The Lafetra Foundation concentrates its giving on public safety and civic institutions, with particularly large gifts to fire department foundations, alongside significant support for environmental advocacy and historic preservation in California. Grants are few but sizable, often directed to well-established organizations in the Los Angeles region rather than a broad portfolio of small awards.
Highly concentrated: a small number of large grants (multiple six-figure gifts), including repeat funding to at least one fire department foundation; geographic focus on California with emphasis on Los Angeles civic institutions and statewide environmental groups.
A defining thread in Lafetra Foundation’s recent giving is large, repeated support for Los Angeles public-safety institutions, especially the LAFD Foundation and the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation. Those gifts sit alongside major awards to environmental and climate groups, historic preservation organizations, and a smaller set of media and policy nonprofits. The pattern points to a funder that uses sizable grants to a limited number of organizations rather than spreading support broadly. Recent awards show that the foundation backs both general operating support and project-specific work. The Center for Biological Diversity received multiple grants over several years, including $300,000 in 2025 and $200,000 in 2024 for general support, while Polar Bears International also appears repeatedly with six-figure awards. In California, the Los Angeles Conservancy and Vote Solar are among the organizations that have received support, indicating interest in both built-environment preservation and climate-related advocacy. The grant list also includes groups tied to environmental journalism and documentary work, such as Grist and Doc Society, as well as the Windward Fund through a Hive Fund project. Together, these grants show a foundation that favors established nonprofits, often at the six-figure level, and returns to the same organizations across multiple years.
Public safety is one of the clearest themes in Lafetra Foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $713,142 in 2025 to Lafd Foundation for general support, after a $350,000 grant in 2024 to the same organization, and earlier support to the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation. Those awards suggest sustained backing for fire-related public charities rather than one-time emergency grants. Environmental advocacy is another major line of giving. The foundation awarded $300,000 in 2025 to Center for Biological Diversity for general support, and it had already given $200,000 in 2024 and $150,000 in 2023 to the same group. It also funded Polar Bears International multiple times, including $200,000 in 2025. A third cluster centers on climate, oceans, and conservation media. Grants include $100,000 to Oceana, $100,000 to The Ocean Clean Up, and $136,000 to For the Fishes, showing support for ocean-focused organizations. Media-oriented grants to Grist and Doc Society extend that pattern into climate communication and documentary work.
$2.8M
$64M
$4M
$3.1M
Most grants fall between $20K and $100K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$100K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Lafetra Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 104 | $7.5M | 99.0% |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1 |
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Notable grantees: LAFD Foundation, Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, Center for Biological Diversity, Los Angeles Conservancy
Lafetra Foundation’s recent grants cluster around six-figure awards. The typical grant size is $20,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile, with several grants well above that range. The largest recent award in the list is $713,142. The same recipients appear across multiple years, which indicates recurring support rather than isolated gifts. Examples in the recent-grants list include the LAFD Foundation, Center for Biological Diversity, Polar Bears International, Community of Writers, and For the Fishes. The foundation is a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Recent grants include both general support and specific project support, such as a Hive Fund project grant.
Most of Lafetra Foundation’s grants land in the United States, with one recorded grant in the Netherlands. California receives the largest share of grants by recipient location, and 62% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Los Angeles is a recurring city in the grant list, along with Oakland, San Francisco, and Nevada City. Outside California, recent recipient locations include Washington, DC; Seattle; Brooklyn; New York; and Bozeman. The country distribution is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with 104 grants in the US and 1 in the Netherlands.
Its recent grants center on public safety and civic institutions, especially Los Angeles fire-related organizations, along with environmental advocacy, species and habitat protection, historic preservation, and some climate/media work. Named recipients in the recent list include Center for Biological Diversity, Los Angeles Conservancy, Polar Bears International, Grist, and Doc Society.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once across the recent-grants list, including Lafd Foundation, Center for Biological Diversity, Polar Bears International, Community of Writers, For the Fishes, Doc Society, Grist, and Vote Solar. That pattern suggests repeated support over multiple years rather than one-time awards.
The grant-size distribution is $20,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also exceed that range, including a $713,142 grant to Lafd Foundation and a $300,000 grant to Center for Biological Diversity.
Yes. Most recent entries are labeled general support, but the list also includes project-oriented grants such as a $100,000 Hive Fund project grant to Windward Fund and support of public charity awards to organizations like Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, Center for Biological Diversity, and Polar Bears International.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $100K |
0.9% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAFD FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $713,142 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY | TUSCON, AZ | $300,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| POLAR BEARS INTERNATIONAL | BOZEMAN, MT | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DOC SOCIETY | BROOKLYN, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOR THE FISHES | KIHEL, HI | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WINDWARD FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | HIVE FUND PROJECT |
| GRIST | SEATTLE, WA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VOTE SOLAR | OAKLAND, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHICKEN AND EGG PICTURES INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY OF WRITERS | NEVADA CITY, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY EQUITY FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ROOSEVELT INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WILDLANDS CONSERVANCY | YUCAIPA, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK | OAKLAND, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE | BASALT, CO | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PROTEUS FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | PLASTIC SOLUTIONS FUND PROJECT |
| RARE | ARLINGTON, VA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YALE CLIMATE CONNECTIONS | NEW HAVEN, CT | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR YALE CLIMATE CONNECTIONS |
| MISSION FILMS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY | SACRAMENTO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEST FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OCEANA | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SEA SHEPHERD CONSERVATION SOCIETY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE CLIMATE CENTER | SANTA ROSA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TREVOR PROJECT | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $22,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE | BERKELEY, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OAKLAND COMMUNITY LAND TRUST | OAKLAND, CA | $4,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PEOPLES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | BERKELEY, CA | $4,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAUSE JUSTA JUST CAUSE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $4,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MOMS4HOUSING | OAKLAND, CA | $4,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOGEREA TE' LAND TRUST | OAKLAND, CA | $4,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LAFD FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $350,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY | TUSCON, AZ | $200,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| POLAR BEARS INTERNATIONAL | BOZEMAN, MT | $150,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOR THE FISHES | KIHEL, HI | $136,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY OF WRITERS | NEVADA CITY, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DOC SOCIETY | BROOKLYN, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GRIST | SEATTLE, WA | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE OCEAN CLEAN UP | AD ROTTERDAM, SO | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WINDWARD FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2024 | HIVE FUND PROJECT |
| VOTE SOLAR | OAKLAND, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ROOSEVELT INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OCEANA | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY EQUITY FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHICKEN AND EGG PICTURES INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $75,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WILDLANDS CONSERVANCY | YUCAIPA, CA | $75,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEST FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
LAFD FOUNDATION
$713,142GENERAL SUPPORT
FOR THE FISHES
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HIVE FUND PROJECT
GRIST
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHICKEN AND EGG PICTURES INC
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITY OF WRITERS
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PROTEUS FUND
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS
$50,000PLASTIC SOLUTIONS FUND PROJECT
YALE CLIMATE CONNECTIONS
$50,000FOR YALE CLIMATE CONNECTIONS
MISSION FILMS
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEST FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PEOPLES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$4,500GENERAL SUPPORT
MOMS4HOUSING
$4,500GENERAL SUPPORT
LAFD FOUNDATION
$350,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FOR THE FISHES
$136,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITY OF WRITERS
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DOC SOCIETY
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GRIST
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE OCEAN CLEAN UP
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHICKEN AND EGG PICTURES INC
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEST FOUNDATION
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT