Private foundation · EIN 20-5885752 · Encino, CA · Return for the year ending 2024-06-30

Where Johnny Carson Foundation's grants went

It reported $13.3M in grants paid across 252 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 83.8% of those dollars to 172 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 234 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
University of Nebraska Foundation
Lincoln, NE · EIN 47-0379839
$4,500,000CARSON CENTER FOR EMERGING MEDIA ARTS - $2,000,000LIED CENTER BUILDING FUND-$2,500,000Same ZIP 1.00
Faith Regional Health Services Foundation
Norfolk, NE · EIN 91-1772474
$500,000VARIAN TRUBEAM RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM & VAULTSame ZIP 1.00
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Vernon, CA · EIN 95-3135649
$405,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTSame street 0.82
Westside Food Bank
Santa Monica, CA · EIN 95-3685875
$305,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Homeboy Industries
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4800735
$285,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
National Comedy Center
Jamestown, NY · EIN 41-2030241
$250,000JOHNNY CARSON EXHIBITSame ZIP 1.00
University of Nebraska - Lincoln Parents Association
Lincoln, NE · EIN 47-0726728
$220,000LAPTOPS FOR CARSON CENTER FOR EMERGING MEDIA ARTSSame city 0.92
Alliance College-Ready Public Schools
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 47-2892698
$205,000SCHOLARSHIPS - $135,000BLACK, PROUD AND COLLEGE BOUND INITIATIVE - $50,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT-$20,000Same city 0.99
Nebraska Cultural Endowment
Omaha, NE · EIN 47-0813703
$200,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Teach for America
New York, NY · EIN 13-3541913
$155,000LOS ANGELES AREA PROGRAMS UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTKnown alias 1.00
Pat Tillman Foundation
Chicago, IL · EIN 20-1072336
$150,000TILLMAN SCHOLARS PROGRAMSame city 1.00
National Jewish Health
Denver, CO · EIN 74-2044647
$130,000COPD RESEARCH - $100,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT - $30,000Same address 1.00
Motion Picture and Television Fund
Woodland Hls, CA · EIN 95-1652916
$127,500UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Heart of Los Angeles Youth
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4397418
$110,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTSame address 0.86
Lausd Education Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match
$110,000BEYOND THE BELL PROGRAM - $10,000TAKE ACTION LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN-$100,000Unmatched Help match
Martin Luther King Jr Community Health Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 45-4433505
$105,000THE MLK COMMUNITY MEDICAL GROUP PROJECT - $100,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT - $5,000Same address 1.00
Chrysalis Foundation
Santa Monica, CA · no confident EIN match
$105,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Sag-Aftra Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match
$105,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
A Thousand Joys
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 20-5204911
$100,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Saban Community Clinic
Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match
$100,000DENTAL CLINIC - $25,000UNRESTRICTED - $75,000Unmatched Help match
Cal State Fullerton
Fullerton, CA · no confident EIN match
$80,000JAZZ PROGRAM - SCHOLARSHIPS - $60,000JAZZ PROGRAM - TRAVEL - $20,000Unmatched Help match
Norfolk Senior Citizens Center
Norfolk, NE · EIN 47-0627053
$75,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Project Angel Food
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4115863
$75,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTSame address 1.00
ONE Voice
Santa Monica, CA · EIN 95-3900124
$73,750UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Ghetto Film School
Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match
$70,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
LA Jolla, CA · EIN 95-2160097
$65,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTSame address 0.68
Csulb
Long Beach, CA · no confident EIN match
$65,000KKJZUnmatched Help match
UCLA Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-2250801
$60,000DENTAL SPECIAL PATIENT CARE PROGRAM - $25,000UCLA NEUROLOGY AND MOVEMENT DISORDER - $30,000THE SEMEL INSTITUTE - $5,000Same city 1.00
Elkhorn Valley Museum
Norfolk, NE · no confident EIN match
$56,700UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Children's Institute
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-1641424
$55,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Heal the Bay
Santa Monica, CA · EIN 95-4031055
$55,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTSame address 1.00
The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company
Pasadena, CA · EIN 95-4661312
$55,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTDistinctive name 0.96
Uplift Family Services at Hollygrove
Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match
$55,000HOLLYGROVEUnmatched Help match
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
N Hollywood, CA · EIN 95-3130853
$50,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTSame address 0.68
Autism Speaks
Washington, DC · EIN 20-2329938
$50,000SUMMER CAMPSExact name 1.00
College Track
Oakland, CA · EIN 94-3279613
$50,000LOS ANGELES AREA UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Direct Relief
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-1831116
$50,000HAWAII WILDFIRE VICTIMS - $10,000MOROCCO EARTHQUAKE RELIEF - $10,000LIBYA FLOOD RELIEF - $10,000UKRAINE RELIEF - $10,000SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA…Same ZIP 1.00
Greater Los Angeles Zoological Association
Glendale, CA · EIN 95-2369545
$50,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-1691009
$50,000CAMP BOB WALDORFSame city 0.97
Planned Parenthood North Central States
Saint Paul, MN · EIN 83-0614523
$50,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Universal Community Health Center
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 27-0600887
$50,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Vision to Learn
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 45-3457853
$50,000LOS ANGELES AREA OPERATIONS UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Children's Hospital LA
Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match
$50,000MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM - $10,000GOFARR FUND - $15,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT - $25,000Unmatched Help match
Hope the Mission
Mission Hills, CA · no confident EIN match
$50,000MOTEL PROJECT - $25,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT - $25,000Unmatched Help match
Norfolk Area Community Foundation Fund
Norfolk, NE · no confident EIN match
$50,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Northeast Community College
Norfolk, NE · no confident EIN match
$50,000SCHOLARSHIPSUnmatched Help match
Comedy Gives Back
Venice, CA · EIN 84-1886550
$45,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Facing History & Ourselves
Boston, MA · EIN 04-2761636
$45,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTExact name 1.00
UCLA Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-2250801
$45,000WEINTRAUB CENTER FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE BIOTECH-$35,000SOUND BODY SOUND MIND-$10,000Exact name 1.00
Symphonic Jazz Orchestra
Culver City, CA · EIN 95-4847284
$41,400UNRESTRICTED SUPPORTSame address 1.00

12 more lines ($377K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    142 recipients in common
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    69 recipients in common
  3. Sempra Foundation San Diego, CA
    37 recipients in common
  4. Jpmorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
    36 recipients in common
  5. The Annenberg Foundation Conshohocken, PA
    34 recipients in common
  6. The Ralph M Parsons Foundation Los Angeles, CA
    33 recipients in common
  7. Enterprise Holdings Foundation Saint Louis, MO
    32 recipients in common
  8. Conrad N Hilton Foundation Westlake Village, CA
    31 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.