1011 Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- 1011 Foundation, a private foundation based in Santa Monica, California, does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected, so a charity that has not been invited should not send it a proposal cold.
- The filing gives no further application steps, so any approach would need to come through an existing relationship, and the filing does not say when the foundation considers requests.
- Its recorded purposes are broad, covering art museums, education, health, civil rights, veterans, refugees and environmental conservation, but no geographic focus is stated; its filings show grants mainly in California and New York, which is a pattern rather than a rule.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $7,000 and $250,000, with a median of $50,000 and half of its 86 grants at $50,000 or less, so a modest request fits its typical giving, though its largest grant was about $7,250,000.
- Repeat giving is a strong feature: 41% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in its earlier filings.
Overview
1011 Foundation is a US private foundation based in Santa Monica, 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 foundation’s recorded grants support art museums, exhibitions and the display of fine art, alongside academic curricula and educational programmes. Other awards support health research and services, including medical and animal care, and work addressing civil rights, racism, antisemitism, democracy and public-interest issues. Its giving also reaches community welfare, police services, youth and family programmes, and education for children whose parents died in service. Further recorded purposes include support for Haitian communities, environmental conservation, veterans and refugees. Recipients include cultural, educational, health, civic and community organisations.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California and New York.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing gives no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 41% 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 86 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 8%
- The largest single recipient received 50% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 41% of grant dollars went to organisations 1011 Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 37 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Milken Institute · To advance solutions focusing on financial, physical, mental, and environmental health.$333,0002024 tax year
- America-Israel Democracy Coalitiion · To strengthen and preserve the democratic foundations of the state of israel.$250,0002024 tax year
- New Venture Fund · To support public interest projects.$250,0002024 tax year
- New Civil Liberties Alliance · To promote civil rights and constitutional freedoms.$250,0002024 tax year
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art · To support museum activities and art exhibitions$200,0002024 tax year
- Foundation to Combat Antisemitism · To support programs that combat racism$183,0002024 tax year
- BND USA Foundation · To promote the health, education, and welfare of haitian populace$144,2822024 tax year
- Metropolitan Museum of Art · To support museum activities and art exhibitions$125,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Judith Hans — Vice President & Director
- Robert Kotick — President & Director
- Deborah Gruber — Secretary & Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $9,920,420 | $9,838,740 | $63,646,656 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,652,023 | $1,506,372 | $71,073,222 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,978,888 | $3,220,195 | $71,650,571 | 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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- Santa Monica, CA