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Variety - the Childrens Charity of Southern California Tent 25

Variety is dedicated to inspiring hope, enriching lives and building a better future for the children of Southern California. Variety prides itself on being able to modify their agenda in order to meet the evolving conditions encompassing the region - addressing each case in a timely, impartial manner. Variety focuses its funding on…

$565k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
9
Itemized grants FY2025
5
Organizations funded FY2024
0%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$280k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$169,583
Organizations funded a year
4 to 38
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$2.7M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Variety - the Childrens Charity of Southern California Tent 25 funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementEducationOther
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
FY2025still arriving9$280k0%
FY20245$186k0%
FY20234$192k0%
FY20228$202k13%
FY20215$238k20%
FY202012$401k25%
FY201938$720k37%
FY201829$661k21%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Youth Development$1.8MHealth$674kHuman Services$374kRecreation & Sports$180kEducation$134kInternational$55kCommunity Improvement$25kPhilanthropy$20k

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Variety Boys & Girls Club$1,525,972913%
Concerned Black Men of Los Angeles Inc$182,700759%
Success Through Education Inc$103,700657%
Surfer Healing Foundation$87,1007n/a
Vista del Mar Child and Family Services$75,00030%
Lollipop Theater Network Inc$75,00054%
Ride on la Ride on Therapeutic Horsemanship$70,00052%
Casa De Amparo$69,88040%
Burn Institute$65,00051%
Jeffrey Foundation$60,50032%
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All grantees of Variety - the Childrens Charity of Southern California Tent 25 by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Variety Boys & Girls Club$1,525,972913%
Concerned Black Men of Los Angeles Inc$182,700759%
Success Through Education Inc$103,700657%
Surfer Healing Foundation$87,1007n/a
Vista del Mar Child and Family Services$75,00030%
Lollipop Theater Network Inc$75,00054%
Ride on la Ride on Therapeutic Horsemanship$70,00052%
Casa De Amparo$69,88040%
Burn Institute$65,00051%
Jeffrey Foundation$60,50032%
Las Floristas Inc$54,80034%
The Painted Turtle$52,50040%
Exceptional Children's Foundation$50,00030%
PF Bresee Foundation$50,00031%
Pacific Clinics$50,00020%
The Menifee Valley Boys & Girls Club$46,77914%
Special Equestrian Riding Therapy$42,000357%
Children's Bureau Foundation$40,0004n/a
Children Today Inc$40,00041%
Pediatric Therapy Network$40,00030%
Hopes Nest Limited$39,0754n/a
Special Olympics Southern California Inc$36,50010%
Fresh Start Surgical Gifts$35,00031%
Help for Brain Injured Children Inc$32,00021%
Hillsides$30,00030%
Discovery Arts$30,000310%
Seany Foundation$30,00031%
Inglewood Baseball Fund$30,000219%
Children's Hospital Los Angeles$30,00020%
Boys and Girls Club of Vista Inc$30,00031%
Kids Enjoy Exercise Now$28,9092n/a
A Walk on Water Inc$25,00013%
1979 Legacy Corp$25,00016%
Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Los Angeles$25,00010%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Los Angeles Harbor$20,00010%
Villa Esperanza Services$20,00020%
Open Medicine Foundation$20,00011%
Optimist Boys' Home and Ranch Inc$20,00020%
Community Trust Fund of Volunteer League of San Fernando Valley$20,00028%
Abilityfirst$20,00010%
Nativity School$20,0001n/a
Ocs Special Spokes Chapter of National Ambucs Inc$15,5661n/a
John Tracy Clinic$15,00011%
Center4specialneeds Inc$12,480111%
The Autism Community in Action$11,00020%
Haynes Family of Programs$10,85510%
Didi Hirsch Psychiatric Service$10,06010%
Casa of La-Glamor Gowns$10,0001n/a
Camp del Corazon Inc$10,00011%
Milk and Bookies$10,00011%
West Valley Boys & Girls Club Inc$10,00011%
Agoura Pony Baseball$10,0001n/a
Reach Out and Read Inc$10,00010%
1736 Family Crisis Center$10,0001n/a
Los Angeles Lgbt Center$10,00010%
Socal Trykers Chapter of National Ambucs Inc$8,348113%
One With the Water$6,05012%
Pedal Pushers$5,0591n/a

