The Elizabeth Bixby Janeway Foundation makes a small number of large, strategic grants focused on land conservation/preservation, local historic site support, and education/civic learning initiatives. Their giving concentrates on long‑term sustainability (endowments and operations) and occasional support for education innovation through intermediaries. Grantees tend to be well‑established organizations with durable programs rather than many small projects.
A defining thread in Elizabeth Bixby Janeway Foundation grantmaking is support for land conservation through endowment funding, including two recent grants to Nature Conservancy for the Dangermond Preserve endowment. The foundation also backs long-running local institutions with operating support, such as Rancho Los Alamitos, which received repeated awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That mix points to a funder focused on durable assets and continuity rather than one-time project bursts. Elizabeth Bixby Janeway Foundation gives at a relatively high dollar level for a small set of grantees. Recent awards include support for museum and park operations, preserve endowments, education-related intermediaries, and civic or health organizations. Several grants are restricted to operations, endowment, or capital improvements, which suggests the foundation often funds the organizational base behind public-serving work. The portfolio also includes education and civic learning through intermediaries such as Stand Together Trust, alongside support for open educational resources and related programs. In the same recent grant set, the foundation funded Stanford University for operations and awarded support to Los Angeles cultural and community organizations, showing a local emphasis with selective broader education-related giving.
Land conservation is one of the clearest themes in the foundation’s recent grants. It gave $550,000 in 2025 to Nature Conservancy for the Dangermond Preserve endowment, after a $675,000 grant in 2024 for the same preserve endowment, and a $150,000 grant in 2023 for endowment and capital improvements. The foundation also supports museum and historic-site operations. Rancho Los Alamitos received $325,000 in 2025, $300,000 in 2024, and $300,000 in 2023 for operations. Education and civic learning appear through intermediaries. Stand Together Trust received $260,000 in 2025 for operations tied to Fire, Schoolhouse World, and The Phoenix, and $250,000 in 2024 for operations tied to The Phoenix, Schoolhouse World, Rice University/OpenStax, and Fire. Health and public-service groups are part of the mix as well, including Planned Parenthood Los Angeles and Planned Parenthood Greater Texas for operations.
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Most grants fall between $20K and $61K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$61K
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Highly concentrated: very few grants but large amounts, occasional repeat funding to the same local institution, and preference for endowment/operations support over project grants.
Notable grantees: The Nature Conservancy, Rancho Los Alamitos, Stand Together Trust
Typical grant size sits in a fairly tight upper-mid range: the 25th percentile is $20,000, the median is $25,000, and the 75th percentile is $61,250. The recent list shows a pattern of larger awards to a limited number of recipients rather than many small grants. The foundation repeats grants to the same organizations across multiple years, especially Rancho Los Alamitos, Nature Conservancy, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, Los Angeles Opera, and Stand Together Trust. It is a regular funder rather than a DAF, funds individuals, and appears to favor operating support, endowments, and capital improvements over open-ended project funding.
Giving is highly concentrated in California: 86% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and California is also the top state by grant count. Los Angeles and Long Beach appear often, including awards to organizations in Los Angeles, Long Beach, North Hollywood, Santa Monica, El Segundo, and Temecula. Outside California, recent grants include recipients in Arlington, Virginia; Dallas, Texas; and Stanford, California. All recent grants in the dataset go to U.S. recipients.
It repeatedly funds established nonprofits tied to land conservation, museum and park operations, and education or civic learning. Recent grants include Nature Conservancy for the Dangermond Preserve endowment, Rancho Los Alamitos for operations, and Stand Together Trust for operations connected to Schoolhouse World, The Phoenix, Fire, and OpenStax-related work.
Yes. The foundation’s profile classifies it as funding individuals, and its broader giving includes scholarship and financial-aid related themes in addition to organizational grants.
The 25th percentile grant is $20,000, the median is $25,000, and the 75th percentile is $61,250. Recent awards often exceed the median, with several six-figure grants to recurring grantees.
It is local in scope and heavily centered in California. About 86% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and California is the top state by grant count. Recent non-California recipients include organizations in Arlington, Virginia, and Dallas, Texas.
Yes. Several organizations appear repeatedly across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including Rancho Los Alamitos, Nature Conservancy, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, Los Angeles Opera, and Stand Together Trust.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATURE CONSERVANCY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $550,000 | 2025 | DANGERMOND PRESERVE ENDOWMENT |
| NATURE CONSERVANCY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $550,000 | 2025 | DANGERMOND PRESERVE ENDOWMENT |
| RANCHO LOS ALAMITOS | LONG BEACH, CA | $325,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| RANCHO LOS ALAMITOS | LONG BEACH, CA | $325,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| STAND TOGETHER TRUST | ARLINGTON, VA | $260,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS - FBO FIRE, FBO SCHOOLHOUSE WORLD. FBO THE PHOENIX |
| STAND TOGETHER TRUST | ARLINGTON, VA | $255,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS - THE PHOENIX, SCHOOLHOUSE WORLD, RICE UNIVERSITY/OPEN STAX, FIRE |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY | STANFORD, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| VISION TO LEARN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | OPERATION |
| ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| FOOD FORWARD | NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| FOOD FORWARD | NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| FOCUSING PHILANTHROPY | SANTA MONICA, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD GREATER TEXAS | DALLAS, TX | $90,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD GREATER TEXAS | DALLAS, TX | $90,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| DALLAS WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL | DALLAS, TX | $85,000 | 2025 | GLOBAL YOUNG LEADERS |
| DALLAS WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL | DALLAS, TX | $85,000 | 2025 | $10,000 OPERATIONS & $75,000 GLOBAL YOUNG LEADERS |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $80,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $80,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| LOS ANGELES OPERA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| PORTAL SCHOOLS | EL SEGUNDO, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| LOS ANGELES OPERA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $70,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| PEOPLE CONCERN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $60,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| PEOPLE CONCERN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $60,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| TEACH FOR AMERICA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $55,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| WARFIGHTER MADE | TEMECULA, CA | $55,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| TEACH FOR AMERICA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $55,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| NEW VILLAGE GIRLS ACADEMY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| WARFIGHTER MADE | TEMECULA, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| MOCA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL |
| SOUND LIKE LA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| GIRLS WHO INVEST | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | OPERATION |
| NEW VILLAGE GIRLS ACADEMY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| SANTA YNEZ VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | SANTA YNEZ, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | PARKS-JANEWAY CARRIAGE MUSEUM |
| SANTA YNEZ VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | SANTA YNEZ, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | PARKS-JANEWAY CARRIAGE MUSEUM |
| CLIENT EARTH USA INC | CALABASAS, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION | SACRAMENTO, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| CLIENT EARTH USA INC | CALABASAS, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| LOS ANGELES MUSIC CENTER FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | ENDOWMENT |
| SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| LOS ANGELES LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| SANTA YNEZ PIRATE FOUNDATION | SOLVANG, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | OPERATION |
| SANTA BARBARA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | JANEWAY SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| CEDAR CITY BIKE WORKS | CEDAR CITY, UT | $25,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | LAGASH ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT |
| CEDAR CITY BIKE WORKS | CEDAR CITY, UT | $25,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| MAKE YOUTH SPORTS GREAT AGAIN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
NATURE CONSERVANCY
$550,000DANGERMOND PRESERVE ENDOWMENT
NATURE CONSERVANCY
$550,000DANGERMOND PRESERVE ENDOWMENT
STAND TOGETHER TRUST
$260,000OPERATIONS - FBO FIRE, FBO SCHOOLHOUSE WORLD. FBO THE PHOENIX
OPERATIONS - THE PHOENIX, SCHOOLHOUSE WORLD, RICE UNIVERSITY/OPEN STAX, FIRE
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$150,000OPERATIONS
ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER
$100,000OPERATIONS
ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER
$100,000OPERATIONS
LOS ANGELES OPERA
$75,000OPERATIONS
PORTAL SCHOOLS
$75,000OPERATIONS
LOS ANGELES OPERA
$70,000OPERATIONS
TEACH FOR AMERICA
$55,000OPERATIONS
WARFIGHTER MADE
$55,000OPERATIONS
TEACH FOR AMERICA
$55,000OPERATIONS
WARFIGHTER MADE
$50,000OPERATIONS
MOCA
$50,000ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL
SOUND LIKE LA
$50,000OPERATIONS
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$35,000PARKS-JANEWAY CARRIAGE MUSEUM
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$35,000PARKS-JANEWAY CARRIAGE MUSEUM
CLIENT EARTH USA INC
$30,000OPERATIONS
CLIENT EARTH USA INC
$30,000OPERATIONS
LOS ANGELES LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
$30,000OPERATIONS
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
$25,000OPERATIONS
SANTA YNEZ PIRATE FOUNDATION
$25,000OPERATION
SANTA BARBARA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$25,000JANEWAY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
CEDAR CITY BIKE WORKS
$25,000OPERATIONS
CEDAR CITY BIKE WORKS
$25,000OPERATIONS
MAKE YOUTH SPORTS GREAT AGAIN
$25,000OPERATIONS
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
$25,000OPERATIONS