· Private foundation
Lark Ellen Lions Charities
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MARSHALL B KETCHUM UNIVERSITY | $5,722 |
| ACADEMY OF MUSIC FOR THE BLIND | $5,500 |
| BLIND CHILDRENS CENTER | $5,000 |
| SCHOOL ON WHEELS | $5,000 |
| HILLSIDES | $5,000 |
| CENTRAL CITY ACTION COMMITTEE | $5,000 |
| LION'S CAMP AT TERESITA PINES | $4,500 |
| BRAILLE INSTITUTE YOUTH CENTER | $4,500 |
| SALVATION ARMY YOUTH CENTER | $4,500 |
| EL CENTRO DEL PUEBLO | $4,500 |
| DOLORES MISSION | $4,500 |
| HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES | $4,000 |
| MEND | $4,000 |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES | $4,000 |
| PROYECTO PASTORAL AT DOLORES MISSIO | $4,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–20, $77k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
22 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2020, 1 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2020 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- ECEL CENTRO DEL PUEBLO INC4× · 2017–2020 · $23k · revenue +35%
- MBMARSHALL B KETCHUM UNIVERSITY4× · 2017–2020 · $22k · revenue +150%
- TBThe Blind Childrens Center Inc4× · 2017–2020 · $19k · revenue +46%
Funded once
- D4DISTRICT 4L1 YOUTH EXCHANGEone grant, 2019 · $259
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
All children need a childhood. Allies for Every Child brings together and strengthens families, cultivating conditions for children to succeed in life. (Continues on Schedule O)
To support, train, and employ people who are blind or low vision and increase their opportunities to lead an independent and fulfilling life.
The mission of the Candela Group is to bring stability and an improved quality of life to our clients and their loved ones affected by mental illness by uniting them with public and private mental health services Our lived experience as…
To provide each student or participant with the access, skills, and opportunities needed to become successful and productive members of society, and to encourage them to have some fun along the way. The Organization offers support and…
To turn possibilities into achievements for children with visual impairment and their families. we envision a world where all children with visual impairment have equal access to healthcare,education, and support to be successful in life.
Through a holistic approach to emotional well-being, Wellnest offers hope, healing, and opportunity to the children, young adults, families, and communities we serve. Our commitment remains steadfast as we enter our second century of…
To provide residential and supportive services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. To achieve this mission the organization has constructed three residential homes and a recreation building.
Achievekids schools provide individualized and multi-disciplinary programs that deliver special education, mental health, and family support services for students ages 5 to 22 who have complex and often severe developmental, emotional, and…
Provide Independent Living Services for persons with developmental disabilities who want to live, work and socialize in the community. Including housing, assistance in entering the workforce, shopping, adult education and other community…
To help people with developmental disabilities reach their highest potential and guide them through their special needs journey.
Consejo brings healing, health, and hope to communities through holistic, culturally, and linguistically competent behavioral health services and advocacy.
How this is measured
14 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 14 of the 25 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds EL CENTRO DEL PUEBLO INC ↗
- Who funds MARSHALL B KETCHUM UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds The Blind Childrens Center Inc ↗
- Who funds Academy of Music for the Blind ↗
- Who funds CENTRAL CITY ACTION COMMITTEE ↗
- Who funds SCHOOL ON WHEELS INC ↗
- Who funds LIONS CAMP AT TERESITA PINES ↗
- Who funds HILLSIDES ↗
- Who funds Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties ↗
- Who funds ALL PEOPLES COMMUNITY CENTER ↗
- Who funds HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES ↗
- Who funds MEND - Meet Each Need With Dignity ↗
- Who funds Wayfinder Family Services ↗
- Who funds 826LA ↗
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: The Rose Hills Foundation · California Community Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · Weingart Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Lark Ellen Lions Charities funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lark Ellen Lions Charities. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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