Rosemary Kraemer Raitt Foundation Trust
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a small charity should not send a cold proposal and should instead seek an introduction or a route to an invitation.
- Where a relationship exists, a modest request fits its pattern: about 8 in 10 of its grants to organisations fall between $10,000 and $100,000, the median grant is $25,000, and half of its grants are $25,000 or less.
- That band is typical rather than a limit, since the largest grant was about $130,000.
- Most of its grant dollars go to organisations it has already funded, with 92% in the latest filing going to organisations it had also funded in the two earlier filings, so a first grant is harder to secure than a renewal.
- The filing states no geographic focus or funding theme, and its recipients range from environmental centres and research institutes to food banks, museums, public media, arts groups and foster youth services, so fit should be judged on the organisation's mission rather than on location or sector.
Overview
Rosemary Kraemer Raitt Foundation Trust is a US private foundation based in Los Angeles, CA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings describe its support broadly as public support for organisations’ missions and support for charitable programmes. Its grants have gone to a varied mix of organisations, including an environmental centre, an immunology research institute, a university, food banks, children’s museums, public media organisations, arts organisations and organisations serving foster youth. The recorded purposes do not identify a more specific funding theme, and no source states a general eligibility profile or a geographic rule for applicants. The grant record is concentrated in California, although it also includes organisations in other states.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 92% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 43 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 26% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 92% of grant dollars went to organisations Rosemary Kraemer Raitt Foundation Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 16 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- The Ecology Center · Support charitable programs$115,7472024 tax year
- La Jolla Institute for Immunology · Support charitable programs$100,0002024 tax year
- Califorina State University San Marcos · Support charitable programs$40,0002024 tax year
- Undies for Everyone · Support charitable programs$25,7502024 tax year
- Hammer Museum · Support charitable programs$25,4502024 tax year
- SD Children's Discovery Museum · Support charitable programs$25,2002024 tax year
- Swim with Mike · Support charitable programs$25,0202024 tax year
- Feeding San Diego · Support charitable programs$25,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- John Kraemer — Trustee
- Cheryl Hammond — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $760,898 | $488,343 | $10,046,020 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $731,979 | $479,516 | $11,016,923 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $795,032 | $473,667 | $11,684,731 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Los Angeles, CA