California · Nonprofit
EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER LOS ANGEL
EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER LOS ANGEL (California) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $788,571 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($176,658). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 69% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.1M
- Funders on record
- 21
- Grants received
- $789k
- Net assets
- $5.8M
What Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angel does
Mission
Epilepsy foundation los angeles is a champion and voice for individuals and families living with epilepsy. We enhance lives by offering programs that foster a supportive community, increasing access to specialty treatment and resources, and generating greater awareness and understanding of epilepsy. United in the mission of our epilepsy foundation network, the epilepsy foundation los angeles improves the lives of people affected by epilepsy through education, advocacy, research, and connection.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported a significant change in how it conducts a program.
Care and cure program, which accounted for large portion of efglas program was separated from efgla effective july 1, 2024. As part of the separation agreement, the newly formed care and cure institute has agreed to an annual unrestricted grant to efla of $150,000, at minimum, in perpetuity for eflas role in the founding and investment of the care and cure from the projects inception. Only if efgla should deviate from its current operational structure, as an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, will the parties discuss an absolution or modification of less than an annual gift of $150,000. As of june 30, 2024, efgla had $1,807,762 net assets restricted to the care and cure program, which efgla contributed to the care and cure institute.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
Specialty care: improve access to and quality of specialty care to improve outcomes for children with epilepsy. Efla does this by helping expedite care through our 800# helpline and funding pediatric epileptologist fellows through our care and cure initiatives. Since 2006, efla has partnered with many of the major medical centers in the greater los angeles, raising funds for the medical training of 45 fellows. Some of the partnering medical epilepsy centers in our region include: (a) ucla david geffen school of medicine (b) children's hospital los angeles (c) usc keck school of medicine.expenses and grants includes $1,807,762 to care and cure institute due to separation agreement. See form 990, part iii, line 3, changes in program services as disclosed in schedule o.
$1,937,993 spentof which $1,910,762 as grants78% of program spendingPublic education & awareness: promote understanding, fairness, access and justice for those with epilepsy. Promoted awareness about epilepsy and efla through community events, website and social media so that more people are informed and inspired to join the fight to end epilepsy together. Promoted awareness to grow the number of grassroot advocates. Efla led state efforts to educate the california legislature and other key stakeholders regarding a current law that discriminates against people with the diagnosis of epilepsy. Efla supported state and federal measures that benefit people with epilepsy, and continued involvement with various advocacy coalitions with similar goals. In conjunction with the epilepsy foundation of america, we participated in nationwide advocacy through the public policy institute and teens speak up to advocate for more funding for epilepsy research and public health education and engage young people as advocates. Education to the public-at-large was delivered through seizure recognition and first aid trainings to employers, schools, and through partner community agencies. Efla participated in the california school nurses organization's annual conference…
$316,431 spent13% of program spendingSupportive care: promote seizure freedom and safety to improve & save lives. Organized and offered a variety of virtual activities to disseminate information and updates on epilepsy and epilepsy treatment. Efla conducted epilepsy and seizure first aid training in the community, monthly epilepsy 101 sessions with families and individuals affected by epilepsy, monthly seizure first aid training certification courses, monthly support groups, partnered with local epilepsy centers and community agencies to host multiple virtual educational session on various topics, provided training and updates on epilepsy to school nurses and school personnel. Efla connects people affected by epilepsy to one another to build community and support and to ultimately empower them to pursue their utmost quality of life. Efla does this by offering multiple networking activities for children and adults with epilepsy and loved ones of people with epilepsy such as family and childrens camps, employment readiness workshops, book clubs, and other social activities. Through the 800# helpline, efla helps people navigate their epilepsy journey by providing information and referral and offers an emergency…
$221,284 spentof which $4,870 as grants9% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,475,708.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $5.7M to $7.6M (+33%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2023 7%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
75% of EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER LOS ANGEL’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (51% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Rebekkah Halliwell
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 9 funders, grant income rose $30k → $157k.
10 of 21 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 69% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER LOS ANGEL’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER LOS ANGEL has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 22% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
70% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER LOS ANGEL.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 83% · 2018 100% · 2019 97% · 2020 98% · 2021 56% · 2022 33% · 2023 33% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
25% of EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER LOS ANGEL's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 48% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
69% of EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER LOS ANGEL's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $244k that is directly attributable, 92% of it comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $545k arriving through sponsors registered in 8 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER LOS ANGEL holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 4,665 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,665 health nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER LOS ANGEL
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
93% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Epilepsy Foundation of America · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER LOS ANGEL?
- EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER LOS ANGEL (California) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $788,571 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($176,658). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 69% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER LOS ANGEL have?
- IRS filings report 21 organizations giving $788,571 in grants to EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER LOS ANGEL, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER LOS ANGEL?
- AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $176,658 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER LOS ANGEL find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 21 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing