Grants awarded
Who does Johnny Carson Foundation fund?
Johnny Carson Foundation has awarded $78 million across 1,409 grants to 472 grantees between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $15,000, with most between $10,000 and $32,500. Repeat grantees receive a median $20,000 versus $15,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$78.3M
Typical grant
$15K
Grantees
472
Grants
1,409
Years
2019–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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University of Nebraska Foundation
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$23.0M | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| U University of Nebraska Foundation | $4.5M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Faith Regional Health Services Foundation | $3.8M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L La Regional Food Bank | $2.5M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Westside Food Bank | $1.8M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U University of Nebraska | $1.6M | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Homeboy Industries
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$1.5M | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| S Saban Community Clinic | $1.0M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Alliance College-Ready Public Schools
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$1.0M | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| P Planned Parenthood La | $750K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Pat Tillman Foundation
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$696K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| C Chrysalis Foundation | $695K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$675K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
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$667K | 9 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| L Lausd Education Foundation | $660K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $550K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Martin Luther King JR Community Health Foundation | $534K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Motion Picture and Television Fund
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$508K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Nebraska Cultural Endowment
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$500K | 4 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| N North Fork Area Transit INC | $500K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NE | |
National Comedy Center INC
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$500K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
National Jewish Health
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$490K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
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$475K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | NE | |
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$425K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| H Heart of Los Angeles | $420K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Orangewood Children's Foundation | $420K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Sag-Aftra Foundation | $400K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $372K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Project Angel Food
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$360K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $358K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Academy of Tv Arts & Sciences | $320K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| J Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles | $310K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Unusual Suspects Theater Company | $300K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Csulb | $300K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Uplift Family Services at Hollygrove | $295K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$290K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $290K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C California Science Center | $280K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
College Track
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$250K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
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$250K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| E Elkhorn Valley Museum | $237K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$225K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Greater Los Angeles Zoological Association
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$225K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| T The Lundquist Institute | $224K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Green Dot Public Schools | $215K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Salk Institute | $211K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$205K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| W Weingart Center for the Homeless | $200K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$200K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | NE | |
| A Aids Project Los Angeles | $200K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$200K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Planned Parenthood North Central States | $200K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA | $200K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
Direct Relief
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$195K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| I Inclusion Matters | $195K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
| A Alliance for College Ready Public Schools | $190K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Harmony Project | $190K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
St Joseph Center
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$190K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
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$190K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| T The Cancer Support Community | $185K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Children's Institute INC
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$185K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| M Muckenthaler Cultural Center | $184K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| V Village for Vets | $175K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$175K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Vision to Learn
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$175K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $175K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Wqxr - New York Public Radio | $172K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Education Through Music - Los Angeles | $170K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The People Concern
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$165K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
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$165K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| H Homes for Families | $162K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N New Directions for Veterans | $160K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Pat Tillman Foundation | $155K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Teach for America | $155K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N National Jewish Health | $155K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U UCLA Foundation | $155K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Facing History & Ourselves INC
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$155K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
Public Counsel
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$155K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
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$155K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| H Homeless Intervention Services of Orange County | $153K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$150K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| T The Alliance for Children's Rights | $150K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Orange County High School of the Arts | $150K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$150K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $150K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Norfolk Area Community Foundation Fund | $150K | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles
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$150K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | CA | |
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$145K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| V Verbium Dei High School | $145K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Special Olympics Southern California INC
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$140K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
A World Fit for Kids
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$140K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| A African American Board Leadership Institute | $140K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Inner-City Filmmakers | $140K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| A American Red Cross Los Angeles Region | $140K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C C5la | $130K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Children's Hospital La | $130K | 3 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Artworx La | $130K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$128K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | NJ | |
| H Hope the Mission | $125K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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