Ric & Suzanne Kayne Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4124379. Reported 71 grants totalling $7,985,347 to 60 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". Ric & Suzanne Kayne 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 Ric & Suzanne Kayne Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 5 grants totalling $416,500 to them. That is 5% of the $7,602,340 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 | $206,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| The Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles | community foundation | California | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| California Community Foundation | community foundation | California | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | 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 $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $4,500 and $100,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $1,023,427.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ready to Succeed | Santa Monica, CA | $3,221,394 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $1,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Combat Hate Foundation | Moundridge, KS | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Scholarmatch | San Francisco, CA | $421,545 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Steinberg Institute | Sacramento, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Entrepreneurs | Wichita, KS | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern California Grantmakers | Los Angeles, CA | $206,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kcrw Foundation Inc | Santa Monica, CA | $153,611 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| La-Techorg | Los Angeles, CA | $129,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California State University Long Beach Research Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camino Nuevo Charter Academy | Los Angeles, CA | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Imagine Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint John's Health Center Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $59,150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Altasea at the Port Los Angeles | San Pedro, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Destination Crenshaw | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Great Public Schools Now | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Colleagues | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Food Initiative | Dorschester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Black Owned and Operated Community Land Trust Inc Dba Plant Chica | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| La Promise Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lost Angels | Lancaster, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lunchbunch Community Foundation | El Segundo, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stepup Tutoring | Santa Monica, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York City, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Venice Family Clinic | Venice, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Breast Center Research Foundation | New York City, NY | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Communitites in Schools | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Phase One | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Connie Rice Institute for Urban Peace | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $19,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pueblo Nuevo Education Group | Los Angeles, CA | $15,910 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alliance College | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Exceptional Children's Foundation | Culver City, CA | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Vocational Service | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jvs Socal | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lacma | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mindful Schools | Emeryville, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pacific Battleship Center | San Pedro, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign | Davis, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Library Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oak Spring Garden Foundation | Upperville, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peninsula Education Foundation | Palos Verdes Estates, CA | $3,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Freedom Reign Foundation | Monte Sereno, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Glenbrook Fireworks Inc | Glenbrook, NV | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles - Eschscholtzia Chapter Dar | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Vernon, CA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wags & Walks | Los Angeles, CA | $540 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bishop Montgomery High School | Torrance, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Redondo Ballet | Redondo Beach, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| No US Without You La | Los Angeles, CA | $420 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood | Los Angeles, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| PS1 Pluralistic School One | Santa Monica, CA | $257 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southern California Public Radio | Pasadena, CA | $120 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Humane Society of the United States | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
8 of 60 (13%) 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.
- Ready to Succeed
KAYNE SCHOLARS RECRUITING AFFILIATES - The UCLA Foundation
RIC & SUZANNE KAYNE CHAIR AT UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT - Combat Hate Foundation
ANNUAL DISCRETIONARY GIVING - Scholarmatch
KAYNE SCHOLARS, GRANT PERIOD 7/01/21 - 10/01/21 - Great Public Schools Now
RMZ COMMUNITY GIVING PROGRAM - Exceptional Children's Foundation
KAYNE ERAS SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 52 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 | 7 | $1,246,054 | $100,000 |
| 2022 | 5 | $1,790,298 | $234,246 |
| 2023 | 15 | $2,065,124 | $1,250 |
| 2024 | 44 | $2,883,871 | $25,000 |
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. Ric & Suzanne Kayne Foundation has 6 of them, worth $2,383,952. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Ready to Succeed | Santa Monica, CA | $1,023,027 |
| Ready to Succeed | Santa Monica, CA | $760,800 |
| Ready to Succeed | Santa Monica, CA | $282,880 |
| Kcrw Foundation Inc | Santa Monica, CA | $221,389 |
| Saint John's Health Center Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $65,850 |
| The UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $30,006 |
Where its money goes
89% of its giving went to organizations in California.
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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. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Ric & Suzanne Kayne 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: 11620 Wilshire Blvd 350, Los Angeles, CA, 90025. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 95-4124379 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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