Emmett Foundation
Private foundation · Los Angeles, CA · EIN 20-0429029 · reported 2023–2025
267grants reported
$2,500median award
$2,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$9.8Mtotal paid
21states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 267 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $12K 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
11812 San Vicente Blvd Ste 210
Los Angeles, CA 90049-6622
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cate School TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | Carpinteria, CA | $1,581,698 |
| Cate School TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | Carpinteria, CA | $1,138,801 |
| Cate School TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | Carpinteria, CA | $1,009,000 |
| Ucla Foundation TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 |
| Ucla Foundation TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | Los Angeles, CA | $799,883 |
| Stanford University TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | Stanford, CA | $500,000 |
| Stanford University TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | Stanford, CA | $500,000 |
| Stanford University TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | Stanford, CA | $500,000 |
| The Trust for Public Land TO PROTECT AND CREATE PARKS | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 |
| Yale University TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | New Haven, CT | $100,000 |
| Yale University TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | New Haven, CT | $100,000 |
| Union Rescue Mission TO BENEFIT HOMELESS SHELTERS | Los Angeles, CA | $77,777 |
| One Percent for the Planet TO SUPPORT AN ALLIANCE OF BUSINESSES FOR A HEALTHY PLANET | Burlington, VT | $50,000 |
| Sustainable Conservation TO CONSERVE CALIFORNIA'S LAND, AIR AND WATER | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council TO BENEFIT WILDLIFE | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund TO PRESERVE THE LAND AND WILDLIFE | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| One Percent for the Planet TO SUPPORT AN ALLIANCE OF BUSINESSES FOR A HEALTHY PLANET | Burlington, VT | $50,000 |
| Sustainable Conservation TO CONSERVE CALIFORNIA'S LAND, AIR AND WATER | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Tompkins Conservation TO BENEFIT WILDLIFE | Ventura, CA | $50,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy TO BENEFIT ENVIRONMENT | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| One Percent for the Planet TO SUPPORT AN ALLIANCE OF BUSINESSES FOR A HEALTHY PLANET | Burlington, VT | $50,000 |
| Sustainable Conservation TO CONSERVE CALIFORNIA'S LAND, AIR AND WATER | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Tompkins Conservation TO BENEFIT WILDLIFE | Ventura, CA | $50,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy TO BENEFIT ENVIRONMENT | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council TO BENEFIT WILDLIFE | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund TO PRESERVE THE LAND AND WILDLIFE | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Saint John's Health Center Foundation HONORING DOCTOR PRUDENTE AND ELSON | Santa Monica, CA | $40,000 |
| Environmental Defense Center TO BENEFIT ENDEAVORS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | Santa Barbara, CA | $38,500 |
| Environmental Defense Center TO BENEFIT ENDEAVORS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 |
| Riviera Ridge School TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 |
| Dartmouth College TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | Hanover, NH | $30,000 |
| Ucla Foundation TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 |
| Altasea TO DEVELOP AND SCALE UP RAPID SOLUTIONS FOR SOME OF THE PLANET'S MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES, SUCH AS C | San Pedro, CA | $30,000 |
| South Fork Natural History Museum TO BENEFIT ENDEAVORS TO RAISE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS | Bridgehampton, NY | $25,000 |
| The Fund for the People in Parks TO BENEFIT THE PARKS' PROGRAM REQUIRED BY LAW | Oakland, CA | $25,000 |
| Rewild TO BENEFIT ENVIRONMENT | Austin, TX | $25,000 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH AND THE PLANET | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 |
| The University of New Hampshire Foundation TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | Durham, NH | $25,000 |
| South Fork Natural History Museum TO BENEFIT ENDEAVORS TO RAISE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS | Bridgehampton, NY | $25,000 |
| The Fund for the People in Parks TO BENEFIT THE PARKS' PROGRAM REQUIRED BY LAW | Oakland, CA | $25,000 |
| University of New Hampshire Foundation TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | Durham, NH | $25,000 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists TO USE SCIENCE TO DEVELOPE SOLUTIONS FOR HEALTHY, SAFE AND JUST FUTURE | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 |
| Tidelines Institute TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | Gustavus, CA | $25,000 |
| South Fork Natural History Museum TO BENEFIT ENDEAVORS TO RAISE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS | Bridgehampton, NY | $25,000 |
| The Fund for the People in Parks TO BENEFIT THE PARKS' PROGRAM REQUIRED BY LAW | Oakland, CA | $25,000 |
| Conservation Lands Foundation TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM | Durango, CO | $20,000 |
| Columbia Law School TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Saint John's Health Center Foundation TO SUPPORT ADVANCE INNOVATIVE MEDICAL RESEARCH | Santa Monica, CA | $20,000 |
| Ecoamerica TO MOVE SOCIETY TOWARDS CLIMATE SOLUTIONS | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Green Science Policy Institute TO FACILITATE SAFER USE OF CHEMICALS TO PROTECT HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL HEALTH | Berkeley, CA | $20,000 |
| Conservation Lands Foundation TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE NATIONAL CONSERVATION LANDS THROUGH EDUCATION | Durango, CO | $20,000 |
| Claremont McKenna College TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | Claremont, CA | $20,000 |
| Riviera Ridge School TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 |
| Energy Independence Now TO PROMOTE RENEWABLE HYDROGEN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TRANSPORTATION | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 |
| Columbia Law School TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Mare TO SUPPORT RESOURCES FOR ADOPTION | Ann Arbor, MI | $20,000 |
| Riviera Ridge School TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 |
| Energy Independence Now TO PROMOTE RENEWABLE HYDROGEN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TRANSPORTATION | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 |
| Columbia Law School TO BENEFIT EDUCATION | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Ecoamerica TO MOVE SOCIETY TOWARDS CLIMATE SOLUTIONS | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
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