Where it is load-bearing

Variety - the Childrens Charity of Southern California Tent 25 supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 48 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetVariety Boys & Girls Club: $1,525,972 over 9y, 13% of budgetConcerned Black Men of Los Angeles Inc: $182,700 over 7y, 59% of budgetSuccess Through Education Inc: $103,700 over 6y, 57% of budgetVista del Mar Child and Family Services: $75,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLollipop Theater Network Inc: $75,000 over 5y, 4.3% of budgetRide on la Ride on Therapeutic Horsemanship: $70,000 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetCasa De Amparo: $69,880 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetBurn Institute: $65,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetJeffrey Foundation: $60,500 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetLas Floristas Inc: $54,800 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetThe Painted Turtle: $52,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetExceptional Children's Foundation: $50,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPF Bresee Foundation: $50,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetPacific Clinics: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Menifee Valley Boys & Girls Club: $46,779 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetSpecial Equestrian Riding Therapy: $42,000 over 3y, 57% of budgetChildren Today Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetPediatric Therapy Network: $40,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSpecial Olympics Southern California Inc: $36,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFresh Start Surgical Gifts: $35,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetHelp for Brain Injured Children Inc: $32,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetHillsides: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDiscovery Arts: $30,000 over 3y, 9.9% of budgetSeany Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetInglewood Baseball Fund: $30,000 over 2y, 19% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of Vista Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetA Walk on Water Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budget1979 Legacy Corp: $25,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetJewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Los Angeles: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Los Angeles Harbor: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetVilla Esperanza Services: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOpen Medicine Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetOptimist Boys' Home and Ranch Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Trust Fund of Volunteer League of San Fernando Valley: $20,000 over 2y, 7.8% of budgetAbilityfirst: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJohn Tracy Clinic: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCenter4specialneeds Inc: $12,480 over 1y, 11% of budgetThe Autism Community in Action: $11,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetHaynes Family of Programs: $10,855 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDidi Hirsch Psychiatric Service: $10,060 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCamp del Corazon Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetMilk and Bookies: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetWest Valley Boys & Girls Club Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetReach Out and Read Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLos Angeles Lgbt Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSocal Trykers Chapter of National Ambucs Inc: $8,348 over 1y, 13% of budgetOne With the Water: $6,050 over 1y, 2.0% 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 48.

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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.

Henry L Guenther Foun…The Green FoundationCalifornia Community …The Ahmanson Foundati…The Rose Hills Founda…The Ralph M Parsons F…Sempra FoundationCarl E Wynn FoundationLon V Smith FoundationThe Kenneth T and Eil…Pasadena Community Fo…Orange County Communi…
Henry L Guenther FoundationCA25.9× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Henry L Guenther Foundation · The Green Foundation · California Community Foundation · The Ahmanson Foundation · The Rose Hills Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Carl E Wynn Foundation · Lon V Smith Foundation · The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris Foundation · Pasadena Community Foundation · Orange County Community Foundation

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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About Variety - the Childrens Charity of Southern California Tent 25

How much does Variety - the Childrens Charity of Southern California Tent 25 give?
Variety - the Childrens Charity of Southern California Tent 25 reported 9 itemized grants totaling $279,738, out of $565,392 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 38 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Variety - the Childrens Charity of Southern California Tent 25 fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Youth Development (55%), Health (21%), Human Services (12%).
Who are Variety - the Childrens Charity of Southern California Tent 25's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Variety Boys & Girls Club ($1.5M), Concerned Black Men of Los Angeles Inc ($183k), Success Through Education Inc ($104k).
Does Variety - the Childrens Charity of Southern California Tent 25 fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Variety - the Childrens Charity of Southern California Tent 25?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Henry L Guenther Foundation, The Green Foundation, California Community Foundation.
Where is Variety - the Childrens Charity of Southern California Tent 25 based?
Variety - the Childrens Charity of Southern California Tent 25 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 58 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 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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