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    Snap Foundation

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    About Snap Foundation

    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.

    Focus Areas

    Donor-advised philanthropy routed through community foundations (Los Angeles)Pass-through support to enable local nonprofit funding via a DAFFlexible/unrestricted community grants in Greater Los Angeles

    Who They Fund

    Los Angeles-based artists and arts organizationsBlack communities and Black-led organizationsLatinx/Latino theater artists and companiesyouth (including girls) and young creativesstudents experiencing homelessness

    About Snap 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.

    What Snap Foundation Funds

    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.

    How Snap Foundation Gives

    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.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $5.9M

    Total Assets

    $139.7M

    Total Revenue

    $6.6M

    Total Expenses

    $7.8M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $50K and $104K, with a median of $100K.

    25th Percentile

    $50K

    Median

    $100K

    75th Percentile

    $104K

    Geographic Reach

    Local4 states funded
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    Giving Approach

    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.

    Funding Style

    general & unrestricted supportdonor-advised fundingprogram-specific grantscapacity/building & infrastructure supportmulti-year/expansion funding

    Notable grantees: California Community Foundation

    Topics

    arts recovery and relief (Los Angeles)racial equity initiatives (Black Equity)Latinx theater developmentcreative workforce development and careersnonprofit sustainability and capacity (including facility fit-out)creative economy research and reportingyouth arts mentorship and storytelling

    Where Snap Foundation Makes Grants

    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.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Snap Foundation

    What kinds of organizations does Snap Foundation support?

    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.

    How large are Snap Foundation’s typical grants?

    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.

    Does Snap Foundation fund only direct nonprofits, or also intermediaries?

    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.

    Where does Snap Foundation give most often?

    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.

    Are there repeated grantees in Snap Foundation’s recent giving?

    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.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

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    Responsive Initiatives (Tell us about your LA-based Creative arts nonprofit)

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    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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    Strategic Initiatives (Long-term field & community building grants)

    Creative education and skillsCreative economy career exploration and readinessCreative economy workforce entry and advancement+4 more

    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.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    INNER-CITY ARTSLOS ANGELES, CA$250,0002025General & Unrestricted
    PARTNERSHIP FOR LOS ANGELES SCHOOLSLOS ANGELES, CA$250,0002025General & Unrestricted
    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERSLOS ANGELES, CA$250,0002025Black Equity Collective
    HEART OF LOS ANGELES YOUTH INCLOS ANGELES, CA$250,0002025General & Unrestricted
    LA PLAZA DE CULTURA Y ARTESLOS ANGELES, CA$150,0002025General & Unrestricted
    LATINO THEATER COMPANYLOS ANGELES, CA$150,0002025General & Unrestricted
    CENTER THEATRE GROUP OF LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES, CA$150,0002025General & Unrestricted
    GHETTO FILM SCHOOL LA INCLOS ANGELES, CA$150,0002025General & Unrestricted
    P S ARTSLOS ANGELES, CA$150,0002025General & Unrestricted
    ETM-LA INCBURBANK, CA$150,0002025General & Unrestricted
    ARTS FOR L AWEST COVINA, CA$125,0002025General & Unrestricted
    ARTS FOR HEALING AND JUSTICE NETWORKLONG BEACH, CA$125,0002025General & Unrestricted
    SELF-HELP GRAPHICS AND ARTS INCLOS ANGELES, CA$100,0002025General & Unrestricted
    VENICE ARTSMARINA DL REY, CA$100,0002025General & Unrestricted
    826LALOS ANGELES, CA$100,0002025General & Unrestricted
    ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTSPASADENA, CA$100,0002025General & Unrestricted
    A PLACE CALLED HOMELOS ANGELES, CA$100,0002025Arts & Creative Expression Program
    BARCID FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CA$100,0002025General & Unrestricted
    COMMUNITY PARTNERSLOS ANGELES, CA$100,0002025WriteGirl fund
    COOP CAREERS INCNEW YORK, NY$100,0002025COOP Careers LA Flagship Program Expansion fund
    DIY GIRLSPACOIMA, CA$100,0002025General & Unrestricted
    HOMEBOY ART ACADEMY INCLOS ANGELES, CA$100,0002025General & Unrestricted
    JOURNEY HOUSE INCPASADENA, CA$100,0002025General & Unrestricted
    READY TO SUCCEEDSANTA MONICA, CA$100,0002025General & Unrestricted
    SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NY$100,0002025General & Unrestricted
    ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INCNEW YORK, NY$100,0002025Upstart Co-Lab fund
    MANIFESTWORKSLOS ANGELES, CA$100,0002025General & Unrestricted
    THE H E ART PROJECTLOS ANGELES, CA$100,0002025General & Unrestricted
    INSIDEOUT WRITERS INCLOS ANGELES, CA$100,0002025General & Unrestricted
    OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGNLOS ANGELES, CA$100,0002025Otis College Report fund on the Creative Economy
    YOUNG STORYTELLERS FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CA$100,0002025General & Unrestricted
    TIA CHUCHAS CENTRO CULTURAL INCSYLMAR, CA$100,0002025General & Unrestricted
    GET LIT WORDS IGNITE INCLOS ANGELES, CA$100,0002025General & Unrestricted
    P F BRESEE FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CA$100,0002025General & Unrestricted
    REDISCOVER CENTER INCLOS ANGELES, CA$75,0002025General & Unrestricted
    FRACTURED ATLAS INCHARTSDALE, NY$75,0002025Crenshaw Dairy Mart - General Operating fund
    NEWFILMMAKERS LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES, CA$75,0002025General & Unrestricted
    A NOISE WITHINPASADENA, CA$75,0002025Education Program
    ACADEMY FOUNDATIONBEVERLY HILLS, CA$75,0002025General & Unrestricted
    GIRLS INC OF GREATER LOS ANGELESNORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA$75,0002025General & Unrestricted
    KOREATOWN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTER INCLOS ANGELES, CA$75,0002025Koreatown Storytelling Program (KSP)
    ARTLAB21 FOUNDATIONLAWNDALE, CA$75,0002025General & Unrestricted
    JAIL GUITAR DOORSLOS ANGELES, CA$75,0002025General & Unrestricted
    COMMUNITY INITIATIVESOAKLAND, CA$75,0002025Libros Schmibros fund
    GIRLS MAKE BEATS INCNORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA$75,0002025General & Unrestricted
    HOLLYWOOD CINEMA PRODUCTION RESOURCESLOS ANGELES, CA$75,0002025General & Unrestricted
    RYMAN CARROLL FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CA$75,0002025General & Unrestricted
    4C LABAZUSA, CA$50,0002025General & Unrestricted
    CLOCKSHOPLOS ANGELES, CA$50,0002025Summer Youth Arts & Advocacy Fellowship
    DESTINATION CRENSHAWLOS ANGELES, CA$50,0002025DC Arts Corp: Creative Economy Pathways

