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Russell Westbrook Why Not Foundation Inc
See schedule 0the mission of the foundation is to inspire the lives of childresn, empower them to ask "why not and teach them to never give up. The foundation works to help children that are facing hardships of any kind and when faced with that adversity fight to succeed and to never give up. The foundation is dedicated to supporting…
- $1.3M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 3
- Grants FY2024
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $21,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $1,250,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 6
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $160k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Russell Westbrook Why Not Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 3 | $1.3M | 67% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $715k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $1.5M | 33% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $877k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $505k | 83% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $232k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $70k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Promise Fund | $2,750,000 | 4 | 6% |
| Team Why Not | $1,525,000 | 5 | 96% |
| The Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles | $250,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Comp-U-Dopt Inc | $168,750 | 2 | 1% |
| Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation Inc | $165,000 | 1 | 5% |
| United Way of Greater Houston | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Leadersup | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| California Science Center Foundation | $21,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Houston Business Council Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Daddy Bruce Randolph Legacy Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Promise Fund | $2,750,000 | 4 | 6% |
| Team Why Not | $1,525,000 | 5 | 96% |
| The Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles | $250,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Comp-U-Dopt Inc | $168,750 | 2 | 1% |
| Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation Inc | $165,000 | 1 | 5% |
| United Way of Greater Houston | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Leadersup | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| California Science Center Foundation | $21,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Houston Business Council Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Daddy Bruce Randolph Legacy Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Redflight | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Relentless Church Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($70k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Russell Westbrook Why Not Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 10 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About Russell Westbrook Why Not Foundation Inc
- How much does Russell Westbrook Why Not Foundation Inc give?
- Russell Westbrook Why Not Foundation Inc reported 3 grants totaling $1,291,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 6 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does Russell Westbrook Why Not Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (60%), Recreation & Sports (30%), Housing & Shelter (5%).
- Who are Russell Westbrook Why Not Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: La Promise Fund ($2.8M), Team Why Not ($1.5M), The Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles ($250k).
- Does Russell Westbrook Why Not Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Russell Westbrook Why Not Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Russell Westbrook Why Not Foundation Inc based?
- Russell Westbrook Why Not Foundation Inc is based in IL.
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