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Ring 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.

$1.4M
Granted FY2022
33
Grants FY2022
32
Organizations funded FY2022
13%
First-time grantees FY2022
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Median grant, FY2022
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2022
$130,000
Organizations funded a year
26 to 32
FY2017 to FY2022
States reached, FY2022
5
Total assets, FY2022
$19k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2022, 13% of the organizations Ring Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $150k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22
Civil RightsEducationArts & CultureHealthPhilanthropyHuman ServicesOther
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
FY202232$1.4M13%
FY202129$3.7M10%
FY202026$4.4M15%
FY201929$5.1M10%
FY201830$5.5M27%
FY201726$4.2Mn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.

Arts & Culture$5.4MYouth Development$5.1MHealth$3.1MCivil Rights$2.7MEducation$2.5MHuman Services$2.5MCrime & Legal$2.3MHousing & Shelter$630kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc$3,230,000617%
St Joseph Center$2,380,00062%
Venice Family Clinic$2,380,00061%
Homeboy Industries$1,580,00063%
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc$1,130,00061%
Hidden Valley Music Seminars$1,025,000418%
The Library Foundation of Los Angeles$965,00063%
Western Center on Law & Poverty Inc$890,00066%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$700,00060%
National Immigration Law Center$640,00052%
Show all 36 grantees
All grantees of Ring Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc$3,230,000617%
St Joseph Center$2,380,00062%
Venice Family Clinic$2,380,00061%
Homeboy Industries$1,580,00063%
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc$1,130,00061%
Hidden Valley Music Seminars$1,025,000418%
The Library Foundation of Los Angeles$965,00063%
Western Center on Law & Poverty Inc$890,00066%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$700,00060%
National Immigration Law Center$640,00052%
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank$530,00030%
The Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles$525,00021%
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles$480,00060%
Southern California Public Radio$475,00060%
National Public Radio Inc$475,00060%
Equal Justice Initiative$250,00011%
The Painted Turtle$150,00051%
Catalyst California$110,00060%
California State University Northridge Foundation$95,00030%
826la$90,00032%
Chime Institute$65,00050%
Tikvah-Etta and Lazear Israel Center for the Developmentally Disabled$65,00050%
Skirball Cultural Center$50,00010%
Los Angeles Conservancy$45,00041%
Children's Hospital Los Angeles$45,00010%
Fountain Theatre$45,00022%
Ps Arts$40,00021%
Harmony Project$35,00021%
Trevor Project Inc$35,00020%
Los Angeles Police Foundation$30,00021%
Downtown Women's Center$30,00020%
Strive International Inc$25,00010%
Public Counsel$25,00010%
A New Way of Life Reentry Project$20,00010%
A Place Called Home$10,00010%
Path$10,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 12 recipients with no EIN on record ($5.5M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Ring Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHeart of Los Angeles Youth Inc: $3,230,000 over 6y, 17% of budgetSt Joseph Center: $2,380,000 over 6y, 2.0% of budgetVenice Family Clinic: $2,380,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetHomeboy Industries: $1,580,000 over 6y, 2.7% of budgetEverytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc: $1,130,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetHidden Valley Music Seminars: $1,025,000 over 4y, 18% of budgetThe Library Foundation of Los Angeles: $965,000 over 6y, 3.0% of budgetWestern Center on Law & Poverty Inc: $890,000 over 6y, 5.6% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $700,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetNational Immigration Law Center: $640,000 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetLos Angeles Regional Food Bank: $530,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles: $525,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Los Angeles: $480,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSouthern California Public Radio: $475,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetNational Public Radio Inc: $475,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $250,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetThe Painted Turtle: $150,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetCatalyst California: $110,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCalifornia State University Northridge Foundation: $95,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budget826la: $90,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetChime Institute: $65,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetTikvah-Etta and Lazear Israel Center for the Developmentally Disabled: $65,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetSkirball Cultural Center: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLos Angeles Conservancy: $45,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $45,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFountain Theatre: $45,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetPs Arts: $40,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetHarmony Project: $35,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetTrevor Project Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLos Angeles Police Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetDowntown Women's Center: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetStrive International Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPublic Counsel: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetA New Way of Life Reentry Project: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetA Place Called Home: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPath: $10,000 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 36.

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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.

California Community …The Annenberg Foundat…Jewish Community Foun…The Ahmanson Foundati…The Ralph M Parsons F…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Paypal Charitable Giv…Network for GoodVanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
California Community FoundationCA16.6× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · The Ahmanson Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Network for Good · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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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How do I get to Ring Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Ring Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Ring Foundation

How much does Ring Foundation give?
Ring Foundation reported 33 grants totaling $1,440,000 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 26 and 32 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
What does Ring Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (21%), Youth Development (20%), Health (12%).
Who are Ring Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc ($3.2M), St Joseph Center ($2.4M), Venice Family Clinic ($2.4M).
Does Ring Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2022, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Ring 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 Ring Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include California Community Foundation, The Annenberg Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles.
Where is Ring Foundation based?
Ring 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 49 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record but names no grant recipient in the published copy, so the figures above are from FY2022, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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