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Private foundation (trust)EIN 266908382Est. 2010-08

THE OPRAH WINFREY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

LOS ANGELES, CA 90067

Total Assets

$182.1M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$37.7M

FY 2023

Grants Made

32

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$1.2M

FY 2023

Grant Range

$17K–$18.2M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$4.6M

Total Expenses

$41.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$38.6M

Distributable Amount

$9.8M

Min. Investment Return

$10.0M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

32 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $17K through median $100K to maximum $18.2M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $37.7M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

95 grants

THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
$18.2M
1 grant
THE OPRAH WINFREY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY FDN
$16.1M
2 grants
THE OPRAH WINFREY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY FOUNDATION
$10.1M
1 grant
OW LEADERSHIP ACADEMY FOUNDATION
$9.6M
1 grant
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
$6.5M
2 grants
THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION
$6M
1 grant
US DREAM ACADEMY
$3.5M
2 grants
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
$2.7M
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

95 grants

<$10K
1
grants
$10–50K
24
grants
$50–250K
36
grants
$250K–1M
19
grants
$1–5M
9
grants
$5M+
6
grants

Geographic Focus

16 states

California
$62.7M
63% of total
Illinois
$10.0M
10% of total
Georgia
$6.6M
7% of total
Maryland
$5.0M
5% of total
New York
$4M
4% of total
New Jersey
$3M
3% of total
Tennessee
$2.1M
2% of total
Hawaii
$2.0M
2% of total
Connecticut
$1M
1% of total
Oregon
$1M
1% of total

+6 more states

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