Fishing Pole and Love Foundation

Invitation Only

Beverly Hills, California · EIN 95-4692209 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$4.8M

Organizations funded106

Typical grant$10,191

Total assets$41.8M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,150 and $25,273.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Animal Welfare17
Education16
Environment8
Human Services7
Arts & Culture4
Health3

Where it gives

40% of grants went outside California.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
UCLA Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	Innovation in geriatric medicine fund	$1,056,873
LA Clippers Foundationfireaid	Bellevue, WA	Fireaid	$500,000
Tree People	Beverly Hills, CA	Conference center endowment	$377,388
Save the Redwoods League	San Francisco, CA	Grove	$252,723
University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	Sca endowment	$252,239
Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	Israel in crisis fund	$200,707
University of Southern California Shoah	Los Angeles, CA	Shoah foundation	$148,584
The Curve	Winter Park, FL	General fund	$102,688
Leo Baeck Temple	Los Angeles, CA	General fund	$101,959
Viewpoint Educational Foundation	Calabassas, CA	Wellness program pledge	$100,942
The Carbon Underground	Los Angeles, CA	General fund	$100,300
Wags & Walks	Los Angeles, CA	General fund - pledge	$100,289
Wags & Walks	Los Angeles, CA	General fund	$100,268
Lafd Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	General fund	$100,000
Adopt Fire Station 71	Los Angeles, CA	General fund	$100,000
University of Southern California Hillel	Los Angeles, CA	Hillel	$50,546
The Curve	Winter Park, FL	General fund	$50,546
Community Karate Foundation	Santa Monica, CA	General fund	$50,448
Campanile Foundation	San Diego, CA	Sdsu lacrosse	$48,855
Paws 4 You Rescue	Miami, FL	General fund	$35,427
Aurora Humanitarian	Cambridge, MA	General fund	$26,427
Aurora Humanitarian	Cambridge, MA	General fund	$26,427
Susan G Komen	Dallas, TX	General fund	$26,408
Concern Foundation for Cancer Research	Los Angeles, CA	General fund	$25,827
Heal the Bay	Santa Monica, CA	General fund	$25,750
Ecoflix Foundation Inc	Hidden Hills, CA	General fund	$25,687
UCLA Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	Friends of the semel institute for neuroscience & human behavior	$25,273
UCLA Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	Neurology stroke rescue program fund	$25,273
The Gentle Barn Foundation	Santa Clarita, CA	General fund	$25,002
Heal the Bay	Santa Monica, CA	General fund	$25,000
UCLA Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	Semel institute of neuroscience & human behavior	$25,000
San Diego Humane Society	San Diego, CA	General fund	$25,000
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	General fund	$25,000
Center for a Humane Economy	Bethesda, MD	General fund	$25,000
Center for a Humane Economy	Bethesda, MD	General fund	$25,000
American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Inc	New York, NY	General fund	$25,000
Redland Rock Pit Abandoned Dogs Project Inc	Davie, FL	General fund	$24,497
Pasadena Humane Society	Pasadena, CA	General fund	$20,674
Vista Del Mar	Los Angeles, CA	Annual fund	$20,188
Leo Baeck Temple	Los Angeles, CA	Memorial fund	$18,540
Gulliver Preparatory School Inc	Miami, FL	The gulliver fund	$15,443
Redland Rock Pit Abandoned Dogs Project	Davie, FL	General fund	$15,287
Susan G Komen	Dallas, TX	General fund	$15,000
Center for Biological Diversity	Tucson, AZ	General fund	$15,000
UCLA Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	Innovation in geriatric medicine fund	$13,023
Wags & Walks	Los Angeles, CA	General fund	$10,800
Coral Gardeners Aka Barrel Bag	Mill Valley, CA	General fund	$10,412
Americares	Stamford, CT	General fund	$10,395
Simon Weisenthal Center	Los Angeles, CA	General fund	$10,300
Huntsman Cancer Foundation	Salt Lake City, UT	General fund	$10,300
Fairytale Farm Rescue & Sanctuary	Winston Salem, NC	Hurricane helene relief fund	$10,294
Protect Our Winters	Boulder, CO	General fund	$10,206
Gulliver Preparatory School Inc	Miami, FL	The gulliver fund	$10,191
Best Friends Animal Society	Kanab, UT	General fund	$10,191
UCLA Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	Pulmonary disease dr. melamed discretionary fund	$10,191
Sag-Aftra Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	General fund	$10,191
South Central Los Angeles Ministry Project	Los Angeles, CA	General fund	$10,010
Los Angeles Police Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	General fund	$10,000
Midnight Mission	Los Angeles, CA	General fund	$10,000
American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation	New York, NY	General fund	$10,000

Showing the 60 largest of 106 grants to organizations.

Grants approved for future payment

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Tree People Wildfire Resilience	Beverly Hills, CA	General fund	$5,000,000
UCLA Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	General fund	$3,203,127
Tree People	Beverly Hills, CA	General fund	$1,122,612
Save the Redwoods	San Francisco, CA	General fund	$1,000,000
University of Southern California - Sca	Los Angeles, CA	General fund	$1,000,000
Wags & Walks	Los Angeles, CA	General fund	$399,732
Viewpoint Educational Foundation	Calabassas, CA	General fund	$199,058

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$4,836,397	113
2023	$3,001,088	87

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Apr 10, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202621009349100837
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 95-4692209
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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