Wurwand Foundation
Encino, CA · EIN 47-4821139. Reported 241 grants totalling $10.8M to 116 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". Wurwand 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 Wurwand Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 11 grants totalling $5,508,000 to them. That is 57% of the $9,671,103 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 | $3,271,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles | federated giving programme | California | $2,150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| St John's Community Health | grantmaking organization | California | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Santa Barbara Foundation | community foundation | California | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $150 and the largest $1,890,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $3,250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $2,150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Opportunity Fund | City of Commerce, CA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Center for Justice | Los Angeles, CA | $340,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tmc Community Capital | Oakland, CA | $250,103 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Csun Foundation | Northridge, CA | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women's Economic Ventures | Santa Barbara, CA | $220,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Acevedo Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Inclusive Action for the City | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Princes Trust USA | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Saban Community Clinic | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Rightway Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Downtown Women's Center | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pacific Community Ventures | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Small Business Majority | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Joseph Center | Venice, CA | $145,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mlk Community Health Foundation | Compton, CA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Public Media Group of Southern California | Burbank, CA | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Multicultural Women Exec Leadership Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $101,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cal State La University Auxiliary Services | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Star Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| GRID110 Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ready to Succeed | Santa Monica, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St John's Community Health | Los Angeles, CA | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Village Family Services | North Hollywood, CA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Accessity | San Diego, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Edward Charles Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Imagine La | Los Angeles, CA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Lgbt Center | Los Angeles, CA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Village for Vets | Los Angeles, CA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lost Angels Children's Project | Lancaster, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Skirball Cultural Center | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission | North Hills, CA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Multicultural Women Executive Leadership Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $29,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beit T'shuvah | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hillel at the Claremont Colleges | Claremont, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jq International | West Hollywood, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Venice Family Clinic | Venice, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Everychild Foundation | Pacific Palisades, CA | $24,450 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Jewish Federation | Los Angeles, CA | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Sam Initiative | Los Angeles, CA | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| A Place Called Home | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| California Association for Microenterprise Opport | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Inner-City Arts | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Holocaust Museum La | Los Angeles, CA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project Inc | Sacramento, CA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging | Los Angeles, CA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tsc Alliance | Silver Spring, MD | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alma Backyard Farms | Compton, CA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Our House | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Share Our Strength | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Windward School | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clinton Foundation | New York, NY | $8,545 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children's Burn Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Entrepreneurship Funders Network | Hudson, OH | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fulcrum Arts | Pasadena, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Child Development Institute | Reseda, CA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pico Union Project | Los Angeles, CA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Startout Los Angeles | San Francisco, CA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Allies in Arts | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aviva Family and Children's Services | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fractured Atlas | Hartsdale, NY | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Million Little | Santa Clarita, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Latina Business Women Association | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sustainable Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pflag Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Family Service of La | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Living Classrooms Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Plan C | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Public Health Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safe Place for Youth | Marina Del Rey, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brentwood Country Club Employee Scholarship Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Loving Hands Children's Home | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pba Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | $3,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Genevieve High School | Santa Monica, CA | $3,050 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tomchei La | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Integrative Medicine Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint John's Health Center Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Barbara Botanic Garden | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brave Trails | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gray Face Acres | Catharpin, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Women's Center for Creative Work | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Petey Greene Program | Princeton, NJ | $1,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Impact Personal Safety | Los Angeles, CA | $1,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nurse-Family Partnership | Denver, CO | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Best Friends Animal Society | Mission Hills, CA | $1,350 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Animal Welfare League of Arlington | Arlington, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Capitol Hill Arts Workshop | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Earle's Cares | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feminist Center for Creative Work | Glendale, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Homeless Healthcare Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| La Family Housing | North Hollywood, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles House of Ruth | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montecito Trails Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness Baltimore | Baltimore, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Queenscare Health Centers | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ssg-Hopics | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Translatin Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unhcr | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Barcs Animal Shelter | Baltimore, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Impact Personal Safety | Los Angeles, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Living Classrooms | Baltimore, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Las Fotos Project | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children to Love International | Bakersfield, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Phoenix Wildlife Center | Baldwin, MD | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
65 of 116 (56%) 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 64%, 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.
- California Community Foundation
Donor Advised Fund to be used to contribute to cha - Jewish Community Foundation
Donor advised fund to be used to contribute to charitable organizations. - The Opportunity Fund
TO FURTHER THE AGENDA OF THE ORGANIZATION.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 160 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 | $2,532,900 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 56 | $3,041,170 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 67 | $2,759,475 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 66 | $2,485,253 | $4,025 |
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 Wurwand 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: 16830 Ventura Blvd Suite 501, Encino, CA, 91436. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 47-4821139 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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