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Chuck Lorre Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$37M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
68
Grants FY2024
59
Organizations funded FY2023
51%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$11,597,200
Organizations funded a year
13 to 59
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$243M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 51% of the organizations Chuck Lorre Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $991k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’20’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesHealthArts & CultureEnvironmentMembership BenefitOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving66$31M36%
FY202359$19M51%
FY202241$12M29%
FY202142$8.0M31%
FY202047$4.0M49%
FY201836$3.2M67%
FY201713$1.4Mn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$46MEducation$24MFood & Nutrition$5.3MHuman Services$3.7MEnvironment$2.6MHousing & Shelter$2.0MArts & Culture$1.4MPhilanthropy$1.1MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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NY
MA
PA
NJ
CA
VA
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DC
GA
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center$17,197,20070%
Venice Family Clinic$14,446,32878%
Children's Hospital Los Angeles$7,519,75070%
Project Angel Food$5,161,000516%
Donorschooseorg$3,735,58351%
The Trust for Public Land$2,550,00021%
United Friends of the Children$2,400,000612%
Young Eisner Scholars$2,153,606789%
The Midnight Mission$1,881,00065%
Ready to Succeed$1,335,000514%
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All grantees of Chuck Lorre Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center$17,197,20070%
Venice Family Clinic$14,446,32878%
Children's Hospital Los Angeles$7,519,75070%
Project Angel Food$5,161,000516%
Donorschooseorg$3,735,58351%
The Trust for Public Land$2,550,00021%
United Friends of the Children$2,400,000612%
Young Eisner Scholars$2,153,606789%
The Midnight Mission$1,881,00065%
Ready to Succeed$1,335,000514%
Loyola Marymount University$780,00050%
Grammy Museum Foundation Inc$748,96842%
One Voice$725,00079%
Chapman University$520,00040%
California Volunteers Fund$500,000213%
Just Keep Livin Foundation$388,00014%
Girls Who Code Inc$350,00041%
Healing California$350,000513%
Clarematrix$320,00061%
The Posse Foundation Inc$300,00040%
The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles$250,00011%
California State Summer School Arts Foundation$150,00047%
Motion Picture and Television Fund$110,00050%
California Institute of Technology$100,00010%
Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc$100,00020%
The Barack Obama Foundation$100,00010%
Friends of GALA$60,50045%
Los Angeles Leadership Academy$50,00020%
Elevate Hope Inc D/B/A Red Eye$45,46620%
Van Nuys High School$45,0003n/a
Children Mending Hearts Inc$40,00047%
Downtown Women's Center$40,00020%
Path$40,00020%
Learning Lab Ventures Inc$36,24024%
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy$30,00020%
A Place Called Home$30,00020%
Treepeople Inc$30,00020%
The Actors' Fund of America$30,00020%
ACLU Foundation of Southern California$29,00020%
Girls Inc of Greater Los Angeles$27,50012%
Musicares Foundation Inc$25,00010%
Manhattan Class Company Inc$25,00010%
Endometriosis Foundation of America Inc$25,00011%
Minds Matter of Los Angeles Inc$25,000110%
Los Angeles Unified School District Education Foundation$25,00013%
Alexandria House$25,00011%
Good Deed Corps$25,000113%
Thorn$25,00011%
Lymphatic Education & Research Network Inc (Le&Rn)$25,00013%
Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust$25,00010%
Mount Saint Mary's University$22,70020%
Charity Navigator$20,00030%
Western Michigan University$20,0001n/a
Friends of the Los Angeles River$20,00021%
Los Angeles Unified School District$15,0001n/a
New York Stage and Film Inc$12,00011%
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc$10,00010%
Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley$10,00011%
Charity on Top Foundation Inc$10,00014%
North East Trees Inc$10,00010%
Alliance for Children's Rights$10,00010%
826la$7,50030%
New York University$7,50010%
Wishforward Educational Foundation Inc$7,50012%
Southern California Grantmakers$6,90010%
The Center in Hollywood$6,50030%
Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc$5,50010%
National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association$5,00010%
Glaad Inc$5,00010%
The Second Stage Theatre Inc$5,00010%
Visionary Women$5,00010%
Pasadena Unified School District$5,0001n/a
Blood Cancer United Inc$4,00020%
Children's Institute Inc$3,00010%
Vip Community Mental Health Center Inc$2,50010%
Allies for Every Child Inc$2,50010%
Church in Ocean Park$2,5001n/a
Phase One Foundation$2,00020%
Best Buddies International Inc$1,50010%
Miriam's House Inc$1,00010%
The Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation$1,00010%
Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation$52510%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$50010%
Boys and Girls Club of Hollywood Inc$50010%
Families Forward Learning Center$50010%
The Colleagues Inc$50010%
Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation$50010%
Chrysalis$5001n/a
