Snap Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 61-1817014. Reported 189 grants totalling $34.5M to 115 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". Snap 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 Snap Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 16 grants totalling $16.7M to them. That is 49% of the $34.2M 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Community Foundation | community foundation | California | $15.5M | 10 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Southern California Grantmakers | grantmaking organization | California | $1,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | grantmaking organization | New York | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Community Initiatives | grantmaking organization | California | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 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 $100,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $50,000 and $100,258; the smallest was $100 and the largest $13.2M.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $15.5M | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $1,250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Street Poets Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $1,200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern California Grantmakers | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | Hartsdale, NY | $625,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Inner-City Arts | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Partnership for Los Angeles Schools | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Destination Crenshaw | Los Angeles, CA | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $371,600 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ready to Succeed | Santa Monica, CA | $370,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture | Los Angeles, CA | $355,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ghetto Film School La Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Latino Theater Company | Los Angeles, CA | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rediscover Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $310,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Journey House Inc | Pasadena, CA | $300,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arts for L a | West Covina, CA | $275,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| A Place Called Home | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Actors Gang Inc | Culver City, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arts for Healing and Justice Network | Long Beach, CA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coop Careers Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Restore Neighborhoods La Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Venice Arts | Marina Dl Rey, CA | $235,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kcrw Foundation Inc | Santa Monica, CA | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Self-Help Graphics and Arts Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Alliance for Media Arts Culture Inc | Spokane, WA | $205,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 826LA | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Armory Center for the Arts | Pasadena, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Barcid Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Diy Girls | San Fernando, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Homeboy Art Academy Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Manifestworks | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| P F Bresee Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The H E Art Project | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tia Chuchas Centro Cultural Inc | Sylmar, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Young Storytellers Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Black Owned and Operated Community Land Trust Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Koreatown Youth and Community Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 24TH Street Theatre Company | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Noise Within | Pasadena, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Array Alliance Inc | Encino, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arts Media and Entertainment Institute Inc | Concord, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Etm-La Inc | Burbank, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Future Roots Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Get Lit Words Ignite Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc of Greater Los Angeles | North Hollywood, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jail Guitar Doors | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| La Plaza De Cultura Y Artes | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| P S Arts | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clockshop | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ica La | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Amplifier Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $115,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Unusual Suspects Theatre Co | Pasadena, CA | $100,258 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black Women for Wellness | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Californians for the Arts | Sacramento, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Create Ca | Pasadena, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Insideout Writers Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| La Promise Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Little Kids Rock Inc | Montclair, NJ | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Otis College of Art and Design | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Partners for Children South La | Inglewood, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Save the Music Foundation | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Txt Teens Exploring Technology | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth Mentoring Connection | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth Leadership Institute | San Francisco, CA | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mission Asset Fund | San Francisco, CA | $83,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Academy Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| ARTLAB21 Foundation | Lawndale, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Better Youth Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bric Foundation | N Hollywood, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elevated Minds Embracing Righteousness and Gaining | Inglewood, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Filipino Migrant Center | Long Beach, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls Make Beats Inc | North Hollywood, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hollywood Cinema Production Resources | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Human Family Educational and Cultural Institute | Santa Monica, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Newfilmmakers Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pen America Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ps Science | Inglewood, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ryman Carroll Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| School on Wheels Inc | Ventura, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women in Animation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 4C Lab | Azusa, CA | $66,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Global Arts Corporation | Los Angeles, CA | $60,110 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 9 Dots Community Learning Center | Torrance, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black Photographers Union | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bob Baker Marionette Theater | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center Fo | Downey, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Edward Charles Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Los Angeles Education Foundation | Downey, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heidi Duckler Dance | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jazz Hands for Autism | Culver City, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leadersup | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Music and Art School | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lost Angels Childrens Project Inc | Lancaster, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Music Will Inc | Covina, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Musicians at Play Foundation Inc | Valley Village, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| No Easy Props Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rainbow Labs Mentoring Inc | W Hollywood, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Red Hen Press Inc | Pasadena, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Safe Place for Youth | Venice, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sola I Can Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Harmony Project | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wrkz Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dream Haus Inc | Inglewood, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dance and Dialogue | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Elemental Music | Santa Monica, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seq Hope Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $16,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tyme Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $16,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Khmer Girls in Action | Long Beach, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Everybody Dance La | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Sense of Home | Marina Del Ray, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
46 of 115 (40%) 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 42%, 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.
- California Community Foundation
SNAP FOUNDATION'S DONOR ADVISED FUND - Street Poets Inc
For Capital Campaign to secure a new building for program operations and for General Operating Support - Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc
for the strategic planning process to support expansion in Los Angeles and launch of Arts and STEAM K-12 programming at Augustus Hawkins Park - Fractured Atlas Inc
Crenshaw Dairy Mart-Rubric for Advancing the Creative Economy - Southern California Grantmakers
Black Equity Collective program - Restore Neighborhoods La Inc
offTOP & Unearthing the Black Aesthetic - to proceed with developing the Unearthing the Black Aesthetic, a physical space in Watts that celebrates Black art, culture, educational experiences, and an artist residency program that will support young creatives
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 173 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 | 32 | $6,212,800 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 13 | $14.4M | $75,000 |
| 2023 | 83 | $7,967,368 | $100,000 |
| 2024 | 61 | $5,935,000 | $100,000 |
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.
Where its money goes
96% 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 Snap 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: 777 S Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90021. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 61-1817014 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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