California · Private foundation
Brad Lemons Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $590k
- Granted FY2021
- 37
- Grants FY2021
- 35
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 3%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 34 to 37
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 10
- Total assets, FY2021
- $7.9M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 3% of the organizations Brad Lemons Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 35 | $555k | 3% |
| FY2020 | 37 | $441k | 14% |
| FY2019 | 35 | $421k | 6% |
| FY2018 | 35 | $420k | 6% |
| FY2017 | 34 | $420k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Santa Monica College Foundation | $125,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Marianne Frostig Ctr of Edu Therapy | $125,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Learning With a Difference Inc | $125,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Aha Attitude Harmony Achievement | $107,500 | 5 | 2% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $105,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Partnership With Native Americans | $105,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Inc | $105,000 | 5 | 1% |
| American Indian College Fund | $95,000 | 5 | 0% |
| The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund | $65,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Semper Fi & America's Fund | $65,000 | 5 | 0% |
Show all 28 grantees
Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($526k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Brad Lemons Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation · Santa Barbara Foundation · California Community Foundation · Rudi Schulte Family Foundation · S Mark Taper Foundation · Manitou Fund · The Ahmanson Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
About Brad Lemons Foundation
- How much does Brad Lemons Foundation give?
- Brad Lemons Foundation reported 37 grants totaling $590,000 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 34 and 37 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Brad Lemons Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Education (30%), Human Services (16%), Housing & Shelter (12%).
- Who are Brad Lemons Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: The Santa Monica College Foundation ($125k), Marianne Frostig Ctr of Edu Therapy ($125k), Learning With a Difference Inc ($125k).
- Does Brad Lemons Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 3% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Brad Lemons Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Brad Lemons Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation, Santa Barbara Foundation, California Community Foundation.
- Where is Brad Lemons Foundation based?
- Brad Lemons Foundation is based in CA.
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