Visionary Women
Beverly Hills, CA · EIN 47-1075497. Reported 118 grants totalling $2,352,500 to 89 organizations across tax years 2021-2025, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Visionary Women, the IRS classifies it under human services rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE P80) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 89 distinct organizations, with 6% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 21% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $15,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
29 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $499,000 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls Who Code Inc | New York, NY | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| National Womens Law Center | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bgv Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Coro Southern California Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alight | Minneapolis, MN | $63,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vital Voices Global Partnership Inc | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women for Afghan Women Inc | Fresh Meadows, NY | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Better Balance | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alliance College-Ready Public Schools | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| California State University - Northridge Foundation | Northridge, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Edward Charles Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Family Place Inc | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mlk Health and Wellness Community Development Corporation | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Equal Rights Advocates Inc | San Francisco, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Proyecto Pastoral | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ebell Friends | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Project Angel Food | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Westside Infant-Family Network | Culver City, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Acumen Fund Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Coalition for Engaged Education | Santa Monica, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Earth Island Institute Inc | Berkeley, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Indego Africa Project | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Joseph Center | Venice, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Street Symphony Project Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | W Hollywood, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Girls With Impact Inc | Greenwich, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Research and Exchanges Board Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Museum Associates | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thrive Global Project Inc | Charlotte, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Friends of the Children | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Nations Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Why Not Prosper Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wize Foundation | Saratoga, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Sense of Home | Hawthorne, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Black Cooperative Impact Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Diy Girls | San Fernando, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Downtown Womens Center | Amarillo, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girls Inc of Greater Los Angeles | N Hollywood, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Harvest Home Inc | Santa Monica, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Health Justice Action Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| J Paul Getty Trust | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jenesse Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Midnight Mission | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Optimist Boys Home & Ranch | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Johns Community Health | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Summaeverythang Community Center | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The H E Art Project | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Unatti Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Venice Family Clinic | Venice, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa-USA | New York, NY | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for the Pacific Asian Family Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Defy Ventures Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Empower Her Network Inc | New London, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Freefrom | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hamburger Home | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Harvest Home | Ward, AR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kisoro Childrens Foundation Inc | Cambridge, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lauras House | Aliso Viejo, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Village Charter School Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pawc Corporation | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project Glimmer | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sanctuary of Hope | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Stonier Scholarship Inc | Towson, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Acceleration Project Inc | Scarsdale, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| You Are More Than Inc | Marlton, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lift Inc | Washington, DC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beth Morrison Projects | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Albany Inc | Albany, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Action Networktidescenenter | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Global Girls Glow | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Laltot Institute | Cmbrlnd Frnce, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Learning Rights Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Make Good Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts Inc | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Skirball Cultural Center | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Colburn School | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Flow | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vow for Girls Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Womens Voices Now Inc | Rllng Hls Est, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| After-School All-Stars Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Hollywood | Hollywood, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jvs Socal | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wiseplace | Santa Ana, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
24 of 89 (27%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- The National Women's Law Center
2024 VISIONARY PRIZE WINNER - Mom's First Lockbox
2025 WOMEN'S SUMMIT DONATION - Csun Foundation
NEXTGEN SCHOLARS FUND PARTNER - The Family Place
DALLAS LEADERSHIP TRIP IMPACT DONATION - Jacqueline Avant Children & Family
2024 IWD DONATION RECIPIENT - Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation
VW FIRE RELIEF FUND DONATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 85 of 89 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | $238,500 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 29 | $499,000 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 21 | $340,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 30 | $675,000 | $20,000 |
| 2025 | 26 | $600,000 | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
54% of its giving went to organizations in California. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $15,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Visionary Women's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 27 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 9663 Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 90210.
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