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Grant recipient EIN 47-1295322Education

Who funds The Play Equity Fund?

30 private foundations gave The Play Equity Fund in Los Angeles, CA $4.4 million across 61 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

61 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Ellie Holden FoundationWayzata, MN 2025

    Further the mission of the organization for childhood health.

    $2,000
  2. The Mark Hughes FoundationMarina Del Rey, CA 2024

    Core program support

    $75,000
  3. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Driving storytelling and narrative change for health equity

    $50,000
  4. Johnny Carson FoundationEncino, CA 2024

    Unrestricted support

    $25,000
  5. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2024

    Play equity summit

    $25,000
  6. Wasserman FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    LA84 40th Anniversary Event

    $25,000
  7. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Core operating support

    $15,000
  8. Samueli FoundationCorona Del Mar, CA 2024

    General operations

    $10,000
  9. Claire and Theodore Morse FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $10,000
  10. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Core operating support

    $7,500
  11. The Eli and Edythe Broad FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Civic and community - investment to support public private partnerships, civic or community-based charitable initiatives

    $5,000
  12. The Ralph M Parsons FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    For general support of sports-based youth development programs and advocacy

    $5,000
  13. The Ralph M Parsons FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    For general support of sports-based youth development programs and advocacy

    $5,000
  14. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Increasing health messaging through the arts

    $3,000
  15. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    For core operating support to advance sport-based positive youth development and healthy outcomes for bipoc youth in southern california.

    $57,000
  16. The Mark Hughes FoundationMarina Del Rey, CA 2023

    Core program support

    $50,000
  17. Johnny Carson FoundationEncino, CA 2023

    Unrestricted support

    $25,000
  18. The Audrey Irmas Foundation for Social JusticeLos Angeles, CA 2023

    General support

    $25,000
  19. Foundation for Global Sports DevelopmentSan Francisco, CA 2023

    To support the play equity fund's 2023 play day

    $6,000
  20. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    For core operating support to provide healthy play opportunities for the underserved youth of los angeles.

    $5,000
  21. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    2023 matching gift.

    $1,434
  22. Dick's Sporting Goods FoundationCoraopolis, PA 2023

    General support

    $1,000
  23. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $25
  24. LA84 FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2022

    Youth sports

    $1,100,000
  25. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 2022

    Improving youth health and access to sports: to build organizational capacity and strategic planning efforts to increase youth health outcomes and improve youth play and sports infrastructure in los angeles.

    $200,000
  26. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2022

    For core operating support to advance sport-based positive youth development and healthy outcomes for bipoc youth in southern california.

    $93,000
  27. The Mark Hughes FoundationMarina Del Rey, CA 2022

    Core program support

    $50,000
  28. Johnny Carson FoundationEncino, CA 2022

    Unrestricted support

    $20,000
  29. Foundation for Global Sports DevelopmentSan Francisco, CA 2022

    Silver sponsorship of their 2022 legacy invitational.

    $15,000
  30. Leon Lowenstein Foundation IncMadison, CT 2022

    Charitable

    $10,000
  31. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $31
  32. LA84 FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    Youth sports

    $1,100,000
  33. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2021

    General Operating Support

    $100,000
  34. Wend II IncBentonville, AR 2021

    Social Justice - General Operations Support

    $100,000
  35. Joseph Drown FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    Operating support

    $100,000
  36. Unihealth FoundationPasadena, CA 2021

    Play equity fund-youth sports

    $50,000
  37. The Ralph M Parsons FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    For general support of sports-based youth development programs and advocacy

    $50,000
  38. Susie and Gideon Yu FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    General support

    $25,000
  39. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    For core operating support of the "spring into play covid initiative" to nurture, build and create opportunities for equal access for all children in los angeles.

    $25,000
  40. Johnny Carson FoundationEncino, CA 2021

    Unrestricted support

    $20,000
  41. Foundation for Global Sports DevelopmentSan Francisco, CA 2021

    Silver sponsorship of their 2021 legacy invitational

    $18,000
  42. Ueberroth Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    Foundation goal

    $10,000
  43. Wasserman FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    Legacy Invitational

    $10,000
  44. GHJ FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $1,500
  45. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $48
  46. Hess Foundation IncParsippany, NJ 2020

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $100,000
  47. The Mark Hughes FoundationMarina Del Rey, CA 2020

    Covid play at home supplies

    $50,000
  48. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2020

    General operating support

    $25,000
  49. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2020

    77562 2020 RWJF Sports Award Opportunity Fund -- P

    $10,000
  50. Ueberroth Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    Foundation goal

    $10,000
  51. The John H & Cynthia Lee Smet FoundationManhattan Beach, CA 2020

    Covid 19 adla grants

    $10,000
  52. The Sikand FoundationSherman Oaks, CA 2020

    To bring the power of sport and play to all children, regardless of their race, gender, zip code or socioeconomic status.

    $5,000
  53. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    For core operating support to provide healthy play opportunities for the underserved youth of los angeles.

    $5,000
  54. Carrie Estelle Doheny FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    Play at home project

    $5,000
  55. The Stagman FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    To contribute to charitable purposes.

    $250
  56. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $10
  57. LA84 FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2019

    Youth sports

    $500,000
  58. Herbert R Mayer and Jeanne C Mayer FoundationAgoura Hills, CA 2019

    2020 summer camp and reading lab in compton ca

    $60,000
  59. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2019

    Play Equity Summit

    $25,000
  60. The Sikand FoundationSherman Oaks, CA 2019

    To bring the power of sport and play to all children, regardless of their race, gender, zip code or socioeconomic status.

    $5,000
  61. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 2017

    Advancing community health through youth engagement: to engage local youth in efforts to determine how the olympic games being held in los angeles could potentially benefit and promote community health and health equity.

    $25,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Los Angeles, CA and are not among The Play Equity Fund’s funders above.

  1. The Ahmanson FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 298 grants Accepts applications $35,242,300 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 353 grants Accepts applications $1,421,673 to similar organizations
  3. Sempra FoundationSan Diego, CA 107 grants Preselected only $211,923 to similar organizations
  4. The J Paul Getty TrustLos Angeles, CA 187 grants Accepts applications $3,889,938 to similar organizations
  5. Weingart FoundationLos Angeles, CA 127 grants Accepts applications $6,868,710 to similar organizations
  6. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 92 grants Preselected only $1,391,601 to similar organizations
  7. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 44 grants Preselected only $24,868,000 to similar organizations
  8. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 98 grants Accepts applications $15,965,125 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 47-1295322 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.