Johnny Carson Foundation
Private foundation · Encino, CA · EIN 20-5885752 · reported 2023–2025
761grants reported
$20Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$42.1Mtotal paid
20states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 12 of its 761 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $2.7M 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
16030 Ventura Blvd Ste 320
Encino, CA 91436-2769
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 |
|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska Foundation CARSON CENTER FOR EMERGING MEDIA ARTS - $1,000,000CARSON CENTER RENOVATION FUND - $1,000,000CARSON C | Lincoln, NE | $5,020,000 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation CARSON CENTER FOR EMERGING MEDIA ARTS - $2,000,000LIED CENTER BUILDING FUND-$2,500,000CYFS PROGRAM - | Lincoln, NE | $4,545,000 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation CARSON CENTER FOR EMERGING MEDIA ARTS - $2,000,000LIED CENTER BUILDING FUND-$2,500,000 | Lincoln, NE | $4,500,000 |
| Faith Regional Health Services Foundation VARIAN TRUBEAM RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM & VAULT-$500,000ION MACHINE-$600,000 | Norfolk, NE | $1,100,000 |
| University of Nebraska LAPTOPS FOR CARSON CENTER FOR EMERGING MEDIA ARTS- $220,000TECHNOLOGY FUND FOR CARSON CENTER FOR EME | Lincoln, NE | $529,000 |
| Faith Regional Health Services Foundation VARIAN TRUBEAM RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM & VAULT | Norfolk, NE | $500,000 |
| North Fork Area Transit | Norfolk, NE | $500,000 |
| Faith Regional Health Services Foundation VARIAN TRUBEAM RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM & VAULT | Norfolk, NE | $500,000 |
| LA Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $455,000 |
| LA Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $405,000 |
| LA Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $330,000 |
| Westside Food Bank | Santa Monica, CA | $330,000 |
| Westside Food Bank | Santa Monica, CA | $305,000 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $295,000 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $290,000 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $285,000 |
| California Science Center SAMUEL OSCHIN AIR AND SPACE CENTER EXPANSION - $250,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT - $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA | $255,000 |
| UC Regents DRAKAKI CANCER RESEARCH PROJECT | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 |
| National Comedy Center JOHNNY CARSON EXHIBIT | Jamestown, NY | $250,000 |
| National Comedy Center JOHNNY CARSON EXHIBIT | Jamestown, NY | $250,000 |
| Westside Food Bank | Santa Monica, CA | $230,000 |
| University of Nebraska LAPTOPS FOR CARSON CENTER FOR EMERGING MEDIA ARTS | Lincoln, NE | $220,000 |
| Alliance for College Ready Public Schools SCHOLARSHIPS - $135,000BLACK, PROUD AND COLLEGE BOUND INITIATIVE - $50,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT-$20,0 | Los Angeles, CA | $205,000 |
| Alliance for College Ready Public Schools SCHOLARSHIPS-$132,500BLACK AA SCHOLARS-$50,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT-$20,000 | Los Angeles, CA | $202,500 |
| Nebraska Cultural Endowment | Omaha, NE | $200,000 |
| Nebraska Cultural Endowment | Omaha, NE | $200,000 |
| Ucla Foundation NASAL MUCOSA SAMPLING BIOMARKER PROJECT - $120,000NEUROLOGY & MOVEMENT DISORDER PROGRAM-$50,000DENTA | Los Angeles, CA | $195,000 |
| Alliance for College Ready Public Schools SCHOLARSHIPS - $120,000BLACK, PROUD AND COLLEGE BOUND INITIATIVE - $50,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT-$20,0 | Los Angeles, CA | $190,000 |
| Norfolk Senior Citizens Center | Norfolk, NE | $175,000 |
| National Jewish Health COPD RESEARCH - $125,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT - $30,000 | Denver, CO | $155,000 |
| Pat Tillman Foundation TILLMAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $155,000 |
| Teach for America LOS ANGELES AREA PROGRAMS UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT | Los Angeles, CA | $155,000 |
| Ucla Foundation DENTAL SPECIAL PATIENT CARE PROGRAM - $25,000FRIENDS OF THE SEMEL INSTITUTE - $5,000COPD FELLOWSHIP | Los Angeles, CA | $155,000 |
| Teach for America | Los Angeles, CA | $155,000 |
| Teach for America LOS ANGELES AREA PROGRAMS UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT | Los Angeles, CA | $155,000 |
| Pat Tillman Foundation TILLMAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $150,000 |
| Pat Tillman Foundation TILLMAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $150,000 |
| Chrysalis Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $130,000 |
| National Jewish Health COPD RESEARCH - $100,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT - $30,000 | Denver, CO | $130,000 |
| Motion Picture & Television Fund | Woodland Hills, CA | $127,500 |
| Motion Picture & Television Fund | Woodland Hills, CA | $125,000 |
| Planned Parenthood LA | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 |
| Planned Parenthood LA | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 |
| Planned Parenthood LA | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 |
| Motion Picture & Television Fund | Woodland Hills, CA | $122,500 |
| National Jewish Health COPD RESEARCH - $100,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT - $20,000 | Denver, CO | $120,000 |
| Academy of TV Arts & Sciences INTERVIEWS ARCHIVE PROJECT - $65,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT - $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA | $115,000 |
| Heart of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $115,000 |
| Sag-Aftra Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $115,000 |
| The Lundquist Institute COPD PROGRAMS | Torrance, CA | $112,000 |
| Lausd Education Foundation BEYOND THE BELL PROGRAM - $10,000TAKE ACTION LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN-$100,000 | Los Angeles, CA | $110,000 |
| Lausd Education Foundation BEYOND THE BELL PROGRAM - $10,000TAKE ACTION LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN-$100,000 | Los Angeles, CA | $110,000 |
| Heart of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $110,000 |
| Lausd Education Foundation BEYOND THE BELL PROGRAM - $10,000TAKE ACTION LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN-$100,000 | Los Angeles, CA | $110,000 |
| Chrysalis Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $105,000 |
| Martin Luther King Jr Community Health Foundation THE MLK COMMUNITY MEDICAL GROUP PROJECT - $100,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT - $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA | $105,000 |
| Chrysalis Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $105,000 |
| Martin Luther King Jr Community Health Foundation THE MLK COMMUNITY MEDICAL GROUP PROJECT - $100,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT - $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA | $105,000 |
| Sag-Aftra Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $105,000 |
| A Thousand Joys | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 |
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