Private foundation · EIN 95-6092354 · Los Angeles, CA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Wm Keck Foundation's grants went
It reported $64.5M in grants paid across 238 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 79.8% of those dollars to 161 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $51.4M 173 lines
- No confident match $12.3M 63
- Individuals, not shown $750K 2
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT: HTTPS://WWW.WMKECK.ORG/
- Deadlines
- HTTPS://WWW.WMKECK.ORG/
- Restrictions
- RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS ON AWARDS INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE AT: HTTPS://WWW.WMKECK.ORG/RESEARCH-APPLICATION-PROCESS/ AND HTTPS://WWW.WMKECK.ORG/SOCAL-APPLICATION-PROCESS/
- Website on filing
- WWW.WMKECK.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 233 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-1642394 | $7,500,000 | TO ACCELERATE GROUNDBREAKING MEDICAL, CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. | Known alias 1.00 |
| California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · EIN 95-1643307 | $4,000,000 | TO ESTABLISH THE ENDOWED EDWARD C. STONE PROFESSORSHIP. | Same address 1.00 |
| Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA · EIN 95-1664101 | $4,000,000 | TO ENHANCE CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE'S INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-6151774 | $3,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION BUILDING FOR THE NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES. | Same address 1.00 |
| Pepperdine University Malibu, CA · EIN 95-1644037 | $2,500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE KECK DATA SCIENCE CENTER AND INITIATIVE. | Same address 1.00 |
| Chapman University Orange, CA · EIN 95-1643992 | $2,000,000 | TO ENHANCE AND ELEVATE CHAPMAN UNIVERSITYS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. | Same address 1.00 |
| Linfield University McMinnville, OR · EIN 93-0391586 | $2,000,000 | TO ENHANCE LINFIELD UNIVERSITY'S INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. | Same address 1.00 |
| Museum Associates Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-2264067 | $2,000,000 | TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO ART AND ART EDUCATION FOR ANGELENOS FROM ALL PARTS OF OUR REGION. | Known alias 1.00 |
| The J David Gladstone Institutes San Francisco, CA · EIN 23-7203666 | $1,300,000 | TO IDENTIFY HALLMARKS OF NEURONAL AGING THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO OXYGEN LEVELS. | Same city 1.00 |
| The J David Gladstone Institutes San Francisco, CA · EIN 23-7203666 | $1,300,000 | TO DEVELOP A PIPELINE OF TOOLS TO REVEAL THE FUNCTIONS OF KEY NON-PROTEIN-CODING HUMAN GENOME SEQUENCE VARIANTS, IN HEALTH AND DISEASE. | Same city 1.00 |
| The Salk Institute for Biological Studies LA Jolla, CA · EIN 95-2160097 | $1,300,000 | TO MAP AND CHARACTERIZE THE EFFECTS OF RIBOSUBSTITUTION EVENTS INTO THE DNA OF LONG-LIVED HUMAN CELLS AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF AGING | Same address 1.00 |
| University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-6036493 | $1,300,000 | TO INVESTIGATE CETACEAN ADAPTATIONS TO EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS. | Exact name 1.00 |
| University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-6006145 | $1,300,000 | TO EXPLORE QUANTUM INTERACTIVE MATTER. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI · EIN 38-2038109 | $1,300,000 | TO DEVELOP TARGETED PROTEIN DEGRADATION IN THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI · EIN 38-2038109 | $1,300,000 | TO STUDY THE ELECTROCHEMISTRY OF SINGLE-ATOM ALLOYS. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| University of Washington Seattle, WA · EIN 91-1486484 | $1,300,000 | TO PERFORM MULTIPLEXED SINGLE-CELL PROTEOMICS WITH COMBINATORIAL INDEXING. | Same city 1.00 |
| University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match | $1,300,000 | TO DEVELOP MORE EFFICIENT GENE EDITORS. | Unmatched Help match |
| University of California San Diego LA Jolla, CA · no confident EIN match | $1,300,000 | TO DEVELOP NOVEL GENETIC TOOLS THAT ANTAGONIZE NEURAL CIRCUITS OF ADDICTION. | Unmatched Help match |
| Lambda Chi Alpha - Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO · EIN 85-2713661 | $1,200,000 | TO STUDY THE CHEMISTRY OF INDOOR AIR QUALITY. | Same city 0.92 |
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-0595110 | $1,200,000 | TO CREATE AN ENERGY-EFFICIENT CELL-TO-CELL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING SYNTHETIC PROTEINS. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN · EIN 62-0476822 | $1,200,000 | TO STUDY HUMAN PROTEINS WITH LOW TOLERANCE FOR GENETIC VARIATION. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Oregon State University Corvallis, OR · no confident EIN match | $1,200,000 | TO STUDY THE WORLDS OLDEST ICE. | Unmatched Help match |
| Purdue University West Lafayette, IN · no confident EIN match | $1,200,000 | TO GENERATE ATTOSECOND ENTANGLED LIGHT FOR QUANTUM SPECTROSCOPY. | Unmatched Help match |
| University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · no confident EIN match | $1,100,000 | TO STABILIZE NOVEL QUANTUM PHASES OF MATTER THROUGH VACUUM FLUCTUATIONS. | Unmatched Help match |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY · EIN 83-0621846 | $1,000,000 | TO PERFORM MULTIPLEXED FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES. | Same city 1.00 |
