The Orkand Foundation concentrates its giving on direct service organizations that serve vulnerable, low-income residents of Los Angeles — particularly people experiencing homelessness, survivors of domestic violence, and uninsured/undercared-for patients. Nearly all funding goes to frontline service providers, with one large unrestricted/ program grant to a homelessness/domestic violence provider and repeat smaller grants to a community clinic. The foundation appears focused, pragmatic, and locally concentrated rather than funding research or advocacy.
A single $100,000 grant to People Concern in Los Angeles sets the tone for the Richard and Harriet Orkand Charitable & Educational Foundation: this is a funder that backs direct service organizations serving people facing homelessness and domestic violence. That pattern continues across smaller, repeated grants to safety-net providers and community institutions, with the foundation returning year after year to organizations delivering concrete help rather than abstract programming. The foundation’s recent giving shows a strong preference for frontline services in Los Angeles and nearby communities. Venice Family Clinic appears repeatedly for medical care for low-income patients, while International Medical Corps also receives annual support for medical care for the poor. Alongside those health-related grants, the foundation funds groups serving children, civic and cultural organizations, and a small number of international recipients connected to genocide survivors in Rwanda. The overall picture is narrow and practical: modest awards in most cases, a few larger commitments, and a clear emphasis on services for vulnerable people. The recurring grants suggest an established pattern rather than one-off experimentation, with the foundation supporting organizations that already operate in the communities it appears to prioritize.
In homelessness and domestic violence work, the Richard and Harriet Orkand Charitable & Educational Foundation gave $100,000 to People Concern for support for the homeless and victims of domestic violence. That is the largest grant in the recent record and the clearest indicator of its priorities. Health access is another recurring theme. The foundation awarded $12,500 in 2024 and $10,000 in 2025 to Venice Family Clinic for medical care for the poor, and it also gave $4,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025 to International Medical Corps for the same purpose. The foundation also supports civic and public-interest organizations. It gave $3,000 in 2024 and again in 2025 to Planned Parenthood Federation for women’s health, and it funded Jewish World Watch in 2023 and 2025 for freedom of religion and civil-liberty issues. Children’s and family services appear as well, including grants to Casa of Los Angeles and Everychild Foundation for child welfare-related work.
$289K
$1.3M
-$48K
$83K
Most grants fall between $500 and $2K, with a median of $750.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$750
75th Percentile
$2K
About 66% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Richard and Harriet Orkand Charitable & Educational Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 156 | $279K | 98.7% |
| 2 | Rwanda | 2 |
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Concentrated, local grantmaking: one large grant to a core homelessness/domestic violence service provider and recurring smaller grants to a community health clinic; funding is directed to direct-service organizations rather than research or policy work.
Notable grantees: PEOPLE CONCERN, VENICE FAMILY CLINIC, Other small, LA‑based health and human services nonprofits
Typical grants are small: the 25th percentile is $500, the median is $750, and the 75th percentile is $1,500. The distribution is therefore highly weighted toward modest awards, even though a few larger grants stand out. The record also shows repetition across years rather than isolated gifts. Venice Family Clinic, International Medical Corps, Friends of the LA Philharmonic, Planned Parenthood Federation, Jewish World Watch, KCET, Casa of Los Angeles, Everychild Foundation, and Children’s Institute Inc all appear in multiple years. The foundation is a private charitable and educational foundation, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Grants appear to be made through direct charitable support rather than an application-driven or investment model.
Giving is heavily concentrated in California, with 66% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Los Angeles-area organizations dominate the recent record, including Los Angeles, Venice, Pasadena, Burbank, Monterey Park, Encino, Pacific Palisades, and Santa Monica. Outside California, Washington, DC appears through Planned Parenthood Federation, and Kigali appears through two grants to Avega Aghozo/Avega Agahozo. The top state by grant count is DC, even though most grants still land in California.
It most often supports direct service organizations serving vulnerable people, especially providers working on homelessness, domestic violence, and low-income health care. The recent grants include People Concern, Venice Family Clinic, and International Medical Corps, each funded for direct service work rather than research.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Venice Family Clinic, International Medical Corps, Friends of the LA Philharmonic, Planned Parenthood Federation, Jewish World Watch, KCET, Casa of Los Angeles, Everychild Foundation, and Children’s Institute Inc.
The typical grant is small: the 25th percentile is $500, the median is $750, and the 75th percentile is $1,500. That means most grants cluster below $2,000, with a few much larger awards standing out.
California receives 66% of grants, and the recent recipient list is especially dense in Los Angeles-area cities. Named recipients include Los Angeles, Venice, Pasadena, Burbank, Monterey Park, Encino, Pacific Palisades, and Santa Monica.
