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S Mark Taper Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$7.7M
Granted FY2025still arriving
84
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$1.0M
Largest
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Health$7.1MHuman Services$6.6MArts & Culture$4.3MYouth Development$2.6MFood & Nutrition$2.6MHousing & Shelter$1.9MCrime & Legal$1.9MEducation$1.5MOther$0
02FY2025 · 84 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $17k
  • $10k–50k16 grants · $467k
  • $50k–250k61 grants · $5.3M
  • $250k+4 grants · $1.9M
$50,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$204M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PROJECT ANGEL FOOD$1,000,000
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA$400,000
LA FAMILY HOUSING$275,000
CENTER THEATRE GROUP OF LOS ANGELES$250,000
JVS SOCAL$160,000
LOS ANGELES CONSERVATION CORPS$150,000
THE PEOPLE CONCERN$150,000
BEACON HOUSING INC$150,000
COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCAL$150,000
CENTRAL AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTER - CARECEN OF CALIFORNIA$150,000
APLA HEALTH & WELLNESS DBA APLA HEALTH$150,000
CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER$150,000
THE CHILDREN'S CLINIC SERVING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES DBA TCC FAMILY HE$150,000
DIDI HIRSCH PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE DBA DIDI HIRSCH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES$135,000
BET TZEDEK$135,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $6.8M) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 96% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%CAMBODIAN FAMILY DBA THE CAMBODIAN FAMILY: $100k → 10%SERVING PEOPLE IN NEED INC: $50k → 10%DOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER: $100k → 14%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF THE DESERT: $50k → 11%VISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: $100k → 14%HAPPY TRAILS FOR KIDS: $50k → 14%GALILEE CENTER: $50k → 11%MIXTECO INDIGENA COMMUNITY ORGANIZING PROJECT (MICOP): $100k → 10%SERVING SENIORS: $60k → 11%THE PEOPLE CONCERN: $300k → 14%THE PEOPLE CONCERN: $150k → 14%THE ACHIEVABLE FOUNDATION: $75k → 14%MYCHAL'S LEARNING PLACE: $50k → 14%EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $60k → 14%SANCTUARY OF HOPE: $50k → 14%A SENSE OF HOME: $50k → 14%KOREAN AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICES INC: $100k → 14%HOMELESS HEALTH CARE LOS ANGELES: $75k → 14%KOREATOWN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $75k → 14%KARSH FAMILY SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER INC: $50k → 14%FOOTHILL FAMILY SERVICE AKA FOOTHILL FAMILY: $75k → 14%PARA LOS NIOS: $75k → 14%JENESSE CENTER INC: $50k → 14%UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES: $100k → 14%GOOD PLUS FOUNDATION INC: $75k → 14%PEOPLE ASSISTING THE HOMELESS DBA PATH: $100k → 14%CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE INC: $1.1M → 14%CHILDREN'S INSTUTUTE INC: $300k → 14%CHILDREN'S INSTUTUTE INC: $150k → 14%AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS FBO AMERICAN RED CROSS LOS ANGELES REGION: $380k → 14%AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS FBO AMERICAN RED CROSS LOS ANGELES REGION: $265k → 14%PROYECTO PASTORAL: $100k → 14%ARTS AND SERVICES FOR DISABLED INCORPORATED DBA ABLE ARTS WORK: $75k → 14%ALL PEOPLES COMMUNITY CENTER: $75k → 14%FIRST STAR INC: $75k → 14%WALDEN ENVIRONMENT DBA WALDEN FAMILY SERVICES: $70k → 14%HOUSE OF RUTH INC: $150k → 14%SHOES THAT FIT: $85k → 14%SHOES THAT FIT: $75k → 14%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES: $100k → 14%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES: $100k → 14%MEND - MEET EACH NEED WITH DIGNITY: $100k → 14%PASADENA SENIOR CENTER: $100k → 14%UNITED FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN: $100k → 14%CENTRAL AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTER - CARECEN OF CALIFORNIA: $150k → 14%WELLNEST EMOTIONAL HEALTH & WELLNESS: $80k → 14%END HOMELESSNESS CALIFORNIA DBA THE SHOWER OF HOPE: $150k → 14%ACTIVITIES RECREATION AND CARE: $85k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

44%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$18M · 55 repeat orgs$23M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +41% since the first grant, against +19% for those funded once.

55 repeat relationships: 32 still active in FY2025, 23 since wound down; 51 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

55
281

Total granted

$18M
$19M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+41%
+19%

Still filing today

91%
84%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 52% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3.6M went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthArts & CultureEducationYouth DevelopmentCrime & LegalOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE INC
    3× · 2020–2022 · $1.5M · revenue +25%
  • CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
    3× · 2023–2025 · $1.1M · revenue +26%
  • PA
    PROJECT ANGEL FOOD
    2× · 2020–2025 · $1.1M · revenue +106%

Funded once

  • RM
    RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    one grant, 2024 · $500k · revenue 0%
  • CH
    Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    one grant, 2023 · $300k · revenue +13%
  • JF
    JEWISH FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2022 · $250k · revenue -35%
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.

04Its field

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.

1
Instituto De Educacion Popular Del Sur De California

strengthening the leadership and workforce skills of Day Laborers and Domestic Workers. through 5 Day Labor Centers, Workers Health Program & Mujeres en Accion using Education & outreach empowerment tools

Unclassified
2
Cangress Dba Los Angeles Community Action Network

Community organizing, education, advocacy, leadership development, direct services and organizational development for communities faced with immense poverty.

Community Improvement
3
Vip Community Mental Health Center Inc

Intervening to protect and treat all victims of violence

Health
4
South Central Los Angeles Regional Center for Dev Disabled Persons Inc

South central los angeles regional center, (sclarc), believes special needs deserve special attention. we are committed to the provision of culturally sensitive services which enhance the inherent strengths of the family and enable…

Human Services
5
Human Services Association

The principal mission of Human Services Association is to provide families with compassionate and comprehensive care to promote wellness and build strong communities.

Human Services
6
Allies for Every Child Inc

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)

Human Services
7
Los Angeles Youth Network

Youth Emerging Stronger (YES) empowers young people, between ages of 12 and 24 within Los Angeles County, including but not limited to run-away and homeless youth. YES mission is to end homelessness one youth at a time to become…

Human Services
8
Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice

The survivor justice center secures justice for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and empowers them to create their own future.

—
9
Trauma Informed La
Civil Rights
10
Wise and Healthy Aging

The organization is a multi-service, 501c(3) not-for-profit, social services organization serving seniors throughout los angeles and san bernardio counties, with emphasis on low-income and/or underserved individuals. the organization…

Health
11
South Central Family Health Center

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.

Health
12
Bayfront Youth and Family Services Inc

Bayfront Youth & Family Services is a quality provider of behavioral and mental health treatment services for children, adolescents, and their caregivers. Our mission is to provide a comprehensive support system that promotes safe and…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Helping Elders Live Productively; the most unlike its peers is Makers Hub. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

