The Little One Foundation
Garden City, NY · EIN 45-6398647. Reported 169 grants totalling $3,624,000 to 104 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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 Little One 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 Little One Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 9 grants totalling $202,500 to them. That is 9% of the $2,245,500 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Santa Barbara County Inc | federated giving programme | California | $137,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Impactassetsinc | federated giving programme | Maryland | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Santa Barbara Foundation | community foundation | California | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of Asheville and | federated giving programme | North Carolina | $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 $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $230,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lotus Land | Santa Barbara, CA | $405,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Creative Visions | Nipomo, CA | $290,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Music Academy of the West | Santa Barbara, CA | $155,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $137,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Reboot Inc | Longmeadow, MA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Riviera Ridge School | Santa Barbara, CA | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Child Abuse Listening Mediation Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mental Wellness Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Global Peace Yes | Petaluma, CA | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bellosguardo Foundation Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $82,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Gwendolyn Strong Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $81,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Calm | Santa Barbara, CA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Limitless Horizons Ixil | Santa Cruz, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Art of Elysium | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Moms Across America | New York, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Partnership for Change | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| UC Regents - University of California | Los Angeles, CA | $57,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| ACLU | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Environmental Council | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Impact Assets Inc | Bethesda, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kiss the Ground | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Moxi the Wolf Museum | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| One Thread Collective | Goleta, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Social and Environmental Entreprueneurs - Birthfund | Calabasas, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Edible Schoolyard Project | Berkeley, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Endometriosis Collective | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Redford Center Inc | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lar Lubovitch | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The White Buffalo Land Trust | Santa Barbara, CA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Life Chronicles | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Restorative Justice Education Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Santa Barbara Birth Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Apples to Zucchini | Santa Barbara, CA | $37,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Dance Downtown La Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Protect What We Love | Studio City, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Shelterbox USA | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Tribal Trust Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bob Baker Marionette Theater | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Farmer's Footprint - Project Biome Inc | Beaverton, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of Givat Haviva Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Limitless Horizons Ixil | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Ynez Valley Fruit and Vegetable Rescue | Santa Ynez, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| State Street Ballet | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Dos Pueblos Institute | Goleta, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Explore Ecology | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Farmer's Footprint | Beaverton, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Film Independent | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Freedom 4 Youth | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Organic Soup Kitchen | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Saint Sorella | Ventura, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| A New Vision of Living | Santa Barbara, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| African Women Rising | Santa Barbara, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fashion Foundation USA | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friendship Center | Montecito, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Human Thread Foundation | San Rafael, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lar Lubovitch Dance Foundation | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Olohana Foundation | Paauilo, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Storyteller Children's Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aha Attituteharmonyachievement | Santa Barbara, CA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Angels Foster Care | Santa Barbara, CA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brooklyn Botantical Garden | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Film Forum | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Foodbank Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Theatre in America | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| New Beginnings | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pothawira International | The Woodlands, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Art | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sarah Lawrence College | Bronxville, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Mother Temple Hale Uli | Beverly Hills, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| United Refuge | Wurtsboro, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Vitamin Angel Alliance | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| World Monuments Fund | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Stesa | Santa Barbara, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girls Inc of Greater Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Beloved Ashville | Asheville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Brother Wolf Animal Rescue | Asheville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delivering Goods | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dignity Moves | Palm Springs, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Emergency Network Los Angeles Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fungi Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kidstream | Camarillo, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mindful Heart Programs | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nova Ukraine | Stanford, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Pasadena Humane Society | Pasadena, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The United Way of Greater La | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County | Asheville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fairview Gardens | Goleta, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mothers of the Amazon Inc | Woodland Hills, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| NAMI | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Angel Food | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Barbara Education Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Santa Barbara South Coast Firefighters Foundation | Carpinteria, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arts Mentorship Program | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Council on Alcoholism & Drug Rehab | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Ali Forney Center | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
35 of 104 (34%) 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 59%, across 4 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 107 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 | 21 | $249,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 22 | $280,000 | $6,500 |
| 2023 | 23 | $421,500 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 35 | $858,500 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 68 | $1,815,000 | $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.
Where its money goes
82% 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 Little One 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: 1325 Franklin Avenue 560, Garden City, NY, 11530. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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