The Barry and Wendy Meyer Foundation
Encino, CA · EIN 95-4754104. Reported 195 grants totalling $6,050,200 to 89 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". The Barry and Wendy Meyer 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 The Barry and Wendy Meyer Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 9 grants totalling $228,600 to them. That is 7% of the $3,445,967 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles | community foundation | California | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Southern California Grantmakers | grantmaking organization | California | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| The Summit Foundation | grantmaking organization | Colorado | $43,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Federation Council of Greater La | federated giving programme | California | $5,000 | 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $449 and the largest $757,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Foster Youth Institute (nfyi) | Los Angeles, CA | $1,415,612 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | $900,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Venice Family Clinic | Venice, CA | $880,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The University of Vermont Foundation Uvm Foundation | Burlington, VT | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| ACLU (american Civil Liberties Union) Foundation of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $290,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brave New Films | Culver City, CA | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Seed School of Los Angeles County | Los Angeles, CA | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $106,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southern California Grantmakers | Los Angeles, CA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| CASA (court Appointed Special Advocates) for Children of Los Angeles | Monterey Park, CA | $66,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kcrw Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Library Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $53,420 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Department of Children and Family Services - Los Angeles County | Los Angeles, CA | $50,727 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Motion Picture & Television Fund | Woodland Hills, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of California Berkley | Berkeley, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| PBS Socal | Costa Mesa, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Westside Neighborhood School (wns) | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Summit Foundation | Breckenridge, CO | $43,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Children's Rights | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Global Glimpse | Oakland, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| I Have a Dream Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $39,448 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Anti-Recidivism Coalition (arc) | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Law Center of California (clc) | Monterey Park, CA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southern California Public Radio (kpcc) | Pasadena, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth | Washington, DC | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Happy Trails for Kids | Santa Monica, CA | $27,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Unicef USA | New York, NY | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holocaust Museum La | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tracy's Kids | Bethesda, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Everychild Foundation | Pacific Palisades, CA | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Museum of African American History and Culture (nmaahc) | Washington, DC | $19,860 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Archer School for Girls | Los Angeles, CA | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children's Rights | New York, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Saddle of Love | Park City, UT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern California Public Radio (laist) | Pasadena, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern California Public Radio (laistkpcc) | Pasadena, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Utah Film Center | Salt Lake City, UT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $14,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Saban Community Clinic | Los Angeles, CA | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | Los Angeles, CA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Jewish Federation | Los Angeles, CA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children's Defense Fund-California (cdf-Ca) | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feminist Majority Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fostering Media Connections | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hollywood Food Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Innercity Struggle | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| PEACE4KIDS | Compton, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Voteriders | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Watershed School | Boulder, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yosemite Conservancy | San Francisco, CA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children's Action Network (can) | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Inquilinos Unidos (iu) | Los Angeles, CA | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colorado Open Lands | Lakewood, CO | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Constitutional Rights Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Global Giving Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Museum of American History | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Orange County Jewish Community Scholar Program | Irvine, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Writers Guild Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art (lacma) | Los Angeles, CA | $4,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Best Friends Animal Society | Kanab, UT | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services | Culver City, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids in the Spotlight Inc | Burbank, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Actors Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Rape Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Philharmonic Association | Los Angeles, CA | $2,449 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Folk Art Museum | Long Island City, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cirque Lodge Foundation | Sundance, UT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission | Northridge, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles (moca) | Los Angeles, CA | $1,034 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| A New Way of Life Reentry Project | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army Southern California Divisional Headquarters | Carson, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westside Food Bank | Santa Monica, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Los Angeles Animal Services | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
49 of 89 (55%) 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 60%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
- National Foster Youth Institute (nfyi)
TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR FOSTER YOUTH - Venice Family Clinic
PROVIDES FREE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, SPECIALTY CARE AND DENTAL CARE - Human Rights Watch
TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD - The University of Vermont Foundation Uvm Foundation
TO SECURE AND MANAGE PRIVATE SUPPORT FOR THE MAXIMAZATION OF PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENT - ACLU (american Civil Liberties Union) Foundation of Southern California
WORKING IN COURTS, LEGISLATURES, AND COMMUNITIES TO DEFEND RIGHTS - The Seed School of Los Angeles County
TO ENABLE THE START OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEED LA CAMPUS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 117 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 | 52 | $1,836,077 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 51 | $1,585,397 | $6,000 |
| 2023 | 47 | $1,567,166 | $6,000 |
| 2024 | 45 | $1,061,560 | $10,000 |
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
72% 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 The Barry and Wendy Meyer 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: 16030 Ventura Blvd Ste 380, Encino, CA, 91436. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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