Emmett Foundation

EIN 200429029 Private Foundation

Encino, CA 91436 |(310) 828-2705

Total Given 2016–2023
$12.2M
541 grants · $1.5M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $2K–$19K
grant size
60%
deep partner · 122/203 multi-year
repeat
$11.7M
Assets (2023)
203
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (310) 828-2705
Visit funder website

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $2.2M $28.4M $2.0M 34
2017 $1.2M $33.6M $1.2M 70
2018 $1.1M $30.0M $1.1M 75
2020 $1.2M $24.6M $583K 89
2021 $1.0M $29.8M $3.2M 73
2022 $2.3M $17.0M $2.4M 99
2023 $3.3M $11.7M $2.4M 101

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 541 grants on record

Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$5K
Average
$23K
75th Pctl
$19K
Maximum
$1.9M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

0.2% of US grants · Rank #16 of 21 states $500 across 1 grant 1 of 254 counties

Top 1 counties

  1. 1 Travis 1 grant · $500

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (541 total)

Purpose
The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara, CA $1,850,000 TO PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURAL LAND FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS 2016
CATE School Carpinteria, CA $1,009,000 TO BENEFIT EDUCATION 2023
UCLA Foundation LOS Angeles, CA $900,000 TO BENEFIT EDUCATION 2022
UCLA Foundation LOS Angeles, CA $799,883 TO BENEFIT EDUCATION 2023
Stanford University Stanford, CA $500,000 TO BENEFIT EDUCATION 2023
Yale University New Haven, CT $384,000 TO BENEFIT EDUCATION 2022
Santa Barbara Foundation Santa Barbara, CA $300,000 TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY OF SANTA BARBARA 2021
LOS Angeles 2024 Exploratory Committee LOS Angeles, CA $200,000 TO SUPPORT OLYMPIC SPORTS 2017
UCLA Foundation LOS Angeles, CA $140,003 TO BENEFIT EDUCATION 2018
Environmental Defense Fund New York, NY $100,000 TO SUPPORT SOLUTIONS OF CARBON EMISSIONS GLOBALLY 2020
Yale University New Haven, CT $100,000 TO BENEFIT EDUCATION 2023
Sustainable Conservation San Francisco, CA $100,000 To help solve the toughest challenges facing our land, air, and water 2016
Union Rescue Mission LOS Angeles, CA $77,778 TO BENEFIT HOMELESS SHELTERS 2020
Union Rescue Mission LOS Angeles, CA $77,778 TO BENEFIT HOMELESS SHELTERS 2021
Union Rescue Mission LOS Angeles, CA $77,777 TO BENEFIT HOMELESS SHELTERS 2023
One Percent for the Planet Burlington, VT $75,000 TO SUPPORT AN ALLIANCE OF BUSINESSES FOR A HEALTHY PLANET 2017
Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY $55,000 TO ENSURE THE RIGHTS OF ALL PEOPLE TO CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER, AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT 2020
Natural Resources Defense Council Santa Monica, CA $55,000 TO BENEFIT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFEGUARD NATURE 2022
Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY $55,000 TO ENSURE THE RIGHTS OF ALL PEOPLE TO CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER, AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT 2018
Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY $53,000 TO ENSURE THE RIGHTS OF ALL PEOPLE TO CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER, AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT 2017
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Santa Barbara, CA $52,500 TO BENEFIT ENDEAVORS TO RECONNECT PEOPLE TO NATURE 2017
Sustainable Conservation San Francisco, CA $51,000 TO CONSERVE CALIFORNIA'S LAND, AIR AND WATER 2022
One Percent for the Planet Burlington, VT $50,000 TO SUPPORT AN ALLIANCE OF BUSINESSES FOR A HEALTHY PLANET 2020
Center for Public Integrity Washington, DC $50,000 TO BENEFIT THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS 2020
Conservacion Patagonica San Francisco, CA $50,000 TO PROTECT EARTH'S NATURAL RESOURCES 2020

Looking for more funders like Emmett Foundation? Open the free Texas funder database and search 178,000+ foundations by state, type, and giving size.

Want to compare open opportunities instead? Open the free Texas grant database for active grants from federal, state, foundation, and corporate funders.