336 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 336 of the 389 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
67
Early backer (in before they grew)
334/336
Grantees still filing
219/336
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK: $1,000,000 · OtherLOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANKRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $500,000 · Other+87 more: $10,940,000 · Other+87 moreCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $1,150,000 · HealthCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL …PROJECT ANGEL FOOD: $1,100,000 · HealthPROJECT ANGEL FOODVENICE FAMILY CLINIC: $500,000 · HealthVENICE FAMILY CLINICChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $300,000 · HealthPLANNED PARENTHOOD LOS ANGELES: $250,000 · HealthJWCH INSTITUTE INC: $250,000 · HealthTHE LOS ANGELES FREE CLINIC: $250,000 · HealthEAST LOS ANGELES WOMEN'S CENTER: $250,000 · HealthDIDI HIRSCH PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE: $235,000 · Health+22 more: $2,090,000 · Health+22 moreCHILDREN'S INSTITUTE INC: $1,500,000 · Human ServicesCHILDREN'S INSTITUT…American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $645,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National R…THE PEOPLE CONCERN: $450,000 · Human ServicesTHE PEOPLE CONCERNJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES: $200,000 · Human Services+31 more: $2,935,000 · Human Services+31 moreHOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA: $1,050,000 · Arts & CultureHOLOCAUST MUS…CENTER THEATRE GROUP OF LOS ANGELES: $750,000 · Arts & CultureCENTER THEATR…SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER: $575,000 · Arts & CultureSKIRBALL CULT…DESTINATION CRENSHAW: $500,000 · Arts & CultureDESTINATION C…INNER-CITY ARTS: $300,000 · Arts & CultureINNER-CITY AR…SELF HELP GRAPHICS & ART INC: $200,000 · Arts & CultureKIDSPACE A PARTICIPATORY MUSEUM: $165,000 · Arts & CultureA Noise Within: $150,000 · Arts & Culture+4 more: $400,000 · Arts & Culture+4 moreThe Blind Childrens Center Inc: $300,000 · EducationVILLA ESPERANZA SERVICES: $250,000 · EducationLONG BEACH DAY NURSERY: $150,000 · EducationCOLLEGE ACCESS PLAN: $140,000 · EducationREADY TO SUCCEED: $100,000 · EducationCOLLEGE TRACK: $100,000 · EducationSCHOOL ON WHEELS INC: $100,000 · EducationLA'S BEST: $100,000 · EducationBRIGHT PROSPECT: $100,000 · EducationREADING IS FUNDAMENTAL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INC: $100,000 · EducationTHE SANTA MONICA COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $75,000 · Education9 DOTS COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER: $75,000 · EducationHarmony Project: $75,000 · EducationINTERFAITH FOOD CENTER: $75,000 · Education826LA: $75,000 · EducationFOTC - LOS ANGELES: $70,000 · Education+2 more: $125,000 · EducationST JOHN'S COMMUNITY HEALTH: $400,000 · PhilanthropyVANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM: $282,000 · PhilanthropySOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERS: $259,000 · PhilanthropyLONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $165,000 · PhilanthropyPASADENA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $75,000 · PhilanthropyJEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA: $75,000 · PhilanthropyLegal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles: $400,000 · Crime & LegalCOMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCAL: $150,000 · Crime & LegalCOALITION TO ABOLISH SLAVERY & TRAFFICKING: $130,000 · Crime & LegalFOR THE CHILD INC: $100,000 · Crime & LegalInner City Law Center: $100,000 · Crime & LegalCALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INC: $100,000 · Crime & LegalORANGEWOOD FOUNDATION: $85,000 · Crime & LegalWESTERN JUSTICE CENTER FOUNDATION: $80,000 · Crime & LegalLEVITT & QUINN FAMILY LAW CENTER: $75,000 · Crime & Legal
Other$12,440,000Health$6,375,000Human Services$5,730,000Arts & Culture$4,090,000Education$2,010,000Philanthropy$1,256,000Crime & Legal$1,220,000

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCHILDREN'S INSTITUTE INC: $1,500,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $1,150,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPROJECT ANGEL FOOD: $1,100,000 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetHOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA: $1,050,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetLOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK: $1,000,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCENTER THEATRE GROUP OF LOS ANGELES: $750,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $645,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER: $575,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetDESTINATION CRENSHAW: $500,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetVENICE FAMILY CLINIC: $500,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $500,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetTHE PEOPLE CONCERN: $450,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetST JOHN'S COMMUNITY HEALTH: $400,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLegal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles: $400,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetTREEPEOPLE INC: $400,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $300,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Blind Childrens Center Inc: $300,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetINNER-CITY ARTS: $300,000 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetHOMEBOY INDUSTRIES: $300,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetVANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM: $282,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERS: $259,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetJEWISH FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION: $250,000 over 1y, 7.3% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD LOS ANGELES: $250,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetJWCH INSTITUTE INC: $250,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetVILLA ESPERANZA SERVICES: $250,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetTHE LOS ANGELES FREE CLINIC: $250,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetEAST LOS ANGELES WOMEN'S CENTER: $250,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetBET TZEDEK: $235,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetDIDI HIRSCH PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE: $235,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetM F PLACE INC: $210,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetLOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER: $200,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHEALTHRIGHT 360: $200,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES: $200,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWESTSIDE FOOD BANK: $200,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetSELF HELP GRAPHICS & ART INC: $200,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetHOUSING WORKS: $180,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetVOICES FOR CHILDREN: $175,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetWESTMINSTER FREE CLINIC: $175,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetNORTHEAST COMMUNITY CLINIC: $175,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetOPERATION JUMP START: $175,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetHEAL THE BAY: $170,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetLONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $165,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetKIDSPACE A PARTICIPATORY MUSEUM: $165,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetSHOES THAT FIT: $160,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetFEEDING AMERICA RIVERSIDE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES: $150,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMIXTECO INDIGENA COMMUNITY ORGANIZING PROJECT: $150,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOODORANGE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES INC: $150,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEL NIDO FAMILY CENTERS: $150,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budget
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.

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.

The Ralph M Parsons FoundationCA205.9× affinity126 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · The Rose Hills Foundation · The Ahmanson Foundation · Weingart Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · The Green Foundation · California Community Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · The Crail-Johnson Foundation · United Way Inc · QueensCare · Shelter Partnership Inc

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization S Mark Taper Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from S Mark Taper Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    121report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    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 389 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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