· Public charity
Magic Johnson Foundation Inc
To develop programs and support community-based organizations that address the educational, health and social needs of ethnically diverse, urban communities.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2019
- $10k–50k9 grants · $155k
- $50k–250k4 grants · $280k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| IN A PERFECT WORLD | $105,000 |
| IRIS HOUSE | $75,000 |
| HOLLYROD FOUNDATION | $50,000 |
| EAST OAKLAND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER | $50,000 |
| CHARLES DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE | $30,000 |
| WEST ANGELES CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST | $25,000 |
| THE LEAGUE OF ALLIED ARTS CORPORATION | $20,000 |
| THE JUMP AND BALL FOUNDATION | $20,000 |
| GREATER LOS ANGELES AFRICAN AMERICAN CHAMBER COMMERCE | $15,000 |
| PINE FORGE ACADEMY | $15,000 |
| LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE | $10,000 |
| OUR AUTHORS STUDY CLUB | $10,000 |
| OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY | $10,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–19) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 89% of its 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
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.
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Moore is dedicated to excellence in art and design. Founded in 1848, Moore is the first and only visual arts college for women in the US. With its undergraduate BFA degree for women and coeducational graduate programs, Moore cultivates…
Move|nyc| is a civic arts and social justice organization committed to cultivating a more diverse and inclusive society through transforming the field of professional dance. more than an arts organization, move|nyc| is a movement for…
Musical Education and Training
Teen art salon provides young people open-door, free-of-charge art instruction and materials to establish and advance individual studio practices.
Leap empowers young people to be leaders who create a nurturing community for children in need. we believe that families in all neighborhoods deserve access to learning opportunities that inspire a broad world view and encourage young…
Empower the youth of new york city through basketball, providing them with academic enrichment, career development, and a strong sense of community to unlock their full potential
Empowering underserved students with access to advanced technology and dynamic educational STEAM Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics programs and competitions to develop critical skills for the future.
How this is measured
12 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. 12 of the 17 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 IN A PERFECT WORLD ↗
- Who funds HOLLYROD FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds IRIS HOUSE - A CENTER FOR WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV INC ↗
- Who funds East Oakland Youth Development Center ↗
- Who funds CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE ↗
- Who funds THE JUMP AND BALL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds THE LEAGUE OF ALLIED ARTS ↗
- Who funds Educating Young Minds ↗
- Who funds LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE ↗
- Who funds OUR AUTHORS STUDY CLUB INC ↗
- Who funds OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds WACO THEATER CENTER ↗
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 Samuel and Latanya R Jackson Foundation · California Community Foundation · The California Wellness Foundation · Conrad N Hilton Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Magic Johnson Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Magic Johnson Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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