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Filing year 2023

EMMETT FOUNDATION

Los Angeles, California·EIN 20-0429029·NTEE T22 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.8M
Total assets
$289k
Total expenses
$3M
Reported officers
7

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2023. EMMETT FOUNDATION reported 7 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Director & President
Director, VP & Secretary
Director, VP & Asst. Secretary
Director, VP & Asst. Secretary
Cfo, Trsr, & Asst. Secretary
Director, VP & Asst. Secretary
Director, VP & Asst. Secretary

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$2.9M

Itemized grants

84

Median grant

$3k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
CATE SCHOOLCARPINTERIA, CATO BENEFIT EDUCATION$1.6M
STANFORD UNIVERSITYSTANFORD, CATO BENEFIT EDUCATION$500k
YALE UNIVERSITYNEW HAVEN, CTTO BENEFIT EDUCATION$100k
ONE PERCENT FOR THE PLANETBURLINGTON, VTTO SUPPORT AN ALLIANCE OF BUSINESSES FOR A HEALTHY PLANET$50k
SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CATO CONSERVE CALIFORNIA'S LAND, AIR AND WATER$50k
TOMPKINS CONSERVATIONVENTURA, CATO BENEFIT WILDLIFE$50k
THE NATURE CONSERVANCYLOS ANGELES, CATO BENEFIT ENVIRONMENT$50k
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCILSANTA MONICA, CATO BENEFIT WILDLIFE$50k
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUNDNEW YORK, NYTO PRESERVE THE LAND AND WILDLIFE$50k
UCLA FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CATO BENEFIT EDUCATION$30k
ALTASEASAN PEDRO, CATO DEVELOP AND SCALE UP RAPID SOLUTIONS FOR SOME OF THE PLANET'S MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES, SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY SUPPLY, AND GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY$30k
SOUTH FORK NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMBRIDGEHAMPTON, NYTO BENEFIT ENDEAVORS TO RAISE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS$25k
THE FUND FOR THE PEOPLE IN PARKSOAKLAND, CATO BENEFIT THE PARKS' PROGRAM REQUIRED BY LAW$25k
RIVIERA RIDGE SCHOOLSANTA BARBARA, CATO BENEFIT EDUCATION$20k
ENERGY INDEPENDENCE NOWSANTA BARBARA, CATO PROMOTE RENEWABLE HYDROGEN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TRANSPORTATION$20k
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYTO BENEFIT EDUCATION$20k
ECOAMERICAWASHINGTON, DCTO MOVE SOCIETY TOWARDS CLIMATE SOLUTIONS$20k
GREEN SCIENCE POLICY INSTITUTEBERKELEY, CATO FACILITATE SAFER USE OF CHEMICALS TO PROTECT HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL HEALTH$20k
SEVENTH GENERATION ADVISORSSANTA MONICA, CATO EMPOWER INDVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE AND ADOPT SOLUTIONS THAT PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT$20k
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTERSANTA BARBARA, CATO BENEFIT ENDEAVORS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION$15k
HEAL THE OCEANSANTA BARBARA, CATO BENEFIT ENDEAVORS TO PREVENT OCEAN POLLUTION$15k
ISLAND PRESSWASHINGTON, DCTO BENEFIT ENDEAVORS TO PROTECT AND SUSTAIN THE ENVIRONMENT$10k
THE LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTYSANTA BARBARA, CATO PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURAL LAND, AND OPEN SPACES FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS$10k
THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDSAN FRANCISCO, CATO PROTECT AND CREATE PARKS$10k
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYOAKLAND, CATO BENEFIT THE WILDLIFE$10k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

EMMETT FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$2.4M
$3.4M
2022
$1.8M
$3M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in California

EMMETT FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in California earns a median of $60,111.

25th percentile
$18k
Median
$60,111
75th percentile
$150k
90th percentile
$291k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,889 organizations across 1,889 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for California
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What are EMMETT FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, EMMETT FOUNDATION reported $1.8M in total revenue and $3M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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