Grants paid by The Ray Charles Foundation
EIN 95-4047622 · Los Angeles, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
The Ray Charles Foundation of Los Angeles, CA (EIN 95-4047622) reported 32 grants paid totaling $6,140,000 to 18 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$6,140,000
32 grants
Recipients
18
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | $2,120,000 | — |
| 2022 | 6 | $70,000 | — |
| 2023 | 9 | $2,350,000 | — |
| 2024 | 9 | $1,600,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 18 recipients receiving the most from The Ray Charles Foundation, by grants paid, out of 18 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehouse College | U | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $2,025,000 | 2020 |
| Grammy Museum Foundation 26-1447714 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $2,000,000 | 2024 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 95-1644600 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2023 |
| City of North Las Vegas Police Depa | U | North Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $500,000 | 2024 |
| New Village Arts Inc 52-2320930 | B | Carlsbad, CA | 1 | $250,000 | 2023 |
| Jackie Robinson Foundation Inc 13-2896345 | B | New York, NY | 3 | $75,000 | 2024 |
| Art Center College of Design 95-1921340 | B | Pasadena, CA | 4 | $69,500 | 2024 |
| Reid Temple Ame Church 52-1629113 | B | Glenn Dale, MD | 2 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Boule Foundation | U | San Antonio, TX | 2 | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Hampton University | U | Hampton, VA | 4 | $27,500 | 2024 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center 63-0598743 | B | Montgomery, AL | 4 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Triumph Foundation 26-3295161 | B | Valencia, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| The Boule Foundation 34-1304336 | B | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| Mu Boule Foundation | U | New Brunswick, NJ | 1 | $13,000 | 2020 |
| Howard University | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Lemoyne-Owen College 62-0475690 | B | Memphis, TN | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Children's Defense Fund California | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Cal State Dominguez Hills | U | Carson, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 32 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Grammy Museum Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $1,000,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202513169349102756 |
| 2024 | City of North Las Vegas Police Depa North Las Vegas, NV | U | $500,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202513169349102756 |
| 2024 | Reid Temple Ame Church Glenn Dale, MD | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202513169349102756 |
| 2024 | Jackie Robinson Foundation Inc New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202513169349102756 |
| 2024 | Boule Foundation San Antonio, TX | U | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202513169349102756 |
| 2024 | Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202513169349102756 |
| 2024 | Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202513169349102756 |
| 2024 | Cal State Dominguez Hills Carson, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202513169349102756 |
| 2024 | Hampton University Hampton, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202513169349102756 |
| 2023 | Grammy Museum Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $1,000,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202423129349101812 |
| 2023 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA | B | $1,000,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202423129349101812 |
| 2023 | New Village Arts Inc Carlsbad, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202423129349101812 |
| 2023 | Jackie Robinson Foundation Inc New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202423129349101812 |
| 2023 | Reid Temple Ame Church Glenn Dale, MD | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202423129349101812 |
| 2023 | Boule Foundation San Antonio, TX | U | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202423129349101812 |
| 2023 | Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202423129349101812 |
| 2023 | Hampton University Hampton, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202423129349101812 |
| 2023 | Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202423129349101812 |
| 2022 | Jackie Robinson Foundation Inc New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202323209349100932 |
| 2022 | The Boule Foundation Atlanta, GA | B | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202323209349100932 |
| 2022 | Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA | B | $12,500 | paid | EDUCATION | 202323209349100932 |
| 2022 | Hampton University Hampton, VA | U | $7,500 | paid | EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202323209349100932 |
| 2022 | Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202323209349100932 |
| 2022 | Children's Defense Fund California Los Angeles, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | YOUTH DEVELOPMENT | 202323209349100932 |
| 2020 | Morehouse College Atlanta, GA | U | $2,025,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202123159349103467 |
| 2020 | Triumph Foundation Valencia, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123159349103467 |
| 2020 | Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA | B | $22,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202123159349103467 |
| 2020 | Mu Boule Foundation New Brunswick, NJ | U | $13,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202123159349103467 |
| 2020 | Howard University Washington, DC | U | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202123159349103467 |
| 2020 | Hampton University Hampton, VA | U | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202123159349103467 |
| 2020 | Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123159349103467 |
| 2020 | Lemoyne-Owen College Memphis, TN | B | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202123159349103467 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202513169349102756 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202423129349101812 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202323209349100932 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202123159349103467 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/954047622.json.
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