| UCLA Foundation Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-2250801 | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT PULMONARY RESEARCH IN HONOR OF [name withheld] | Same city 1.00 |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-1642394 | $1,000,000 | TO DEVELOP METHODS TO ENGINEER YEAST MITOCHONDRIA. | Known alias 1.00 |
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO · no confident EIN match | $1,000,000 | TO DEVELOP A NEW FREQUENCY COMB ENABLED DETECTOR FOR INFRARED PHASED-ARRAY ASTRONOMY. | Unmatched Help match |
| University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · no confident EIN match | $1,000,000 | TO DEVELOP AN ARTIFICIAL NEUROTRANSMISSION SYSTEM USING SYNTHETIC ENZYMES, PUMPS, AND RECEPTORS. | Unmatched Help match |
| University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA · no confident EIN match | $970,000 | TO DEVELOP NEW METHODS FOR MEDICINAL PLANT SUSPENSION CELL CULTURES. | Unmatched Help match |
| Emanate Health Covina, CA · EIN 95-3885523 | $500,000 | TO PURCHASE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR A NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match | $500,000 | (KECK COURT BIOMEDICAL INITIATIVE) BREAKING THE BARRIER: MECHANISMS OF MOSQUITO-BORNE VIRUS ENTRY INTO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM | Unmatched Help match |
| University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match | $500,000 | (KECK COURT BIOMEDICAL INITIATIVE) GENERALITY AND TRANSLATION: DESIGNING A NEW NEURAL-BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH PLATFORM TO CLOSE THE GAP | Unmatched Help match |
| Los Angeles County Office of Education Downey, CA · no confident EIN match | $475,000 | TO PILOT A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR EDUCATORS ON WHEN TO REPORT CHILD ABUSE OR REFER FAMILIES TO OTHER COMMUNITY SUPPORTS. | Unmatched Help match |
| Children's Law Center of California Monterey Park, CA · EIN 95-4252143 | $375,000 | TO BREAK THE INTERGENERATIONAL INVOLVEMENT OF FORMER FOSTER YOUTH AND THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM BY PROVIDING LEGAL S… | Same address 1.00 |
| Griffith Observatory Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match | $350,000 | TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL UPDATED SOFTWARE FOR A NEW PROJECTION SYSTEM AT THE SAMUEL OSCHIN PLANETARIUM. | Unmatched Help match |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-1642394 | $310,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES. | Known alias 1.00 |
| The Blind Childrens Center Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-1656369 | $300,000 | TO RENOVATE THE CENTERS FACILITY AND OUTDOOR PLAYGROUNDS TO EXPAND ENROLLMENT OF VERY YOUNG CHILDREN IN INCLUSIVE EARLY EDUCATION AND INTER… | Same address 1.00 |
| Junior Achievement of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-1799192 | $300,000 | TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN REAL-WORLD LEARNING AND CONSULTANCIES WITH BUSINESSES BY EXPANDING AN INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL FOCUSED ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP… | Same address 1.00 |
| St John's Community Health Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4067758 | $300,000 | TO PURCHASE FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT AND PROVIDE START-UP SUPPORT FOR A NEW HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER ON THE ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS I… | Same address 1.00 |
| Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles San Pedro, CA · EIN 46-3977904 | $250,000 | TO FURNISH AND PROVIDE PROGRAMMING FOR A NEW INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL SPACE FOCUSED ON THE OCEANS AND BLUE ECONOMY. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Japanese American Cultural and Community Center Los Angeles, CA · EIN 23-7124042 | $250,000 | TO CREATE A PERMANENT TEACHING SPACE FOR ELDER CULTURE-BEARERS TO INSTRUCT THE NEXT GENERATION IN TRADITIONAL ARTS AND CRAFTS AT THE CENTER… | Same address 1.00 |
| Amity Foundation Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match | $250,000 | TO PILOT A MODEL OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING COMBINED WITH UNION-RECOGNIZED TRAINING FOR CRAFT JOBS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED YOUNG ADULTS. | Unmatched Help match |
| Dunn School Los Olivos, CA · EIN 95-1909237 | $240,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES. | Same address 1.00 |
| Connecticut College C/O Controller's Office New London, CT · EIN 06-0646587 | $200,000 | FOR SUMMER RESEARCH FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN THE SCIENCES. | Same address 1.00 |
| The Milken Institute Santa Monica, CA · EIN 95-4240775 | $200,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES. | Same street 1.00 |
| National Academy of Sciences Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196932 | $200,000 | RESEARCH AND APPLICATION IN TEAM SCIENCE: A CONSENSUS STUDY. | Same city 1.00 |
| Ps Arts Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-3931147 | $200,000 | TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS, INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES, AND TEACHING ARTISTS TO POSITION SCHOOLS TO TAKE ADVANTA… | Same city 1.00 |
| Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-2789388 | $200,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES. | Same address 1.00 |
| California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · EIN 95-1643307 | $194,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES. | Same address 1.00 |
3 more lines ($22K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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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.