Grants awarded
Who does Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation fund?
Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation has awarded $5.8 million across 631 grants to 265 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $5,411, with most between $3,000 and $10,834. Repeat grantees receive a median $7,000 versus $2,200 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$5.8M
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
265
Grants
631
Years
2020–2024
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 | Follow |
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| S Salvation Army Varcenterspgms | $195K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | $168K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| S Smithsonian -Natl Museum Amer Histo | $151K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Csu Long Beach Foundation | $143K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Jazz at Lincoln Center INC
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$125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| S Smithsonian National Portrait Galle | $120K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $113K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U University of Southern Calif | $107K | 9 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Spread the Word NV | $104K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Venice Family Clinic
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$99K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
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$92K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
The Apollo Theater Foundation INC
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$92K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| C Cal State University Northridge | $91K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Great American Songbook Fndn | $88K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Saban Community Clinic | $85K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Young Musicians Foundation
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$81K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Anti-Defamation League
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$79K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$76K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $75K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Grammy Museum Foundation INC
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$74K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $73K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U USC School of Dramatic Arts | $72K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$71K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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American Heart Association INC
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$70K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| H Harmony Project | $70K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$69K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | NC | |
| H Heart of Los Angeles | $67K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C City of Hope | $66K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Eisner Health Pediatric Med Ctr | $61K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| V Var Charitable Orgs 3500 Books | $60K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
La's Best
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$60K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IN | |
| C Capital Area Community Service | $58K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U USC Thornton School of Music | $55K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$54K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| I Interlochen Arts Academy | $53K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Ncuu Foundation INC | $51K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Carnegie Hall Society | $50K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$49K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| F Fresno State Advising Center | $46K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Second Harvest Food Bank | $44K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$44K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| P Purchase College State Univ of NY | $42K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S South Central Family Health Ctr | $42K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $42K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N New Jersey City University | $41K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| Q Queens College City Univ NY | $41K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| V Var Charitable Orgs 1000 Books | $41K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Grammy Museum Mississippi | $39K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $37K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Foodbank of Santa Barbara | $36K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Constitutional Rights Foundation Orange County
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$36K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Symphonic Jazz Orchestra
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$34K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$34K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| C Center Theatre Group | $33K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $33K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| J JR Blind of America | $33K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| K Kansas City College | $32K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Westside Food Bank | $32K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
My Stuff Bags Foundation
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$32K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$31K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| T The Boy's Girl's Club | $31K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| V Venice Family Clinic -Early Head St | $30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Bloomingdale School of Music INC
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$30K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$29K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| P Ps Arts Public School Arts | $28K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Jazz Education Network
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$28K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| L Levine School of Music | $28K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Indiana University | $27K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$27K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Exceptional Childrens Foundation a Corp
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$26K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $26K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Farmlink Project
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$25K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A A Capella Academy | $24K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Cal State University Fresno | $21K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U University of District of Columbia | $21K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $21K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$21K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$21K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| U UCLA -Children's Dental Clinics - V | $20K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
National Public Radio INC
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$20K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
| T The Smith Ctr of Performing Arts | $20K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Friends of York University INC | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| R Regents Univ of California | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $19K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A American Pops | $19K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| W Wayfinder Family Service | $18K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Downtown Women's Center
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$16K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| U University of Maryland | $15K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Los Angeles County High School for | $15K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Los Angeles Commucollege Student Un | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Smith Center for the Performing Art | $15K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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DC Jazz Festival
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$15K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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