Private foundation · EIN 95-4419236 · Los Angeles, California

Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 127 grants paid, $1.5M total, median $9,888. 54% of grants stayed in California. Stated restrictions: At discretion of board

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
127
$1.5M
Median grant
$9,888
Stays in CA
54%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$18M

How to apply

None proscribed Contact: Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundati, 11693 San Vicente Bl 356, Los Angeles, Ca, 3105713822 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: At discretion of board

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 127 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Var Charitable Orgs 3500 BooksLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$60K
Salvation Army VarcenterspgmsLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$36K
Los Angeles Regional Food BankLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$35K
My Stuff Bags FoundationWestlake Village, CAUnrestricted$32K
Eisner Health Pediatric Med CtrLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$30K
Venice Family Clinic -Early Head StSanta Monica, CAUnrestricted$30K
Skirball Cultural CenterLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$30K
American Heart AssociationDallas, TXUnrestricted$30K
Spread the Word NvHenderson, NVUnrestricted$29K
The Great American Songbook FndnCarmel, INUnrestricted$26K
Csu Long Beach FoundationLong Beach, CAUnrestricted$25K
Jazz at Lincoln CenterNew York, NYUnrestricted$25K
Smithsonian -Natl Museum Amer HistoWashington, DCUnrestricted$25K
Saban Community ClinicLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$25K
Capital Area Community ServiceLansing, MIUnrestricted$21K
A Place Called HomeLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$21K
Cal State University FresnoFresno, CAUnrestricted$21K
Anti-Defamation LeagueLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$21K
Westside Family Health CenterSanta Monica, CAUnrestricted$21K
Food Finders -Food BankLakewood, CAUnrestricted$21K
Teach DemocracyLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$21K
Los Angeles PhilarmonicLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$20K
Young Musicians FoundationLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$20K
La's BestLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$20K
Friends of York UniversityYork, NEUnrestricted$20K
Regents of the Univ of CaliforniaOakland, CAUnrestricted$20K
Altamed West CovinaWest Covina, CAUnrestricted$19K
Second Harvest Food BankLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$18K
Harmony ProjectLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$16K
City of HopeDuarte, CAUnrestricted$16K
Planned Parenthood Los AngelesLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$15K
Heart of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$15K
Los Angeles Commucollege Student UnLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$15K
Grammy Museum FoundationLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$15K
UCLA Fndn-Mathias Botanical GardenLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$15K
Queens College City Univ NyFlushing, NYUnrestricted$14K
Cal State University NorthridgeNorthridge, CAUnrestricted$14K
Indiana UniversityBloomington, INUnrestricted$14K
Wayfinder Family ServiceLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$13K
Ps Arts Public School ArtsLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$13K
South Central Family Health CtrLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$12K
New York PopsNew York, NYUnrestricted$12K
Inner-City ArtsLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$12K
Jazz Education NetworkChicago, ILUnrestricted$11K
Para Los NinosLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$11K
Univof Maryland -PediatricsBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$11K
LA Family HousingNorth Hollywood, CAUnrestricted$11K
Foodbank of Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CAUnrestricted$11K
The Farmlink ProjectLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$11K
Long Island Children's MuseumGarden City, NYUnrestricted$11K
University of District of ColumbiaWashington, DCUnrestricted$11K
Armand Hammer MuseumLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$10K
Interlochen Arts AcademyInterlochen, MIUnrestricted$10K
Capital Areas Comm Svc-FoodbankLansing, MIUnrestricted$10K
San Francisco JazzSan Francisco, CAUnrestricted$10K
BreakthroughChicago, ILUnrestricted$10K
Carnegie Hall SocietyNew York, NYUnrestricted$10K
Every Voice ChoirsNew York, NYUnrestricted$10K
Apollo Theater FoundationNew York, NYUnrestricted$10K
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleWashington, DCUnrestricted$10K

By state: California 69 · New York 13 · District of Columbia 8 · North Carolina 2 · Michigan 5 · Indiana 2

About this foundation

Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Los Angeles, California, administered in care of Richard Rosman, tax-exempt since 1993. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.5M across 127 grants, a median of $9,888.

Where does Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation give?

California (69 grants), New York (13 grants), District of Columbia (8 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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