Snap Foundation operates primarily as a donor-advised fund vehicle, directing its entire recorded grantmaking through a single, large contribution to the California Community Foundation. Rather than funding nonprofits directly, the foundation appears set up to enable flexible, place-based philanthropy in the Los Angeles area through a community foundation intermediary. This suggests the foundation’s grantmaking strategy is centralized and likely donor-directed over time via the community foundation.
Snap Foundation’s recorded grantmaking is built around a single large contribution to the California Community Foundation, which received $13,185,558 in 2023 through Snap Foundation’s donor advised fund. That structure shapes how the funder operates: rather than direct, broad-based grantmaking, it channels resources through a community foundation and then into local Los Angeles philanthropy. The foundation’s public grant records show a strong emphasis on arts, culture, design, innovation, and creative-economy pathways for underrepresented youth in Los Angeles and LA County. Within that local focus, the foundation has backed both large intermediary funds and direct support to arts and youth-serving organizations. California Community Foundation appears multiple times as a recipient, including support for the Los Angeles Arts Relief and Recovery Fund, the Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative, and LA n Sync fund. Snap Foundation also made six-figure general support grants to organizations such as Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, Inner-city Arts, and Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc. The pattern points to a funder that mixes flexible community support with targeted investments in creative education, arts access, and local nonprofit capacity.
In arts relief and recovery, Snap Foundation gave $250,000 to California Community Foundation for the Los Angeles Arts Relief and Recovery Fund. That same intermediary role appears again in a $125,000 grant for the LA n Sync fund. For racial equity work, the foundation gave $250,000 to Southern California Grantmakers for the Black Equity Collective Fund, followed by $250,000 in 2024 for the Black Equity Collective program and another $250,000 in 2025 for the Black Equity Collective. The foundation also funds theater and creative workforce pathways. It gave $200,000 to Latino Theater Company for the National Latinx Theater Initiative and Impact Theater Initiative, and $180,000 to the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture for the Creative Careers Online fund. Youth arts and education appear in grants to Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc and P S Arts, both for general support.
Snap Foundation’s typical grants cluster around a high six-figure range, with a p25 of $50,000, a median of $100,000, and a p75 of $103,944. The records also show repeated support to the same recipients over multiple years, including California Community Foundation, Southern California Grantmakers, Inner-city Arts, Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, Ghetto Film School La Inc, and Latino Theater Company. That suggests an ongoing funding relationship rather than one-off giving. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and also makes program-related investments. Its grants are primarily routed through its donor-advised fund structure.
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Most grants fall between $50K and $104K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$104K
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Highly concentrated: a single large grant representing 100% of recorded giving, routed to a community foundation as a donor-advised fund rather than direct grants to operating nonprofits.
Notable grantees: California Community Foundation
Snap Foundation gives overwhelmingly in California: 97% of its grants go to recipients in the state, and its top grant-count state is CA. The grant list is concentrated in Los Angeles and nearby cities, including Los Angeles, Culver City, Santa Monica, Burbank, Encino, West Covina, and Concord. Outside California, one recorded recipient is in Spokane, Washington. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 157 grants in the United States.
Snap Foundation supports nonprofit organizations and collaboratives in Los Angeles that work in arts, culture, design, innovation, and creative economy pathways. The records also show support for youth-serving organizations, arts education, theater, racial equity initiatives, and nonprofit sustainability work.
Its grant-size distribution is centered in the six-figure range: p25 is $50,000, median grant size is $100,000, and p75 is $103,944. The recent record also includes larger grants such as $250,000 and a $13,185,558 donor-advised fund contribution to California Community Foundation.
It funds intermediaries as well as direct nonprofit grantees. California Community Foundation appears several times in the records, including as the recipient of the foundation’s $13,185,558 donor-advised fund contribution and as a pass-through vehicle for Los Angeles relief, recovery, and sustainability initiatives.
Giving is concentrated in California, with 97% of grants going to recipients in the state. The recipient cities in the recent grants list are mainly in Los Angeles and nearby communities such as Culver City, Santa Monica, Burbank, Encino, West Covina, and Concord.
