California · Public charity
The Riordan Foundation
Our mission is to provide individuals with access to resources that will prepare them to function successfully in society.
- $1.6M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 7
- Grants FY2024
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $36,283
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $1,316,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 17
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $23M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 40% of the organizations The Riordan Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k 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 | 7 | $1.6M | 43% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $338k | 40% |
| FY2022 | 17 | $685k | 71% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $830k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $819k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John's Health Center Foundation | $1,333,500 | 3 | 3% |
| Mount Saint Mary's University | $990,997 | 4 | 0% |
| Thrive Scholars | $512,500 | 3 | 2% |
| The Seed School of Los Angeles County | $350,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Covenant House California | $150,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Library Foundation of Los Angeles | $125,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Alliance College-Ready Public Schools Foundation | $115,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Rolling Hills Preparatory School | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Puente Learning Center | $75,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Loyola Marymount University | $60,000 | 3 | 0% |
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Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Riordan Foundation supplied at peak.
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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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · Weingart Foundation · The Ahmanson Foundation · The Rose Hills Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Joseph Drown Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · Greater Horizons · The Michael and Lori Milken Family Foundation · Klm Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Riordan Foundation
- How much does The Riordan Foundation give?
- The Riordan Foundation reported 7 grants totaling $1,648,783 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 17 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does The Riordan Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (44%), Health (21%), Human Services (2%).
- Who are The Riordan Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Saint John's Health Center Foundation ($1.3M), Mount Saint Mary's University ($991k), Thrive Scholars ($513k).
- Does The Riordan Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Riordan Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include California Community Foundation, The Ralph M Parsons Foundation, Weingart Foundation.
- Where is The Riordan Foundation based?
- The Riordan Foundation is based in CA.
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