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Private foundation (trust)EIN 954047622Est. 1986-07

THE RAY CHARLES FOUNDATION

LOS ANGELES, CA 90018

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$47.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.6M

FY 2024

Grants Made

10

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$161K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$1M

Typical

Deadlines

No submission deadlines - applications…

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$3.7M

Total Expenses

$4.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.9M

Distributable Amount

$2.2M

Min. Investment Return

$2.2M

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

10 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $18K to maximum $1M, 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 2024. Peak $3.0M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

38 grants

MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
$2.0M
1 grant
GRAMMY MUSEUM FOUNDATION
$2M
2 grants
CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
$1M
1 grant
YES2JOBS
$550K
2 grants
CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS POLICE DEPA
$500K
1 grant
NEW VILLAGE ARTS INC
$250K
1 grant
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
$150K
1 grant
JACKIE ROBINSON FOUNDATION INC
$75K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

38 grants

<$10K
13
grants
$10–50K
17
grants
$50–250K
2
grants
$250K–1M
5
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

California
$4.1M
59% of total
Georgia
$2.0M
30% of total
Nevada
$500K
7% of total
New York
$75K
1% of total
Maryland
$50K
1% of total
Texas
$40K
1% of total
Virginia
$28K
0% of total
Alabama
$25K
0% of total
Indiana
$25K
0% of total
New Jersey
$13K
0% of total

+2 more states

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