City Year Inc$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 50 recipients with no EIN on record ($13M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Chuck Lorre Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 83 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCedars-Sinai Medical Center: $17,197,200 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetVenice Family Clinic: $14,446,328 over 7y, 8.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $7,519,750 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetProject Angel Food: $5,161,000 over 5y, 16% of budgetDonorschooseorg: $3,735,583 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetThe Trust for Public Land: $2,550,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetUnited Friends of the Children: $2,400,000 over 6y, 12% of budgetYoung Eisner Scholars: $2,153,606 over 7y, 89% of budgetThe Midnight Mission: $1,881,000 over 6y, 4.8% of budgetReady to Succeed: $1,335,000 over 5y, 14% of budgetLoyola Marymount University: $780,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGrammy Museum Foundation Inc: $748,968 over 4y, 2.3% of budgetOne Voice: $725,000 over 7y, 8.8% of budgetChapman University: $520,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia Volunteers Fund: $500,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetJust Keep Livin Foundation: $388,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetGirls Who Code Inc: $350,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetHealing California: $350,000 over 5y, 13% of budgetClarematrix: $320,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetThe Posse Foundation Inc: $300,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetThe Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles: $250,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCalifornia State Summer School Arts Foundation: $150,000 over 4y, 6.8% of budgetMotion Picture and Television Fund: $110,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCalifornia Institute of Technology: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSimon Wiesenthal Center Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Barack Obama Foundation: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of GALA: $60,500 over 4y, 5.4% of budgetLos Angeles Leadership Academy: $50,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetElevate Hope Inc D/B/A Red Eye: $45,466 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetChildren Mending Hearts Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 6.7% of budgetDowntown Women's Center: $40,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPath: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLearning Lab Ventures Inc: $36,240 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetCamino Nuevo Charter Academy: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetA Place Called Home: $30,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTreepeople Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Actors' Fund of America: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetACLU Foundation of Southern California: $29,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGirls Inc of Greater Los Angeles: $27,500 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetMusicares Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetManhattan Class Company Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetEndometriosis Foundation of America Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetMinds Matter of Los Angeles Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 9.8% of budgetLos Angeles Unified School District Education Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetAlexandria House: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGood Deed Corps: $25,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetThorn: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetLymphatic Education & Research Network Inc (Le&Rn): $25,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 83.

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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.

California Community FoundationCA39× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · Joseph Drown Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · Liberty Hill Foundation · Johnny Carson Foundation · Weingart Foundation · The Rose Hills Foundation · The Ahmanson Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Lori

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Chuck Lorre Family Foundation

How much does Chuck Lorre Family Foundation give?
Chuck Lorre Family Foundation reported 68 grants totaling $37,463,399 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 59 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Chuck Lorre Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (52%), Education (27%), Food & Nutrition (6%).
Who are Chuck Lorre Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ($17M), Venice Family Clinic ($14M), Children's Hospital Los Angeles ($7.5M).
Does Chuck Lorre Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 51% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Chuck Lorre Family 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 Chuck Lorre Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include California Community Foundation, The Ralph M Parsons Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles.
Where is Chuck Lorre Family Foundation based?
Chuck Lorre Family Foundation is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 145 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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