· Private foundation
Ray and Janet Scherr Foundation
Its FY2025 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 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k15 grants · $46k
- $10k–50k3 grants · $30k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | $10,000 |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | $10,000 |
| MOTOR4TOYS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $10,000 |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES | $6,000 |
| ST JUDES | $5,000 |
| SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND | $5,000 |
| PALISADES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL | $5,000 |
| ALZHEIMERS DISEASE RESEARCH | $5,000 |
| SHRINERS HOSPITALS | $3,000 |
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $3,000 |
| CEDARS SINAI | $2,000 |
| MAKE-A-WISH AMERICA | $2,000 |
| ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN | $2,000 |
| CITY OF HOPE | $2,000 |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | $2,000 |
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 (FY20–25, $36k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 83% 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
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
23 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TOTHOUSAND OAKS ALLIANCE FOR THE ARTS4× · 2020–2024 · $70k · revenue +15%
- SFSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND5× · 2020–2025 · $45k · revenue +56%
CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER7× · 2017–2025 · $36k · revenue +63%
Funded once
- COCITY OF THOUSAND OAKSone grant, 2019 · $50k
- SCSOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES-USA INCone grant, 2018 · $25k · revenue -43%
- SRSUNRISE ROTARY FOUNDATIONone grant, 2024 · $10k · revenue 0%
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.
The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible…
The central mission of the university of southern california is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. the principal means by which our mission is…
Spcala is dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals through education, law enforcement, intervention and advocacy.
The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.
To improve the quality of life for the diverse communities we serve providing affordable and comprehensive healthcare and education in a welcoming multi-cultural environment.
To distribute public affairs and other educational information in order to create an electronic bridge between californians and their public officials, and, in the process educate a new generation of voting citizens and civic leaders who…
Mission statement the mission of usc arcadia hospital foundation educates and inspires the community to generously support quality medical care at usc arcadia hospital.
The foundation's mission is to improve the oral health of all californians by supporting the dental profession and its efforts to meet community needs.
The uc santa barbara foundation actively works to further the goals of the university of california, santa barbara. the foundation seeks to maintain and nurture the university's quality and distinction. on behalf of the campus, the…
Santa barbara humane operates two campuses located in santa barbara and santa maria providing care for community-owned and homeless animals. both campuses offer affordable high quality veterinary care, compassionate behavior training…
Our goal is to sustainably improve animal welfare, provide veterinary care, and improve veterinary education globally. in order to achieve this goal, we work in over 10 countries, across 5 continents, supporting local people and animals,…
The association serves its members by creating resources that enable california school administrators to develop and apply creative leadership and management skills and in turn, improve the educational process for all students.
How this is measured
27 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. 27 of the 45 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 UCLA FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds THOUSAND OAKS ALLIANCE FOR THE ARTS ↗
- Who funds VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND ↗
- Who funds CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER ↗
- Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
- Who funds SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES-USA INC ↗
- Who funds Children's Hospital Los Angeles ↗
- Who funds ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN ↗
- Who funds THE AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds SUNRISE ROTARY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds KIDS INTERVENTION AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE CENTER ↗
- Who funds PALISADES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds CONEJO VALLEY SENIOR CONCERNS INC ↗
- Who funds CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds SONGWRITINGWITHINC ↗
- Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
- Who funds PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN INC ↗
- Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
- Who funds Extraordinary Families ↗
- Who funds PAW WORKS INC ↗
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: Conrad N Hilton Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · 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 Ray and Janet Scherr Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ray and Janet Scherr Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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