The Albert Parvin Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-2158989. Reported 293 grants totalling $2,219,982 to 96 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. The Albert Parvin 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $40,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Voice | Santa Monica, CA | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| CASA | Bakersfield, CA | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of California San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| UCLA Foundation Dept of Chem & Biochem | Los Angeles, CA | $92,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kyds | Van Nuys, CA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hereditary Disease Foundation | New York, NY | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Accessurf Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cancer Support Community | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Luke's Wood River Foundation | Ketchum, ID | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Music Center | Los Angeles, CA | $52,400 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Film Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University | New York, NY | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Berkshire Theatre Group | Pittsfield, MA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind | Warrington, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jbbbsla | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Free Loan Association | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Marin Humane Society | Navato, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Manhattan Beach, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sun Valley Music Fesival | Ketchum, ID | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Beverly Hills Meals on Wheels | Beverly Hills, CA | $48,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Food on Foot | Beverly Hills, CA | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wood River Jewish Community | Ketchum, ID | $40,630 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Transition House | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Variety Children's Charity of So Cal | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Vista Del Mar | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ahead With Horses | Shadow Hills, CA | $34,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Arts Up La | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Helen Keller International | New York, NY | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lacma | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Library Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Assistance League of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $26,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mountain Humane | Hailey, ID | $25,700 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ag 4 Youth | Napa, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Arts Up La (cre Outreach) | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Braille Institute of America | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Food Forward | No Hollywood, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wood River Jewish Community Bldg Fund | Ketchum, ID | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Beverly Hills Firefighters Association | Beverly Hills, CA | $23,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Beverly Hills Police Benevolent Fund | Beverly Hills, CA | $23,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mountain Humane Society | Hailey, ID | $21,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Eco Defense Group | Park City, UT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kcet | Burbank, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| One Heart Worldwide | San Francisco, CA | $18,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Saban Community Clinic | Los Angeles, CA | $18,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sun Valley Summer Symphony | Sun Valley, ID | $17,640 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Exceptional Children's Foundation | Culver City, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Laco | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prager University | Sherman Oaks, CA | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Eco Defense Group | No Hollywood, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hollywood Food Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Long Beach Call | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Shea Center | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Maui Humane Society | Puunene, HI | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Strindberg Laboratory | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Help the Children | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hollywood Food Colalition | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| PBS Socal | Burbank, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Beverly Hills Theatre Guild | Beverly Hills, CA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles Mission | Los Angeles, CA | $3,112 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Eddie Aikau Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Community Library | Ketchum, ID | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Sun Valley Center for the Arts | Sun Valley, CA | $1,750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Argyros Family Foundation | Costa Mesa, CA | $1,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Thalians Presidents Club | Mission Hills, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wood River Community YMCA | Ketchum, ID | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Beverly Hills Library | Beverly Hills, CA | $1,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ketchumsun Valley Volunteer Firefighters Association | Ketchum, ID | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ketchumsv Volunteer Firefighter's Association | Ketchum, ID | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Liberty Theatre Co | Long Beach, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Venice Family Clinic | Venice, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Thalians | Mission Hills, CA | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| USO | Washington, DC | $850 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Young American's Foundation | Reston, VA | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Caritas Chorale | Ketchum, ID | $600 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Sun Valley Museum of Art | Ketchum, ID | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| UCLA Friends of Semel Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $600 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Friends of Greystone | Beverly Hills, CA | $550 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cato Institute | Washington, DC | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Community Library Association | Ketchum, ID | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kusc | Los Angeles, CA | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Share Inc | Beverly Hills, CA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association | Los Angeles, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Judicial Watch | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Young Americans Foundation | Reston, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hillcrest Country Club Charitable Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cedars Sinai Medical Center Womens Guild | Los Angeles, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Semel Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
70 of 96 (73%) 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 86%, 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.
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.
- Wood River Jewish Community
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What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 177 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 | 64 | $440,844 | $5,500 |
| 2022 | 49 | $470,158 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 54 | $434,830 | $6,000 |
| 2024 | 62 | $461,950 | $5,000 |
| 2025 | 64 | $412,200 | $5,000 |
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
74% 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 $5,000. 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 The Albert Parvin Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: 11150 W Olympic Blvd 860, Los Angeles, CA, 90064. 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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