California · Public charity
Fotc - Los Angeles
Friends of the children commits to standing alongside our community's youth as they work to overcome barriers to their success. Each child receives 1:1 support and guidance from a salaried, professional mentor (called a friend), from kindergarten through high school graduation-12 years, no matter what. Friends work collaboratively with…
- $140k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $130k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $130,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $130,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 6
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.3M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations Fotc - Los Angeles funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $130k | 100% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $309k | 17% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $300k | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Youth Development$490kEducation$237kPublic Safety & Disaster$13k
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoes4grades | $221,551 | 2 | n/a |
| Youth Mentoring Connection | $191,314 | 2 | 6% |
| Community College Foundation | $130,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Enlightened Mentor Corp | $77,109 | 2 | 10% |
| Elevated Minds Embracing Righteousness and Gaining Equality | $55,000 | 2 | 18% |
| Twinspire Together We Inspire | $51,595 | 2 | 16% |
| Regents Univ of California | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
About Fotc - Los Angeles
- How much does Fotc - Los Angeles give?
- Fotc - Los Angeles reported 1 itemized grants totaling $130,000, out of $139,600 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 6 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does Fotc - Los Angeles fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Youth Development (66%), Education (32%), Public Safety & Disaster (2%).
- Who are Fotc - Los Angeles's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Shoes4grades ($222k), Youth Mentoring Connection ($191k), Community College Foundation ($130k).
- Does Fotc - Los Angeles fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Fotc - Los Angeles based?
- Fotc - Los Angeles is based in CA.
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