Recent grants cover homelessness and domestic violence, medical care for low-income patients, women’s health, civil-liberty and freedom-of-religion work, child welfare, public programming, and support for genocide widows and descendants in Kigali.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $10K |
1.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VENICE FAMILY CLINIC | VENICE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR THE POOR |
| AVEGA AGHOZO | KIGALI | $5,000 | 2025 | HELPS WIDOWS AND DESCENDANTS ESCAPE DESPAIR AFTER RWANDAN GENOCIDE |
| INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $4,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR THE POOR |
| FRIENDS OF THE LA PHILHARMONIC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $3,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE MUSICAL ARTS |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $3,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT WOMENS HEALTH |
| EVERYCHILD FOUNDATION | PACIFIC PALISADES, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | EASING THE SUFFERING OF CHILDREN IN LA |
| CASA OF LOS ANGELES | MONTEREY PARK, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | ADVOCATES FOR CHILD WELFARE IN THE COURT SYSTEM |
| JEWISH WORLD WATCH | ENCINO, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | SUPPORTS FREEDOM OF RELIGION, ISUES OF CIVIL LIBERTY |
| KPCC | PASADENA, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT PUBLIC PROGRAMMING |
| CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | BUILDING EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES |
| BEND THE ARC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | EDUCATION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES |
| SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER | MONTGOMERY, AL | $1,500 | 2025 | PROMOTE TOLERANCE AND JUSTICE |
| WORLD UNION FOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | PROMOTE JEWISH SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL IDENTITY WORLDWIDE |
| LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,500 | 2025 | PROVIDE VOTER INFORMATION ON BALLOT MEASURES |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM WAH | GLENDALE, CA | $1,500 | 2025 | PROMOTE EDUCATION AND WORLD PEACE |
| THE PEOPLE CONCERN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR AMERICAN VALUES |
| KCET | BURBANK, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PUBLIC PROGRAMMING |
| KCRW | SANTA MONICA, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PUBLIC PROGRAMMING |
| HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH | TOM RIVER, NJ | $1,000 | 2025 | TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS |
| JDC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | FUND INTERNATIONAL RELIEF |
| RAND CORPORATION | SANTA MONICA, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR AMERICAN VALUE |
| UPWARD BOUND HOUSE | SANTA MONCIA, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE HOUSING FOR THE HOMELESS |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | LEADS COMMUNITY TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF JEWISH PEOPLE AND CARES FOR JEWISH INDIVIDUALS |
| CLERGY AND LAITY UNITED FOR ECON JU | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | HELP THE WORKING POOR |
| AMERICAN SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ISRAELI CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS |
| WISE AND HEALTHY AGING | SANTA MONICA, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE SENIOR HEALTH SERVICES |
| BRAILLE INSTITUTE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | TO POSITIVELY TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH VISION LOSS |
| J STREET EDUCATIONAL FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | EDUCATE PUBLIC ABOUT ISRAEL |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTS FAMILIES IN NEED |
| SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $750 | 2025 | SUPPORT EDUCATION AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY |
| PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY FOUNDAT | WASHINGTON, DC | $500 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR AMERICAN VALUES |
| SMS FOUNDATION | MIRAMAR, FL | $500 | 2025 | RESEARCH TO FIND A CURE FOR SMS DISEASE |
| AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $500 | 2025 | SUPPORT EDUCATION |
| LUPUS LA | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $500 | 2025 | SUPPORT MEDICAL RESEARCH & PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION |
| COMMON CAUSE EDUCATIONAL FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $500 | 2025 | SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH |
| SCHOOL ON WHEELS | VENTURA, CA | $500 | 2025 | EDUCATION FOR POOR CHILDREN |
| NAACP | BALTIMORE, MD | $500 | 2025 | PROMOTE EQUALITY FOR ALL AMERICANS |
| ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $500 | 2025 | SUPPORT EDUCATION & MEDICAL RESEARCH FOR ALZHEIMERS |
| PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2025 | HELP WITH RESEARCH FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE |
| CHAPCARE | PASADENA, CA | $500 | 2025 | PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR THE POOR |
| TEAM CANCER AMERICA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $500 | 2025 | SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH |
| NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $500 | 2025 | HELP WITH RESEARCH PROJECTS |
| AFFORDABLE LIVING FOR THE AGING | LOS ANGELES, CA | $500 | 2025 | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS |
| AMERICAN AUTOIMMUNE ASSOCIATION | DETROIT, MI | $250 | 2025 | SUPPORT MEDICAL RESEARCH & PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION |
| HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $250 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES |
| AIDS PROJECT LA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $250 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH AIDS |
| PBS SOCAL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $250 | 2025 | SUPPORT PUBLIC PROGRAMMING |
| ACLU FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $200 | 2025 | DEFEND CIVIL LIBERTIES |
| NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM | LOS ANGELES, CA | $150 | 2025 | EDUCATE ABOUT OUR NATURAL AND CULTURAL WORLD |
| FRIENDS OF THE SMITHSONIAN | PITTSFIELD, MA | $150 | 2025 | EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT HISTORY,ART & SCIENCE |
VENICE FAMILY CLINIC
$10,000PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR THE POOR
AVEGA AGHOZO
$5,000HELPS WIDOWS AND DESCENDANTS ESCAPE DESPAIR AFTER RWANDAN GENOCIDE
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS
$4,000PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR THE POOR
FRIENDS OF THE LA PHILHARMONIC
$3,500SUPPORT THE MUSICAL ARTS
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION
$3,000SUPPORT WOMENS HEALTH
EVERYCHILD FOUNDATION
$2,500EASING THE SUFFERING OF CHILDREN IN LA
CASA OF LOS ANGELES
$2,500ADVOCATES FOR CHILD WELFARE IN THE COURT SYSTEM
JEWISH WORLD WATCH
$2,500SUPPORTS FREEDOM OF RELIGION, ISUES OF CIVIL LIBERTY
KPCC
$2,500SUPPORT PUBLIC PROGRAMMING
CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE INC
$2,000BUILDING EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
BEND THE ARC
$1,500EDUCATION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
$1,500PROMOTE TOLERANCE AND JUSTICE
WORLD UNION FOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM
$1,500PROMOTE JEWISH SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL IDENTITY WORLDWIDE
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION
$1,500PROVIDE VOTER INFORMATION ON BALLOT MEASURES
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM WAH
$1,500PROMOTE EDUCATION AND WORLD PEACE
THE PEOPLE CONCERN
$1,500SUPPORT FOR AMERICAN VALUES
KCET
$1,000SUPPORT PUBLIC PROGRAMMING
KCRW
$1,000SUPPORT PUBLIC PROGRAMMING
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
$1,000TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS
JDC
$1,000FUND INTERNATIONAL RELIEF
RAND CORPORATION
$1,000SUPPORT FOR AMERICAN VALUE
UPWARD BOUND HOUSE
$1,000PROVIDE HOUSING FOR THE HOMELESS
JEWISH FEDERATION OF LOS ANGELES
$1,000LEADS COMMUNITY TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF JEWISH PEOPLE AND CARES FOR JEWISH INDIVIDUALS
CLERGY AND LAITY UNITED FOR ECON JU
$1,000HELP THE WORKING POOR
AMERICAN SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL
$1,000SUPPORT FOR ISRAELI CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
WISE AND HEALTHY AGING
$1,000PROVIDE SENIOR HEALTH SERVICES
BRAILLE INSTITUTE
$1,000TO POSITIVELY TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH VISION LOSS
J STREET EDUCATIONAL FUND
$1,000EDUCATE PUBLIC ABOUT ISRAEL
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE
$1,000SUPPORTS FAMILIES IN NEED
SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER
$750SUPPORT EDUCATION AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY
PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY FOUNDAT
$500SUPPORT FOR AMERICAN VALUES
SMS FOUNDATION
$500RESEARCH TO FIND A CURE FOR SMS DISEASE
AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY
$500SUPPORT EDUCATION
LUPUS LA
$500SUPPORT MEDICAL RESEARCH & PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION
COMMON CAUSE EDUCATIONAL FUND
$500SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
SCHOOL ON WHEELS
$500EDUCATION FOR POOR CHILDREN
NAACP
$500PROMOTE EQUALITY FOR ALL AMERICANS
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION
$500SUPPORT EDUCATION & MEDICAL RESEARCH FOR ALZHEIMERS
PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION
$500HELP WITH RESEARCH FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE
CHAPCARE
$500PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR THE POOR
TEAM CANCER AMERICA
$500SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
$500HELP WITH RESEARCH PROJECTS
AFFORDABLE LIVING FOR THE AGING
$500PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
AMERICAN AUTOIMMUNE ASSOCIATION
$250SUPPORT MEDICAL RESEARCH & PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION
HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES
$250COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES
AIDS PROJECT LA
$250SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH AIDS
PBS SOCAL
$250SUPPORT PUBLIC PROGRAMMING
ACLU FOUNDATION
$200DEFEND CIVIL LIBERTIES
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
$150EDUCATE ABOUT OUR NATURAL AND CULTURAL WORLD
FRIENDS OF THE SMITHSONIAN
$150EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT HISTORY,ART & SCIENCE