Chuck Lorre Family Foundation
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About Chuck Lorre Family Foundation
The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation concentrates major gifts in Los Angeles-area health care and youth-focused education programs, frequently funding hospitals, community clinics, and school-based initiatives that serve low-income and underserved populations. Grants are often program-specific (youth employment/internships, residency partnerships, scholarship funds, COVID-era clinic support) and include both medical/social services (meals, reproductive health) and K–12 classroom/green space investments. The foundation favors established local institutions and national education platforms that deliver direct services and measurable outcomes for children and families.
Focus Areas
Children's and adolescent health programs at major LA hospitals (Cedars‑Sinai, Children's Hospital LA)Community clinic support and public-health emergency funding in Los Angeles (Venice Family Clinic, COVID response)High school internship and youth employment programs for Latino and African American youthScholarships and higher-education partnerships tied to entertainment/television community (UCLA Big Bang Theory scholarship/Cardiology program)K–12 classroom financing and school green space projects (DonorsChoose, Trust for Public Land)
Who They Fund
About Chuck Lorre Family Foundation
The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation’s largest recent grant went to Cedars-Sinai, with an $11,597,200 award in 2025. That scale is consistent with a funder that makes major, program-specific commitments to Los Angeles institutions rather than small scattered gifts. Across recent grants, the foundation supports health care, youth development, education, and community services, often through named initiatives that tie money to a specific program or facility. Cedars-Sinai appears as a recurring anchor in the foundation’s portfolio, including support for a youth employment and development program fund. UCLA Development is another major recipient, with a grant designated for the Big Bang Theory Scholarship Fund and Cardiology Program. The foundation also backs organizations serving people with urgent basic needs, such as Project Angel Food and The Midnight Mission, alongside education-oriented groups like DonorsChoose and Young Eisner Scholars. Its giving pattern points to a local funder that favors established organizations and direct-service projects. Recent grants also connect to medical training, internship programs for high school students, and school-based STEM support, showing a preference for structured programs with a defined use of funds.
What Chuck Lorre Family Foundation Funds
Health care is a central theme. The foundation awarded $5,025,000 in 2023 and $2,698,863 in 2025 to Venice Family Clinic for the Robert Levine Health Center project, including construction at Rose, and gave $2,500,000 in 2023 to Planned Parenthood for a Cedars-Sinai residency partnership and general fund support. Youth development and school-to-career pathways are another clear area. Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles received $3,353,750 in 2025 for the Latino & African American High School Internship Program and Children’s Orthopaedic Center, building on similar grants of $1,965,000 in 2024 and $1,870,000 in 2023. The foundation also supports STEM education and school infrastructure. It gave $1,140,000 in 2024 to 9 Dots for the Young Sheldon STEM Initiative Grant, $793,606 in 2025 to Young Eisner Scholars for YES STEM Programs and College STEM Support, and $2,000,000 in 2025 to Trust for Public Land for Community and Green Schoolyards.
How Chuck Lorre Family Foundation Gives
Typical grant size centers on a median of $25,000, with a p25 of $10,000 and a p75 of $137,250. The recent record includes both seven-figure awards and smaller program grants, showing a wide spread. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Cedars-Sinai, Venice Family Clinic, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, DonorsChoose, Planned Parenthood, Trust for Public Land, Young Eisner Scholars, Ready to Succeed, and The Midnight Mission. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, not a DAF, and it funds individuals. Program-specific support and pledge installments also appear in the grant list.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$37.5M
Total Assets
$243.2M
Total Revenue
$59M
Total Expenses
$39.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $137K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$137K
Geographic Reach
Regional13 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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