Carol and James Collins Foundation
Private foundation · Santa Monica, CA · EIN 30-0100019 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Carol and James Collins Foundation
147grants reported
$30Kmedian award
$14Klower quartile
$170smallest grant
$4.0Mtotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 147 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $5,000 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
6101 W Centinela Ave Ste 100
Culver City, CA 90230-6318
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $185,000 |
| Collins & Katz Family YMCA | Los Angeles, CA | $162,000 |
| Para Los Ninos | Los Angeles, CA | $57,500 |
| Discovery Cube Los Angeles | Sylmar, CA | $50,000 |
| Ready to Succeed | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 |
| Heart of Los Angeles Youth | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| The Change Reaction | Sherman Oaks, CA | $50,000 |
| First Graduate | San Francisco, CA | $45,500 |
| Alliance College-Ready Public Schools | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 |
| Para Los Ninos | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 |
| LA Promise Fund Support culinary arts program | Los Angeles, CA | $42,500 |
| The 30 Birds Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $42,500 |
| Student Health Services Fund Dba the LA Trust for Children's Health | Los Angeles, CA | $42,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the LA Harbor | San Pedro, CA | $41,000 |
| Student Health Services Fund Dba the LA Trust for Children's Health | Los Angeles, CA | $41,000 |
| 826LA | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 |
| A Place Called Home | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 |
| Get Lit-Words Ignite Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 |
| PS Arts | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 |
| Students Run America Dba Students Run LA | Tarzana, CA | $40,000 |
| United Friends of the Children | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 |
| A Window Between Worlds | LA Canada, CA | $40,000 |
| Bob Baker Marionette Theater | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 |
| Proyecto Pastoral | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the LA Harbor | San Pedro, CA | $40,000 |
| Discovery Cube Los Angeles | Sylmar, CA | $40,000 |
| Positive Coaching Alliance To support California programs | Oakland, CA | $40,000 |
| Proyecto Pastoral | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 |
| Ready to Succeed | Santa Monica, CA | $40,000 |
| Students Run America Dba Students Run LA | Tarzana, CA | $40,000 |
| Spirit Series Inc To support So Cal School Scholarship Fund | Santa Monica, CA | $38,060 |
| Da Vinci Schools To support LifeLaunch Project | El Segundo, CA | $35,000 |
| Educators for Excellence-Los Angeles | New York, NY | $35,000 |
| Homeboy Industries To support Youth Re-entry Programs | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 |
| LA County Department of Arts and Culture | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 |
| The Seed School of LA County | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 |
| The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company | Pasadena, CA | $35,000 |
| LA County Department of Arts and Culture | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 |
| Positive Coaching Alliance | Oakland, CA | $35,000 |
| Unite-La | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 |
| Alliance College-Ready Public Schools | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 |
| Da Vinci Schools To support LifeLaunch Project | El Segundo, CA | $35,000 |
| Educators for Excellence-Los Angeles | New York, NY | $35,000 |
| First Graduate | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 |
| Get Lit-Words Ignite Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 |
| Homeboy Industries To support Youth Re-entry Programs | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 |
| LA County Department of Arts and Culture | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 |
| PS Arts | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 |
| Southern California Grantmakers General operating support, center for strategic partnership | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 |
| Unite-La To support STEAM career pathways | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 |
| Mar Vista Family Center Support By Youth For Youth program | Culver City, CA | $31,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of W San Gabriel Valley and Eastside To support Power Hour | Monterey Park, CA | $30,000 |
| Mar Vista Family Center Support By Youth For Youth program | Culver City, CA | $30,000 |
| New Earth Organization | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 |
| PF Bresee Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 |
| Peer Health Exchange To support PHE LA | Oakland, CA | $30,000 |
| The M3nd Project | Laguna Beach, CA | $30,000 |
| Inner City Youth Orchestra of LA | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 |
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