The William C Bannerman Foundation
West Hollywood, CA · EIN 95-6061353. Reported 236 grants totalling $2,715,000 to 133 recipients across tax years 2020-2025. 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 William C Bannerman 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $50,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Biological Diversity | Tucson, AZ | $160,000 | 6 | 6 | 2025 |
| One Generation | Van Nuys, CA | $118,000 | 7 | 6 | 2025 |
| Rainforest Action Network | San Francisco, CA | $115,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Para Los Ninos | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Center for the Pacific Asian Family | Los Angeles, CA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Human -I-T | Bell, CA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Food Finders | Los Alamitso, CA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Gals Charter | Panorama City, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| School on Wheels | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reading Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Echoes of Hope | El Segundo, CA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Harmony Project | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 3 | 2025 |
| Sea Shepherd Conservation Society | Alexandria, VA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Trustees for Alaska | Anchorage, AK | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wwf Pollinators | San Francisco, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Abortion Care Network | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hollywood Food Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Young and Healthy | Pasadena, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Friends Indeed | Pasadena, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Ballona Wetlands | Playa Del Rey, CA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cook Inletkeeper | Homer, AK | $31,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Upward Bound House | Santa Monica, CA | $31,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the La Harbor | San Pedro, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Girls Inc of Greater La | North Hollywood, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Santa Monica Mountains Fund | Thousand Oaks, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Saving Innocence Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Audubon Ctr at Debs Park | Los Angeles, CA | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Ground Education | Long Beach, CA | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 826 La | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| A Place Called Home | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Place for Youth | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium | San Pedro, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grameen America | Jackson Heights, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vote America | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Arts Bridging the Gap | Los Angeles, CA | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Camino Nuevo Pueblo Nuevo | Los Angeles, CA | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lamusart | Los Angeles, CA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Alaska Sealife Center | Seward, AK | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| California Safe Schools | Toluca Lake, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Camino Nuevo Charter Academy | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Communities for a Better Environment | Huntington Park, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Crete Academy | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jvs Socal | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Trust for Student Health | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Natural History Museum | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Village Girls Academy | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peace 4 Kids | Compton, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Puente Learning Center | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Climate Center | Santa Rosa, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alaska Marine Conservation Council | Homer, AK | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Fistula Foundation | San Jose, CA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $17,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Reimagine Freedom | San Francisco, CA | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Angel Food | Los Angeles, CA | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Smithsonian Biological Conservation Inst | Washington, DC | $16,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Access Books | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Conservation Corps of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crossroads Inc | Claremont, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Glassroots | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grand Vision | San Pedro, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grid Alternatives | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| La Musart | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mono Lake Committee | Lee Vining, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project Ropa | Gardena, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Puente | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Forestry & Fire Recruitment Pgm | Azusa, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Variety Boys & Girls Club | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Volunteer Collective | Santa Monica, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Algalita Marine Research and Education | Long Beach, CA | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Epilepsy Foundation of Greater La | Los Angeles, CA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| La Waterkeeper | Santa Monica, CA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Adelante Youth Alliance | Pasadena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Santa Monica | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| California Calls Education Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Karsh Center | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Arboretum | Arcadia, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| North Valley Caring Services | North Hills, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PBS Socal | Burbank, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Planned Parenthood Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Power My Learning | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Standearth | Bellingham, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Students Run La | Tarzana, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Plato Society of La | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| UCLA Unicamp | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Valley Family Center | San Fernando, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westside Family Health Center | Culver City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wildaid | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Young Eisner Scholars | Inglewood, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| La World Affairs Council | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Palisades Charter Hs | Pacific Palisades, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Treepeople | Beverly Hills, CA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Surgical Oncology Research | Los Angeles, CA | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Caesura Youth Orchestra | Sunland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| California Dance Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| California State Parks | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California State Parks Fdn | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Emerson Ave Community Garden Club | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Environment Ca Research & Policy | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Epilepsy Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food on Foot | Beverly Hills, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| La World Affairs Council-Th | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles World Affairs Council | Culver City, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Musicares | Santa Monica, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nrdc | Santa Monica, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PBS Socal (pmgsc) | Burbank, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peace for Kids | Compton, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Plato Society | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Pollinator Partnership | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Surgical Oncology Educ Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Voto Latino | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Watch Duty | Santa Rosa, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Watts Healthcare Corp | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yellowhammer Fund | Tuscaloosa, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA Collins Katz | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Island Trails Network | Kodiak, AK | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Orangutan Foundation International | Los Angeles, CA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Inlet Keepers | Homer, AK | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kpcc Fm 893 | Pasadena, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Alaska Marine Conserv Council | Anchorage, AK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Inletkeeper | Homer, AK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Smithsonian Biological Conserv | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Surgical Oncology | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Wildlife Fund | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alaska Botanical Garden | Anchorage, AK | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Epilepsy Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Surgical Oncology Educ& Research Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Code Read | Canyon County, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Honey Love | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Saturday Night Bath Concert Fund | Lawndale, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
57 of 133 (43%) received money in more than one year over the 6 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 31%, across 5 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.
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.
- Gals Charter
GIRLS CHARTER SCHOOL CAPITAL PROJECT - Center for Biological Diversity
LAWSUITS AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL DEVASTATION - One Generation
SUPPORT FOR SENIORS, CHILD EDUCATION - Para Los Ninos
EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES - Center for Pacific Asian Family
CENTER FOR SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE - Wwf Pollinators
RESEARCH ON FARMING PRACTICES TO REDUCE NEONICS / SAVING THE BEES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 140 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 55 | $450,500 | $10,000 |
| 2021 | 40 | $477,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 41 | $472,500 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 35 | $430,000 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 36 | $442,000 | $15,000 |
| 2025 | 29 | $443,000 | $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
81% 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 $10,000. 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 William C Bannerman Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 6 returns (tax years 2020-2025). 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: Po Box 69130, West Hollywood, CA, 90069. 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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