Anita Mann Kohl Charitable Foundation

About Anita Mann Kohl Charitable Foundation

A $15,000 general-support grant to Diavolo Dance Theatre stands out in the Anita Mann Kohl Charitable Foundation’s recent giving and captures its core pattern: backing performing arts organizations with unrestricted funds. The foundation’s grants also reach arts journalism, dance companies, entertainment-industry education, and select health and advocacy nonprofits, with awards that are often meaningful relative to the organization’s operating scale. Recent recipients include Los Angeles Ballet, Luminario Ballet of Los Angeles, Dance and Dialogue, and the Television Academy Foundation. The grant record points to a funder that favors mission-driven nonprofits with clear programmatic work rather than broad generalist charities. Many awards are labeled general support, and the recipients cluster around contemporary dance, performance ensembles, and arts media, alongside a smaller set of health-related groups such as organ donation and disease advocacy organizations. Support is not limited to one program area, but the arts are the most visible throughline. The foundation’s recent activity also shows repeat support for some organizations across multiple years, suggesting ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. With annual grants of $216,597 and a small asset base on file, its giving is selective and concentrated.

What Anita Mann Kohl Charitable Foundation Funds

Contemporary dance and performance are central to the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $15,000 to Diavolo Dance Theatre for general support and $5,000 to Luminario Ballet of Los Angeles for general support. Arts journalism and dance media also appear in the record. The foundation awarded $10,000 to LA Dance Chronicle for general support, showing support for organizations that document and interpret the field. Entertainment-industry education is another recurring theme. In 2024, it gave $10,000 to the Television Academy Foundation for general support, and in 2025 it supported the Entertainment Community Fund with $7,500. The foundation also made health-related grants. Examples include $15,000 to ALS of Nevada for general support and $15,000 to Nevada Donor Network Foundation for general support, alongside smaller grants to organizations such as St. Baldrick’s Foundation and Human Rights Watch.

How Anita Mann Kohl Charitable Foundation Gives