Makeyourself Foundation
EIN 470921336 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$283K
30 grants · $31K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $2K–$10K
grant size
7%
transactional · 2/27 multi-year
repeat
$735K
Assets (2024)
27
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(310) 282-0477
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $6K | $49K | $63K | 1 |
| 2017 | $123K | $148K | $498K | 6 |
| 2018 | $32K | $222K | $295K | 8 |
| 2020 | $35K | $278K | $80K | 2 |
| 2021 | $22K | $278K | $86K | 4 |
| 2022 | $2K | $515K | $306K | 1 |
| 2023 | $20K | $651K | $232K | 4 |
| 2024 | $42K | $735K | $214K | 4 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 30 grants on record
Minimum
$10
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$5K
Average
$9K
75th Pctl
$10K
Maximum
$45K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (30 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aclu Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $44,517 | TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE THE RIGHTS OF ALL INDIVIDUALS AND DEFEND INDIVIDUALS WHOSE RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES ARE... | 2017 |
| Music for Relief | Beverly Hills, CA | $40,000 | TO SUPPORT DISASTER RELIEF AND REDUCE GLOBAL WARMING. | 2017 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE MOST VULNERABLE SITUATIONS. TO ENSURE THAT CRITICALLY NEEDED... | 2020 |
| The Pablove Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | TO INVEST IN UNDERFUNDED, CUTTING-EDGE PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH, AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN LIVING WITH... | 2018 |
| Music Forward Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $20,000 | ITS MISSION IS CREATING EQUITY, REMOVING BARRIERS, AND INCREASING ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES. | 2024 |
| Sacred Stone Camp | Fort Yates, ND | $20,000 | TO BRING AWARENESS ABOUT THE ABUSE OF FOSSIL FUEL, THE HISTORY OF THE CULTURAL SITES ALONG THE PATH OF THE PIPELINE... | 2017 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | New York, NY | $13,364 | TO FUND INNOVATIVE MEDICAL RESEARCH FOCUSED ON FINDING CURES FOR LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA, HODGKIN'S DISEASE AND... | 2017 |
| Conscious Alliance | Boulder, CO | $10,000 | SERVING COMMUNITIES IN CRISIS THROUGH HUNGER RELIEF AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT. BRING HEALTHY FOOD INTO UNDERSERVED AREAS... | 2020 |
| Safe Place for Youth | Venice, CA | $10,000 | TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO THRIVE BY PROVIDING LASTING, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS THAT... | 2021 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $10,000 | IT FOCUSES ON RELIEF AND RECOVERY FOR COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY THE DEVASTATING WILDFIRES ON MAUI. | 2023 |
| Surfrider Foundation Los Angeles | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 | ITS MISSION IS TO CONFRONT ISSUES OF BEACH ACCESS, WATER POLLUTION, BEACH LOSS, AND OTHER CRITICAL TOPICS THAT... | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | ITS MISSION IS TO CONSERVE THE LANDS AND WATERS ON WHICH ALL LIFE DEPENDS. | 2024 |
| Zeno Mountain Farm | Lincoln, VT | $8,000 | TO PROVIDE AN ATHLETIC, ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL RETREAT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. | 2018 |
| Musicians on Call | New York, NY | $5,545 | TO BRING LIVE AND RECORDED MUSIC TO THE BEDSIDES OF PATIENTS IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES. | 2016 |
| Food Rescue Us | Stamford, CT | $5,000 | TO ENSURE SMART SOLUTION TO ENDING HUNGER AND REDUCING FOOD WASTE AND FOOD INSECURITY. | 2021 |
| Common Good Community Foundation | Blairsden, CA | $5,000 | TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL PHILANTHROPY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS OF AN ENDURING NATURE THAT SERVE AND... | 2021 |
| Organization of Farmworker Women Leaders in California | Oxnard, CA | $5,000 | ITS MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE LEADERSHIP OF FARMWORKER WOMEN AND YOUTH SO THAT THEY CAN BE AGENTS OF ECONOMIC,... | 2023 |
| Oxfam | Boston, MA | $5,000 | WORKING TO RIGHT THE WRONGS OF POVERTY, HUNGER, AND INJUSTICE. | 2017 |
| Michael P Nosco Foundation | Newbury Park, CA | $2,500 | PROVIDE FINANCIAL RELIEF TO FAMILIES AND/OR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CONFRONTING A LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS. | 2021 |
| Michael P Nosco Foundation | Newbury Park, CA | $2,500 | PROVIDE FINANCIAL RELIEF TO FAMILIES AND/OR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CONFRONTING A LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS. | 2022 |
| Michael P Nosco Foundation | Newbury Park, CA | $2,500 | PROVIDE FINANCIAL RELIEF TO FAMILIES AND/OR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CONFRONTING A LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS. | 2023 |
| Safe Place for Youth | Marina Del Rey, CA | $2,500 | ITS MISSION IS TO PREVENT AND END YOUTH HOMELESSNESS THROUGH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, SUSTAINABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES,... | 2023 |
| Eastwood Ranch Foundation | Agoura Hills, CA | $2,500 | ITS MISSION IS SAVINGS DOGS AND CATS FROM THE STREETS AND SHELTERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE... | 2024 |
| Aclu Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $598 | TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE THE RIGHTS OF ALL INDIVIDUALS AND DEFEND INDIVIDUALS WHOSE RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES ARE... | 2018 |
| Equality Now | New York, NY | $598 | EQUALITY NOW WORKS FOR THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS AROUND THE WORLD. | 2018 |
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