeles | Burbank, CA | $145,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Inner-City Filmmakers | Santa Monica, CA | $145,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Mission | Los Angeles, CA | $145,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Northridge Hospital Foundation | Reseda, CA | $145,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics Southern California | Long Beach, CA | $145,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Verbium Dei High School | Los Angeles, CA | $145,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Wqxr - New York Public Radio | New York, NY | $142,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross Los Angeles Region | Los Angeles, CA | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fulfillment Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $140,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Steampark Inc | Rumson, NJ | $135,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Homes for Families | Woodland Hills, CA | $132,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| African American Board Leadership Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $130,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| School on Wheels Inc | Ventura, CA | $130,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Southern California Public Radio | Pasadena, CA | $130,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Alliance for Children's Rights | Los Angeles, CA | $130,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| A Place Called Home | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hope the Mission | Mission Hills, CA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Norfolk Area Community Foundation Fund | Norfolk, NE | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Variety Boys & Girls Club of East La | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Artworx La | Los Angeles, CA | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| C5LA | Los Angeles, CA | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels West | Santa Monica, CA | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| City Year Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $110,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ready to Succeed | Santa Monica, CA | $110,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital La | Los Angeles, CA | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Council for Economic Education | New York, NY | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| United Friends of the Children | Los Angeles, CA | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Concern Worldwide US | New York, NY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Create Now | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Debbie Allen Dance Academy | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Healing California | Alhambra, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Imagine La | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| No Limits for Deaf Children | Culver City, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Proyecto Pastoral | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army Western Division | Omaha, NE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Actors Studio West | West Hollywood, CA | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Pacific Battleship Center | San Pedro, CA | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reach Out and Read | Boston, MA | $95,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Symphonic Jazz Orchestra | Culver City, CA | $90,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arts With Others | Scottsbluff, NE | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| David Lynch Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Childrens Museum | Lincoln, NE | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Play Equity Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saint John's Health Center Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teach Democracy | Los Angeles, CA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Ed Asner Family Center | Studio City, CA | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Unicef | Los Angeles, CA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Partners Fbo Move La | Los Angeles, CA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Matthew Silverman Memorial Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Toberman Neighborhood Center | San Pedro, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of West San Gabriel Valley | Monterey Park, CA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Foster All | Glendale, CA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jazzreach Performing Art & Education Association | Brooklyn, NY | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Music Will | Montclair, NJ | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Venice Arts | Venice, CA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Allies for Every Child | Culver City, CA | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| CASA of Los Angeles | Monterey Park, CA | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Educare Foundation | Van Nuys, CA | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Good Shepherd Shelter of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission | Pacoima, CA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Interface Children Family Services | Camarillo, CA | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County | Los Angeles, CA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Norfolk Family YMCA | Norfolk, NE | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Operation Christmas Inc | Mission Viejo, CA | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Reading Is Fundamental | Los Angeles, CA | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Streetlights | Hollywood, CA | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Eli Home | Anaheim, CA | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Friends of Jazz Inc | Fullerton, CA | $68,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Giving Children Hope | Buena Park, CA | $67,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Rod Dedeaux Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $66,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Altasea at the Port Los Angeles | San Pedro, CA | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Driving Out Cancer | Huntington Beach, CA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| George Lopez Foundation | Woodland Hills, CA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| With Love Grandma Inc | Thousand Oaks, CA | $61,250 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Children's Defense Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Hope Street Family Center | Los Angeles, CA | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Southern California Grantmakers | Los Angeles, CA | $52,200 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| African American Empowerement Network | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Anti-Recidivism Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Array Alliance Inc | Encino, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley | Canoga Park, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Brotherhood Crusade | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Camp Ronald Mcdonald for Good Times | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Elizabeth Glaser Pediactric AIDS Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Everybody Dance La | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Exceptional Children's Foundation | Culver City, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Fullerton's Love of Orange County Kids | Fullerton, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Genesis the Schlesinger Academy for Innovation | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Greater Los Angeles Zoo Assoc | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| I Have a Dream Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Independent School Alliance | Culver City, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Inner-City Arts | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| John Burton Advocates for Youth | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Little