Joseph Drown Foundation
Historical FunderLos Angeles, California · EIN 95-6093178 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2025)$5.3M
Organizations funded98
Typical grant$50,000
Total assets$102.8M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $25,000 and $60,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):
| Contact | ALYSSA SANTINO PRESIDENT OF PROGRAM |
|---|---|
| Address | 2934 1/2 BEVERLY GLEN CIRCLE 714, LOS ANGELES CA 90077 |
| Phone | 3102774488 |
| WWW.JDROWN.ORG | |
| Form and materials | PROPOSALS SHOULD INCLUDE: A LETTER WITH INFORMATION ABOUT BOTH THE ORGANIZATION AS A WHOLE AND PROJECT IN PARTICULAR; A 501(C)(3) TAX DETERMINATION LETTER FROM THE IRS; A BUDGET FOR BOTH THE ORGANIZATION AS A WHOLE AND THE PROJECT IN PARTICULAR; THE MOST RECENT AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; A COPY OF THE MOST RECENT 990 FILED WITH THE IRS; AND A LIST OF THE CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANY ADDITIONAL MATERIALS, SUCH AS ANNUAL REPORT, MAY BE ATTACHED. PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ONLINE AT WWW.JDROWN.ORG. |
| Deadlines | JANUARY 15, APRIL 15, JULY 15, AND OCTOBER 15 FOR BOARD MEETING IN SECOND MONTH FOLLOWING DEADLINE. |
| Restrictions | THE FOUNDATION GENERALLY DOES NOT PROVIDE FUNDS TO INDIVIDUALS, ENDOWMENTS, CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS OR BUILDING FUNDS. THE FOUNDATION GENERALLY DOES NOT UNDERWRITE ANNUAL MEETINGS, CONFERENCES OR SPECIAL EVENTS, NOR DOES IT FUND RELIGIOUS PROGRAMS OR PURCHASE TICKETS TO FUNDRAISING EVENTS. MOST OF THE FOUNDATION'S GRANTMAKING IS LIMITED TO PROGRAMS OR ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
6% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common Sense Media | San Francisco, CA | Operating support & LA education support | $300,000 |
| Edvoice Institute for Research & Education | Sacramento, CA | Operating support | $250,000 |
| LA Promise Fund | Los Angeles, CA | Westbrook academy project | $250,000 |
| The Seed School of Los Angeles County | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $200,000 |
| Equitas Academy Charter Schools | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $175,000 |
| Kipp Socal Public Schools | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $125,000 |
| Ednovate Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $100,000 |
| Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission | Los Angeles, CA | Champion LA | $100,000 |
| Partnership for Los Angeles Schools | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $100,000 |
| Success for All Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Los angeles solidarity schools initiative | $100,000 |
| United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | Education programs support | $100,000 |
| Avalon-Carver Community Center | Los Angeles, CA | Mobile STEM labs | $80,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $80,000 |
| College Track | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support los angeles | $80,000 |
| Friends of Gala | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support for girls academic leadership academy | $80,000 |
| Green Dot Public Schools | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $80,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $80,000 |
| Proyecto Pastoral | Los Angeles, CA | Promesa community schools and impacto | $80,000 |
| Springboard Collaborative | Philadelphia, PA | Operating support los angeles | $80,000 |
| Think Together | Santa Ana, CA | Orenda education LA county | $80,000 |
| Wish Charter Schools | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $80,000 |
| After-School All-Stars Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $60,000 |
| California Charter Schools Association | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $60,000 |
| Campbell Hall | Studio City, CA | Public partnership programs | $60,000 |
| City Year Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support los angeles | $60,000 |
| Girls Athletic Leadership School Los Angeles | Panorama City, CA | Operating support | $60,000 |
| Advancement Through Opportunity & Knowledge Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Children youth and family collaborative | $50,000 |
| Blueprint | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $50,000 |
| Center for Powerful Public Schools | South Pasadena, CA | Operating support | $50,000 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | Southern california college attainment network | $50,000 |
| Educare Foundation | Van Nuys, CA | Operating support | $50,000 |
| Fulfillment Fund | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $50,000 |
| Ground Education | Signal Hill, CA | Eco-Steam school garden program | $50,000 |
| Harvard-Westlake School | Studio City, CA | Financial aid | $50,000 |
| Heart of Los Angeles Youth | Los Angeles, CA | College & career success program | $50,000 |
| Inner-City Arts | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $50,000 |
