The Barry and Wendy Meyer Charitable Foundation
Invitation OnlyEncino, California · EIN 95-4754104 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$1.1M
Organizations funded45
Typical grant$10,000
Total assets$14.1M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $25,000.
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.
Where it gives
33% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice Family Clinic | Venice, CA | Provides free primary health care, specialty care and dental care | $255,000 |
| Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | To protect human rights around the world | $150,000 |
| National Foster Youth Institute (Nfyi) | Los Angeles, CA | To improve outcomes for foster youth | $78,612 |
| Aclu (American Civil Liberties Union) Foundation of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | Working in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend rights | $70,000 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | Development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit | $55,000 |
| Brave New Films | Los Angeles, CA | To champion social justice issues by using a model of media, education, and grassroots volunteers involvement | $50,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | To help provide urgently needed care and support to families facing alzheimer's and advance vital research aimed at finding methods of… | $25,000 |
| American Heart Association | Los Angeles, CA | To foster appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce heart disease and stroke | $25,000 |
| Holocaust Museum LA | Los Angeles, CA | To promote awareness | $25,000 |
| Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | To develope and support programs to help prevent angelenos from falling into homelessness through outreach, case management and expanded… | $25,000 |
| Pbs Socal | Costa Mesa, CA | To provide programming to enrich lives of diverse people through art and music | $25,000 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | To collect, preserve and display the heritage of the USA | $25,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | The world's largest private humanitarian relief organization to ease pain and suffering | $20,000 |
| Happy Trails for Kids | Santa Monica, CA | To provide support year around to children in foster care | $15,000 |
| Kcrw Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | Public radio station broadcasting national public radio and news | $15,000 |
| Southern California Public Radio (Laist) | Pasadena, CA | To improve the quality of civic and cultural life of our metropolis | $15,000 |
| The Summit Foundation | Breckenridge, CO | To enrich and improve the lives of residents and guests in the areas of health and human service, education, environment art, and culture… | $13,500 |
| Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth | Washington, DC | To help end extreme sentences for children, particularly juvenile life without parole | $12,000 |
| Casa (Court Appointed Special Advocates) for Children of Los Angeles | Monterey Park, CA | To mobilize community volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children | $12,000 |
| Library Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | To provide critical support to the los angeles public library resulting in free programs, resources, and services available to the millions… | $12,000 |
| Alliance for Children's Rights | Los Angeles, CA | To improve the lives and futures of children | $10,000 |
| Anti-Recidivism Coalition (Arc) | Los Angeles, CA | To reduce incarceration, improve the outcomes of formerly incarcerated, and to build healthier communities | $10,000 |
| Children's Law Center of California (Clc) | Monterey Park, CA | To aid foster youth | $10,000 |
| Global Glimpse | Oakland, CA | To provide american youth with experience first-hand exposure to different countries, cultures and people, in order to understand violent… | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | Los Angeles, CA | To provide sexual and reproductive health care education | $10,000 |
| Unicef USA | New York, NY | To reach more children suffering at the hands of conflicts and natural disasters | $10,000 |
| Westside Neighborhood School (Wns) | Los Angeles, CA | To provide education and support in school | $10,000 |
| I Have a Dream Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To provide tuition support to children in low income communities | $9,448 |
| Everychild Foundation | Pacific Palisades, CA | To ease suffering of children in the greater los angeles area | $6,000 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | To reach people facing hunger with food and groceries | $6,000 |
| The Archer School for Girls | Los Angeles, CA | To empower young women to discover their passions and realize their true potential in an environment that is both ambitious and joyful | $6,000 |
| Children's Rights | New York, NY | National watchdog organization | $5,000 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | To mobilize resources to fight hunger in the community | $5,000 |
| Jewish Federation Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | To address the greatest challenges of jewish life locally and globally by helping the most vulnerable to insure the jewish future for… | $5,000 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | To make critical investments to keep holocaust memory alive as a relevant, transformative force in the 21st century | $5,000 |
| National Museum of American History | Washington, DC | To empower people to create a just and compassionate future by exploring, preserving, and sharing the complexity of our past. | $5,000 |
| Best Friends Animal Society | Kanab, UT | To place unwanted dogs and cats into good homes | $2,500 |
| Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Enriches the community and improves the lives of countless men and women | $2,500 |
| Children's Action Network (Can) | Los Angeles, CA | To increase awareness about children's issues | $2,000 |
| Colorado Open Lands | Lakewood, CO | To preserve the significant open lands and natural heritage of colorado | $2,000 |
| Friends of the Saban Community Clinic | Los Angeles, CA | To provide comprehensive, quality health care to those in need | $2,000 |
| Los Angeles Philharmonic Association | Los Angeles, CA | To present and promote the performing arts in its varied forms at the highest level of excellence to a diverse and large audience | $2,000 |
| American Folk Art Museum | Long Island City, NY | Providing displays of art to the community | $1,000 |
| Cirque Lodge Foundation | Sundance, UT | To provide patient aid to those people who cannot afford the opportunity to receive premium addiction treatment | $1,000 |
| Inquilinos Unidos (Iu) | Los Angeles, CA | To identify, train, and organize tenant leaders in los angeles | $1,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,061,560 | 45 |
| 2023 | $1,567,166 | 47 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 11, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513149349103411
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 95-4754104
- Profile updated Nov 6, 2026
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