    INNER-CITY ARTS

    $250,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    PARTNERSHIP FOR LOS ANGELES SCHOOLS

    $250,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERS

    $250,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    Black Equity Collective

    HEART OF LOS ANGELES YOUTH INC

    $250,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    LA PLAZA DE CULTURA Y ARTES

    $150,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    LATINO THEATER COMPANY

    $150,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    CENTER THEATRE GROUP OF LOS ANGELES

    $150,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    GHETTO FILM SCHOOL LA INC

    $150,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    P S ARTS

    $150,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    ETM-LA INC

    $150,000
    BURBANK, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    ARTS FOR L A

    $125,000
    WEST COVINA, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    ARTS FOR HEALING AND JUSTICE NETWORK

    $125,000
    LONG BEACH, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    SELF-HELP GRAPHICS AND ARTS INC

    $100,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    VENICE ARTS

    $100,000
    MARINA DL REY, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    826LA

    $100,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS

    $100,000
    PASADENA, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    A PLACE CALLED HOME

    $100,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    Arts & Creative Expression Program

    BARCID FOUNDATION

    $100,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    COMMUNITY PARTNERS

    $100,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    WriteGirl fund

    COOP CAREERS INC

    $100,000
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    COOP Careers LA Flagship Program Expansion fund

    DIY GIRLS

    $100,000
    PACOIMA, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    HOMEBOY ART ACADEMY INC

    $100,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    JOURNEY HOUSE INC

    $100,000
    PASADENA, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    READY TO SUCCEED

    $100,000
    SANTA MONICA, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION

    $100,000
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    General & Unrestricted

    ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC

    $100,000
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    Upstart Co-Lab fund

    MANIFESTWORKS

    $100,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    THE H E ART PROJECT

    $100,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    INSIDEOUT WRITERS INC

    $100,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

    $100,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    Otis College Report fund on the Creative Economy

    YOUNG STORYTELLERS FOUNDATION

    $100,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    TIA CHUCHAS CENTRO CULTURAL INC

    $100,000
    SYLMAR, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    GET LIT WORDS IGNITE INC

    $100,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    P F BRESEE FOUNDATION

    $100,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    REDISCOVER CENTER INC

    $75,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    FRACTURED ATLAS INC

    $75,000
    HARTSDALE, NY2025

    Crenshaw Dairy Mart - General Operating fund

    NEWFILMMAKERS LOS ANGELES

    $75,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    A NOISE WITHIN

    $75,000
    PASADENA, CA2025

    Education Program

    ACADEMY FOUNDATION

    $75,000
    BEVERLY HILLS, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    GIRLS INC OF GREATER LOS ANGELES

    $75,000
    NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    KOREATOWN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTER INC

    $75,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    Koreatown Storytelling Program (KSP)

    ARTLAB21 FOUNDATION

    $75,000
    LAWNDALE, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    JAIL GUITAR DOORS

    $75,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

    $75,000
    OAKLAND, CA2025

    Libros Schmibros fund

    GIRLS MAKE BEATS INC

    $75,000
    NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    HOLLYWOOD CINEMA PRODUCTION RESOURCES

    $75,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    RYMAN CARROLL FOUNDATION

    $75,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    4C LAB

    $50,000
    AZUSA, CA2025

    General & Unrestricted

    CLOCKSHOP

    $50,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    Summer Youth Arts & Advocacy Fellowship

    DESTINATION CRENSHAW

    $50,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    DC Arts Corp: Creative Economy Pathways