| LA Coalition for Excellent Public Schools | Valley Village, CA | Operating support | $50,000 |
| La's Best | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $50,000 |
| Library Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Student zones | $50,000 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Education programs | $50,000 |
| Los Angeles Philharmonic Association | Los Angeles, CA | Youth orchestra los angeles | $50,000 |
| New Teacher Center | City of Industry, CA | Operating support los angeles | $50,000 |
| New Village Charter School | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $50,000 |
| One Voice | Santa Monica, CA | College scholars program | $50,000 |
| Pueblo Nuevo Education and Development Group | Los Angeles, CA | Camino nuevo charter academy | $50,000 |
| Puente Learning Center | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $50,000 |
| Saint Marks School Altadena | Altadena, CA | Operating support | $50,000 |
| School on Wheels | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $50,000 |
| Southern California Grantmakers | Los Angeles, CA | Nonprofit sustainability initiative | $50,000 |
| Teach for America Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support los angeles | $50,000 |
| The Posse Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $50,000 |
| 826La | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $30,000 |
| A Sense of Home | Hawthorne, CA | Operating support | $30,000 |
| Careerspring | Bellaire, TX | Operating support los angeles | $30,000 |
| Coalition for Engaged Education | Santa Monica, CA | Operating support | $30,000 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | College access, readiness & success | $30,000 |
| Everybody Dance LA | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $30,000 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $30,000 |
| Institute for Educational Advancement | Pasadena, CA | Operating support | $30,000 |
| Los Angeles Youth Network | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $30,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 98 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partnership for Los Angeles Schools | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $125,000 |
| Innovate Public Schools | Menlo Park, CA | Aiep program los angeles | $100,000 |
| Success for All Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Los angeles solidarity schools initiative | $100,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $80,000 |
| Springboard Collaborative | Philadelphia, PA | Operating support los angeles | $80,000 |
| Think Together | Santa Ana, CA | Orenda education LA county | $80,000 |
| New Village Girls Academy | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $70,000 |
| After-School All-Stars | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $60,000 |
| Girls Athletic Leadership School Los Angeles | Van Nuys, CA | Operating support | $60,000 |
| A Place Called Home | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $50,000 |
| Alder Graduate School of Education | Redwood City, CA | Operating support los angeles | $50,000 |
| Bridge Housing | San Francisco, CA | Building bridges program los angeles | $50,000 |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Children's fund | $50,000 |
| La's Best | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $50,000 |
| Lift-Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $50,000 |
| New Teacher Center | City of Industry, CA | Operating support los angeles | $50,000 |
| Private School Axis | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $50,000 |
| Southern California Grantmakers | Los Angeles, CA | Nonprofit sustainability initiative | $50,000 |
| A Sense of Home | Hawthorne, CA | Operating support | $30,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Pasadena | Pasadena, CA | Operating support | $30,000 |
| Coalition for Engaged Education | Santa Monica, CA | Operating support | $30,000 |
| Israel Emergency Alliance | Los Angeles, CA | Standwithus college campus program | $25,000 |
| Western Los Angeles County Council Inc Boy Scouts of America #51 | Van Nuys, CA | Camperships for fire-impacted youth and scoutreach | $25,000 |
| Baby2baby | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support los angeles | $15,000 |
| The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | The simms mann UCLA center for integrative oncology | $15,000 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | Usc center on philanthropy & public policy | $15,000 |
| The Axs Foundation | Pacific Palisades, CA | Operating support | $10,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,286,600 | 125 |
| 2024 | $5,286,600 | 123 |
| 2023 | $5,139,500 | 103 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Aug 12, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202602249349100610
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 95-6093178
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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