Kids Rock | Verona, NJ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Network for Teaching Entrepeneurship | Glendale, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Operation Progress | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Phoenix House of Los Angeles | Lake View Terrace, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | St Paul, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ps Arts | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reading Partners | Pasadena, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Semper Fi Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Students Run La | Tarzana, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Team Prime Time | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Algebra Project | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Library Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Woodcraft Rangers | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Year Up | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aleph Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Catalina Island Conservancy | Long Beach, CA | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of Los Angeles Fbo Good Shepherd Shelter of La | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital La - Gofarr Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| First Star | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Meet Each Need With Dignity | Pacoima, CA | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Mercy Meals - Kids Against Hunger | Norfolk, NE | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Para Los Ninos | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Respectability | Rockyville, MD | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Tree People | Beverly Hills, CA | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Westcoast Sports Associates | Manhattan Beach, CA | $44,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Chp 11-99 Foundation | Fullerton, CA | $43,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Conga Kids | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Children Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jane Goodall Institute | Vienna, VA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| National Ground Water Association | Westerville, OH | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Peerforward | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Puente Learning Center | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Gabriella Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Heart Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Rape Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tower Cancer Research Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Usta Foundation | White Plains, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Van Ness Recovery House | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wayfinder Family Services Fka Junior Blind of America | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wheelchair Foundation | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Comfort for Court Kids Inc | Monterey Park, CA | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Constitutional Rights Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Creative Vision Foundation | Malibu, CA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cultural Heritage Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Directions Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| USC Center | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Alzheimers Association | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Mid-Plains Community College | North Plate, NE | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| People Assisting the Homeless | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Playworks Southern California | Carson, CA | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Pregnancy Aid of Washington | Kent, WA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shatterproof | Norwalk, CA | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Broad Stage | Santa Monica, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Calibraska Arts Initiative | Lincoln, NE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Grammy Museum | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The School of Architecture | Scottzdale, AZ | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Village School | Pacific Palisades, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adams Community Economic Development Corp | Corning, IA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Lung Association | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| College Bound | Cerritos, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra | Mammoth Lakes, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Echoes of Hope | El Segundo, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| First Tee | St Augustine, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Gold Coast Veteran's Foundation | Camarillo, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Happy Trails for Kids | Santa Monica, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| La Partnership for Early Childhood Investment | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Neighboorhood Land Trust | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lupus La | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| New Village Girls Academy | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Pacoima Charter School | Pacoima, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Raise a Child | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Laurel Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
268 of 333 (80%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 92%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- University of Nebraska Foundation
CARSON CENTER RENOVATION FUND - $2,000,000SCHOLARSHIP FUND - $5,000,000 - Faith Regional Health Services Foundation
VARIAN TRUBEAM RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM & VAULT-$500,000ION MACHINE-$600,000 - University of Nebraska
LAPTOPS FOR CARSON CENTER FOR EMERGING MEDIA ARTS- $220,000TECHNOLOGY FUND FOR CARSON CENTER FOR EMERGING MEDIA ARTS - $309,000 - La Regional Food Bank
BUILDING FUND - $50,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT - $455,000 - Orangewood Children's Foundation
SAMUELI SCHOOL-PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE-$250,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT-$30,000 - Saban Community Clinic
DENTAL PROGRAM - $125,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - $100,000UNRESTRICTED - $50,000
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 729 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 212 | $14.4M | $15,000 |
| 2021 | 240 | $13.2M | $18,000 |
| 2022 | 250 | $15.5M | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 252 | $13.3M | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 259 | $13.3M | $20,000 |
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. Johnny Carson Foundation has 11 of them, worth $10.2M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $7,500,000 |
| University of Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | $440,000 |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | $375,000 |
| The UCLA Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $375,000 |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 |
| National Comedy Center | Jamestown, NY | $250,000 |
| UC Regents | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 |
| University of Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | $220,000 |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | $200,000 |
| UC Regents | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 |
| Alliance for College Ready Public Schools | Long Beach, CA | $50,000 |
Where its money goes
48% of its giving went to organizations in California.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Johnny Carson Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). 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: 16030 Ventura Blvd 320, Encino, CA, 91436. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 20-5885752 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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