LA84 Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- LA84 Foundation funds non-profit youth sports organisations across Southern California, covering Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange and 5 more counties in California, so fit depends on offering structured sports activities for young people under 18 in that area.
- Most grants fall between $10,000 and $150,000, with a median of $40,000, so a request in that range is realistic; half of all grants were $40,000 or less.
- Apply by submitting a letter of interest through the online portal at any time, as the foundation accepts applications on a rolling basis, and expect a response within 90 days.
- Three-quarters of grant dollars went to organisations already funded in the two previous filings, suggesting the foundation tends to continue relationships with groups it knows, though this need not deter a first-time applicant.
- Organisations offering rugby, football, boxing, soccer or martial arts to children 14 or under that allow tackling or concussive injuries to the head, those that discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation or disability, individuals, single schools, and programmes involving travel outside of California, purchase of land, recovery of debt or debt liability, creation of endowments, sectarian, religious or fraternal purposes, federated fundraising appeals, support of candidates for political office, or commercial businesses should not apply.
Overview
LA84 Foundation is a US private foundation based in Los Angeles, CA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The LA84 Foundation supports non-profit youth sports organisations throughout Southern California and accepts requests for structured sports activities for young people under 18 from eligible California charities. It aims to transform lives and communities through youth sports, play and movement, ensuring equitable access, positive youth development, lifelong health and well-being, and new generations of leaders. Its grantmaking gives special consideration to efforts that can reach children and youth at scale, including school-district-wide and multi-school programmes rather than single schools. It favours free or very low-cost programmes that reduce financial barriers and expose young people to sports, rather than deep specialisation in one sport. It also prioritises access for girls and young women and programmes increasing the number of female coaches, with particular attention to non-traditional sports where children and young people of colour are underrepresented.
Themes
- Youth sports and play
- Equitable access
- Positive youth development
- Girls' sports participation
Geographic Focus
Southern California: Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange and 5 more counties in California.
What They Don't Fund
- Organizations or programs that offer to children 14 years of age or younger rugby, football, boxing, soccer or martial arts and allow, tackling or concussive injuries to the head
- Organizations discriminating based on race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, or disability
- Individuals
- Single schools
- Travel outside of California
- Purchase land
- Recover debt or debt liability
- Create endowments
- Sectarian, religious, or fraternal purposes
- Federated fundraising appeals
- Support of candidates for political office
- Commercial businesses
How to apply
Submit a letter of interest through the online portal. Staff review it and either decline the request or invite the organisation to submit a full application. Applicants receive a response to the letter of interest within 90 days.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 75% 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 196 grants to organisations were $40,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- LA84 gives special consideration to organisations and efforts capable of impacting children and youth at scale, including school-district-wide or multi-school efforts.
- It prioritises free or very low-cost programmes that reduce or eliminate financial barriers and provide exposure to sports rather than deep specialisation in one sport.
- It pays particular attention to non-traditional sports that expose children and youth of colour to sports in which people of colour are underrepresented.
- It supports programmes increasing girls' and young women's access to sport and play and the number of female coaches.
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 17% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 75% of grant dollars went to organisations LA84 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 60 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- California Science Center Foundation · Youth sports$750,0002024 tax year
- Lausdbeyond The Bell · Youth sports$300,0002024 tax year
- Vanguard Charitable · Youth sports$259,0002024 tax year
- La's Best Afterschool Enrichment Program · Youth sports$250,0002024 tax year
- Playworks · Youth sports$225,0002024 tax year
- Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation · Youth sports$175,0002024 tax year
- Best Step Forward · Youth sports$160,0002024 tax year
- Access Youth Academy · Youth sports$150,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Marquise Watts — Director
- Stasia Washington — Director
- Frank Sanchez — Director
- Stephanie Quesada — Director
- Steve Kaplan — Director
- Wendy Greuel — Director
- Robert Graziano — Director
- Jeffrey Glassman — Director
- Gina Galasso — Director
- Terry Feit — Director
- John Chavez — Director
- Wendy Chang — Director
- Elizabeth Alexander — Director
- Joseph Lumarda — Secretary
- Lisa Wehrly — Vice Chair
- William O'Brien — Chair
- Marcia Suzuki — Treasurer
- Renata Simril — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $9,690,079 | $6,091,924 | $183,962,171 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $10,372,541 | $5,081,975 | $186,807,826 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $13,855,375 | $5,033,500 | $186,241,942 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to LA84 Foundation?
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Contact
- (323) 730-4600
- library@la84.org
- info@la84.org
- GRANTS@LA84.ORG
- Los Angeles, CA
- la84.org
Applying to LA84 Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (323) 730-4600
- library@la84.org
- info@la84.org
- GRANTS@LA84.ORG
- Los Angeles, CA
- la84.org