Some Serious Business

EIN 953070641

Los Angeles, CA 90049 |(505) 685-4664

Total Given 2017–2024
$19K
45 grants · $2K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$103
typical micro grants · $58–$500
grant size
14%
transactional · 5/37 multi-year
repeat
$203K
Assets (2021)
37
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Youth Development Community Development

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Contact Person Laura Mega
Phone (505) 685-4664

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2017 $3K $109K $102K 5
2018 $3K $137K $127K 4
2019 $3K $103K $25K 8
2020 $58 $131K $75K 1
2021 $831 $203K $120K 5
2023 $7K $0 $33K 15
2024 $3K $0 $63K 7

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 45 grants on record

Minimum
$20
25th Pctl
$58
Median
$103
Average
$424
75th Pctl
$500
Maximum
$3K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Officers & Directors

DL
Danielle Lesniewski 7+ yrs
President Leadership
SM
Susan Martin 7+ yrs
Treasurer Leadership
JC
Julie Carnahan 4 yrs
Secretary Leadership
AS
Amanda Stark 2 yrs
Trustee
MC
Mary Leigh Cherry 2 yrs
Trustee
JF
Jane Friedman 7+ yrs
Trustee

Grants Awarded (45 total)

Purpose
Northern Youth Project Abiquiu, NM $2,840 TO SUPPORT AND DEVELOP SKILLS THAT FOSTER HEALTH, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND PERSONAL INVESTMENT IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES.... 2018
Northern Youth Project Abiquiu, NM $2,555 TO SUPPORT AND DEVELOP SKILLS THAT FOSTER HEALTH, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND PERSONAL INVESTMENT IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES.... 2019
Lynn M Grabowski Saratoga Springs, NY $2,000 Photo license We Started a Nightclub 2023
New Mexico Community Foundation Sante Fe, NM $2,000 NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO STEWARD COMMUNITY RESOURCES, BUILD PARTNERSHIPS, AND CREATE... 2017
Streets Heriones Llc Tesuque, NM $1,000 Grant for Documentary"Street Heronines" 2023
Tipping Point LLC Portland, OR $1,000 grant for documentary 2023
Northern Youth Project Abiquiu, NM $1,000 General operating expenses 2024
Wegrowecoorg Santa Fe, NM $675 Special concert, artists fees 2024
Street Heroines Brooklyn, NY $500 STREET HEROINES IS A DOCUMENTARY FILM THAT LOOKS AT THE COURAGE AND CREATIVITY OF FEMALE GRAFFITI AND STREET ARTISTS... 2021
Laura Mega Abiquiu, NM $500 Grant for Individual's Installation in "Dreamers". 2023
Jim Syme Pearce, AZ $500 Photo license We Started a Nightclub 2023
Tipping Point LLC Portland, OR $500 grant for documentary: general operating expenses 2024
Algis Norvila Brooklyn, NY $300 Photo license We Started a Nightclub 2023
Christen Clifford Jackson Heights, NY $300 Artist grant 2023
The Operating System Brooklyn, NY $300 Artist honorarium for SSB Away artist in residence 2023
Kickstarter Brooklyn, NY $280 KICKSTARTER IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST FUNDING PLATFORM FOR CREATIVE PROJECTS. A HOME FOR FILM, MUSIC, ART, THEATER,... 2017
Laura Mega Abiquiu, NM $250 To support an exhibition 2024
Northwest New Mexico Arts Council Farmington, NM $250 General operating expenses 2024
Northern Youth Project Abiquiu, NM $250 GRANT PAID TO NORTHERN YOUTH PROJECT TO HELP ASSIST TEENS UNDERGOING SUBSTANCE ABUSE, ACADEMIC UNDER-ACHIEVEMENT AND... 2017
Donna Henes Brooklyn, NY $215 Artist grant for Archive poem 2023
Delbert Anderson Farmington, NM $206 Some Serious Business away grant & Performance with Northern Youth Project 2023
Rio Arriba Concerned Citizens Abiquiu, NM $125 TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH, LAND, AIR AND WATER OF THE RIO ARRIBA COUNTY AND THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. 2018
New Mexico Womenorg Santa Fe, NM $103 NEWMEXICOWOMEN.ORG (NMW.O) IS LOCATED IN NEW MEXICO AND WORKS TO ADVANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS STATEWIDE... 2021
Tewa Women United Santa Cruz, NM $103 GRANT GIVEN TO FOSTER TEWA'S PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND GIRLS TO CONNECT WITH ANCESTRAL... 2021
New Mexico WomenOrg Santa Fe, NM $103 To support gender equity 2024