Bodhisattva Foundation
Private foundation · Los Angeles, CA · EIN 20-6761070 · reported 2023–2025
33grants reported
$1,500median award
$750lower quartile
$360smallest grant
$75Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 33 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $4,860 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
158 Acari Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90049-3002
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Shelter | Santa Maria, CA | $10,000 |
| Veteran Guardian Angels | Santa Monica, CA | $5,000 |
| Pause Your Mind | Venice, CA | $5,000 |
| Human Rights Watch | Pasadena, CA | $5,000 |
| Pause Your Mind | Venice, CA | $5,000 |
| Friends of the Los Angeles Philharmonic | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000 |
| Friends of the Los Angeles Philharmonic | Los Angeles, CA | $3,500 |
| Nazarene Ministries | Lenexa, KS | $3,000 |
| Dignity Moves | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 |
| Women's Fund of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,750 |
| Partners for Pediatric Vision | Long Beach, CA | $2,500 |
| Los Angeles Giving Circle | Glendale, CA | $2,500 |
| Red Canary Magazine | Denver, CO | $2,500 |
| Flag Foundation | Sebastopol, CA | $2,000 |
| Community Shul of Montecito | Los Angeles, CA | $1,800 |
| Community Shul of Montecito | Los Angeles, CA | $1,800 |
| Fiscal Sponsorship Allies | Indianapolis, IN | $1,500 |
| Friends of the Los Angeles Philharmonic | Los Angeles, CA | $1,500 |
| Los Angeles Giving Circle | Glendale, CA | $1,500 |
| Harbor Interfaith | San Pedro, CA | $1,500 |
| Lotusland | Montecito, CA | $1,250 |
| Meditation Mount | Ojai, CA | $1,000 |
| Human Rights Watch | Pasadena, CA | $1,000 |
| Guardians of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services | Culver City, CA | $1,000 |
| Fellows of Contemporary Art | Los Angeles, CA | $750 |
| Care 4 Paws | Santa Barbara, CA | $500 |
| Safe Parking LA | Los Angeles, CA | $500 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Krishnamurti Foundation of America | Ojai, CA | $500 |
| Krishnamurti Foundation of America | Ojai, CA | $500 |
| Meditation Mount | Ojai, CA | $500 |
| Jewish Federation LA | Los Angeles, CA | $360 |
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