Yes. Several recipients appear more than once across the recent grants list, including California Community Foundation, Southern California Grantmakers, Inner-city Arts, Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, Ghetto Film School La Inc, and Latino Theater Company. That repetition indicates ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Snap Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations and collaboratives supporting and/or led by underrepresented youth in Los Angeles, particularly those providing creative education, career exploration and readiness, or workforce entry and advancement opportunities.
Who can apply: The initiative must benefit youth education or art, support pathways to the creative economy, address a time-sensitive need, and connect to the Los Angeles community. The funder's inquiry form requests organizational and service-area information from LA-based creative arts nonprofits.
Deadline: No specific deadlines listed; intake appears to be ongoing via the online interest form.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INNER-CITY ARTS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HEART OF LOS ANGELES YOUTH INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| PARTNERSHIP FOR LOS ANGELES SCHOOLS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERS |
| LOS ANGELES, CA |
| $250,000 |
| 2025 |
| Black Equity Collective |
| LA PLAZA DE CULTURA Y ARTES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| GHETTO FILM SCHOOL LA INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CENTER THEATRE GROUP OF LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ETM-LA INC | BURBANK, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| P S ARTS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| LATINO THEATER COMPANY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ARTS FOR HEALING AND JUSTICE NETWORK | LONG BEACH, CA | $125,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ARTS FOR L A | WEST COVINA, CA | $125,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | WriteGirl fund |
| VENICE ARTS | MARINA DL REY, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| 826LA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS | PASADENA, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| A PLACE CALLED HOME | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | Arts & Creative Expression Program |
| BARCID FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| COOP CAREERS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | COOP Careers LA Flagship Program Expansion fund |
| OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | Otis College Report fund on the Creative Economy |
| DIY GIRLS | PACOIMA, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HOMEBOY ART ACADEMY INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| JOURNEY HOUSE INC | PASADENA, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| READY TO SUCCEED | SANTA MONICA, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | Upstart Co-Lab fund |
| MANIFESTWORKS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| GET LIT WORDS IGNITE INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| INSIDEOUT WRITERS INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| TIA CHUCHAS CENTRO CULTURAL INC | SYLMAR, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SELF-HELP GRAPHICS AND ARTS INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE H E ART PROJECT | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| P F BRESEE FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| YOUNG STORYTELLERS FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| JAIL GUITAR DOORS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| RYMAN CARROLL FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| GIRLS MAKE BEATS INC | NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ACADEMY FOUNDATION | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| REDISCOVER CENTER INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ARTLAB21 FOUNDATION | LAWNDALE, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| COMMUNITY INITIATIVES | OAKLAND, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | Libros Schmibros fund |
| FRACTURED ATLAS INC | HARTSDALE, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | Crenshaw Dairy Mart - General Operating fund |
| A NOISE WITHIN | PASADENA, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | Education Program |
| KOREATOWN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTER INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | Koreatown Storytelling Program (KSP) |
| NEWFILMMAKERS LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HOLLYWOOD CINEMA PRODUCTION RESOURCES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| GIRLS INC OF GREATER LOS ANGELES | NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CLOCKSHOP | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | Summer Youth Arts & Advocacy Fellowship |
| MUSICIANS AT PLAY FOUNDATION INC | VALLEY VILLAGE, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| EDWARD CHARLES FOUNDATION | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | Creative Futures Collective Program |
GHETTO FILM SCHOOL LA INC
$150,000General & Unrestricted
826LA
$100,000General & Unrestricted
OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
$100,000Otis College Report fund on the Creative Economy
HOMEBOY ART ACADEMY INC
$100,000General & Unrestricted
JAIL GUITAR DOORS
$75,000General & Unrestricted
RYMAN CARROLL FOUNDATION
$75,000General & Unrestricted
ARTLAB21 FOUNDATION
$75,000General & Unrestricted
Koreatown Storytelling Program (KSP)
HOLLYWOOD CINEMA PRODUCTION RESOURCES
$75,000General & Unrestricted
MUSICIANS AT PLAY FOUNDATION INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
