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L & L Borok 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.

$269k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
61
Grants FY2024
56
Organizations funded FY2023
23%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$4,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$40,000
Organizations funded a year
49 to 59
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
14
Total assets, FY2024
$2.3M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 23% of the organizations L & L Borok Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $46k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthInternationalArts & CultureEducationCivil RightsOther
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 arriving60$264k7%
FY202356$262k23%
FY202250$285k4%
FY202155$215k5%
FY202059$202k34%
FY201956$227k14%
FY201853$216k21%
FY201749$217kn/a
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What it funded, over time

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

Health$666kEnvironment$173kEducation$173kReligion$164kArts & Culture$162kPublic Safety & Disaster$126kInternational$123kFood & Nutrition$109kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
MA
OR
OH
CT
CA
MO
KY
VA
MD
AZ
TN
DC
HI
OK
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

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

Show all 60 grantees
All grantees of L & L Borok Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$60,00050%
Yosemite Foundation$47,93280%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$44,00080%
Sempervirens Fund$44,00080%
St Anthony Foundation$41,0008n/a
Global Fund for Women Inc$40,00080%
Mountain Play Association$40,00081%
Diocesan Council for the Society of St Vincent de Paul Diocese Phoenix$37,00080%
St Mary's Food Bank Alliance$33,00070%
Southern Illinois University Alumni Association$31,50081%
Gilda's Club Chicago$31,00080%
MAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger$27,43580%
Friends of the Prescott Public Library$27,00082%
Familial Dysautonomia Now Foundation Fd Now$25,00082%
Hand in Hand American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Isra$24,50080%
Columbia Land Trust$24,10980%
American Diabetes Association$23,00080%
Molly Bears$22,50072%
World Central Kitchen Inc$22,00030%
Window to the World Communications Inc$20,00050%
Feed the Children Inc$19,00050%
Shir Tikvah$15,0005n/a
Grace Baptist Church$15,0005n/a
University of Miami$14,50050%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$12,00030%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc$12,00030%
Ventana Wildlife Society$10,00080%
The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc$10,00040%
International Rescue Committee INC$10,00020%
Congregation Shir Hadash$8,1004n/a
Greenbelt Alliancepeople for Open Space$8,00080%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$8,00080%
New Heights Christian Academy$8,00020%
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc$7,50030%
Kqed Inc$7,35480%
Tucker Maxon School$7,0002n/a
American Heart Association Inc$6,00060%
Guttmacher Institute Inc$6,00020%
Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc$5,52080%
Creative Learning Alliance Inc$5,00011%
National Scleroderma Foundation Inc$4,00030%
Honor and Hope Foundation Inc$3,0001n/a
Point Reyes Bird Observatory$2,50030%
Fostering Hope$2,50011%
Portland Art Museum$2,00120%
Green Empowerment$2,00010%
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc$1,50010%
Friends of Deer Hollow Farm$1,21760%
Morgan Park Academy$1,00010%
Honor Flight Inc$1,00010%
Charting Careers Inc$1,0001n/a
On Angels Wings Inc$1,00010%
Family Self Help Center Inc$1,0001n/a
Alameda County Community Food Bank$87520%
American Cancer Society Inc$60010%
Sojourner Center$50010%
Cancer Wellness Center$50010%
Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago Inc$50010%
Shelters for Israel$50010%
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 50 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget L & L Borok Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $60,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetYosemite Foundation: $47,932 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $44,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSempervirens Fund: $44,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetGlobal Fund for Women Inc: $40,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMountain Play Association: $40,000 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetDiocesan Council for the Society of St Vincent de Paul Diocese Phoenix: $37,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSt Mary's Food Bank Alliance: $33,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Illinois University Alumni Association: $31,500 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetGilda's Club Chicago: $31,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetMAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger: $27,435 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the Prescott Public Library: $27,000 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetFamilial Dysautonomia Now Foundation Fd Now: $25,000 over 8y, 1.5% of budgetHand in Hand American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Isra: $24,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetColumbia Land Trust: $24,109 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $23,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMolly Bears: $22,500 over 7y, 2.4% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $22,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWindow to the World Communications Inc: $20,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFeed the Children Inc: $19,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $14,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVentana Wildlife Society: $10,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe Center for Reproductive Rights Inc: $10,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGreenbelt Alliancepeople for Open Space: $8,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNew Heights Christian Academy: $8,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHonorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc: $7,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetKqed Inc: $7,354 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGuttmacher Institute Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSimon Wiesenthal Center Inc: $5,520 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCreative Learning Alliance Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetNational Scleroderma Foundation Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPoint Reyes Bird Observatory: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFostering Hope: $2,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetPortland Art Museum: $2,001 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGreen Empowerment: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Deer Hollow Farm: $1,217 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetMorgan Park Academy: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHonor Flight Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOn Angels Wings Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAlameda County Community Food Bank: $875 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSojourner Center: $500 over 1y, 0.0% 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 52.

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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.

Arvest FoundationAR12.8× affinity4 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arvest Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc · Marin Community Foundation · The Oregon Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 L & L Borok Foundation

How much does L & L Borok Foundation give?
L & L Borok Foundation reported 61 grants totaling $268,951 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 49 and 59 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does L & L Borok Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (34%), Environment (9%), Education (9%).
Who are L & L Borok Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ($60k), Yosemite Foundation ($48k), Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc ($44k).
Does L & L Borok Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 23% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does L & L Borok 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 L & L Borok Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Arvest Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust, Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc.
Where is L & L Borok Foundation based?
L & L Borok 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 112 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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