Grants
David Bohnett and the David Bohnett Foundation have contributed more than $126 million in grants to socially active organizations.
Leadership Initiatives: all yearsTotal: $ 12,244,809
| ACLU Foundation of Southern California | $3,000 |
| Aug 14, 2014 | Bill of Rights Dinner | $1,000 |
| Aug 14, 2014 | Bill of Rights Dinner | $1,000 |
| Jun 11, 2013 | Bill of Rights Dinner | $1,000 |
| ACORN - Los Angeles | $5,000 |
| May 11, 2001 | Voter Registration Project | $5,000 |
| Arizona Human Rights Foundation | $5,042 |
| Sep 29, 2006 | General Support | $5,042 |
| Boston College Law School | $55,000 |
| Dec 15, 2016 | Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good | $30,000 |
| Feb 24, 2015 | Philanthropy and the Public Good | $25,000 |
| Brave New Foundation | $2,500 |
| Nov 22, 2010 | General Support | $2,500 |
| Aug 30, 2011 | California Calls | $10,000 |
| Apr 19, 2010 | California Alliance | $5,000 |
| California Calls Education Fund | $35,000 |
| Aug 3, 2016 | Research to change the narrative on reforming Prop 13 | $35,000 |
| California Freedom to Marry Coalition / Tides Center | $10,000 |
| Sep 29, 2004 | General | $5,000 |
| Oct 21, 2003 | General | $5,000 |
| California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA) | $3,500 |
| Dec 16, 2014 | May 22, 2014 LA Reception | $3,500 |
| Carr Center For Human Rights Policy / Harvard Kennedy School | $100,000 |
| Mar 2, 2022 | General Operating Support for the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy | $25,000 |
| Apr 15, 2021 | General Operating Support | $25,000 |
| Apr 15, 2020 | General Operating Support | $25,000 |
| Jun 28, 2018 | General Support for the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy | $25,000 |
| Center for Civic Participation | $25,000 |
| Aug 17, 2004 | National Voice / November 2nd | $25,000 |
| Center for the Study of Political Graphics - CSPG | $8,000 |
| Sep 19, 2011 | CSPG Annual Party Auction | $1,000 |
| Oct 6, 2009 | CSPG Annual Party Auction | $1,000 |
| Aug 21, 2008 | CSPG Annual Party Auction | $1,000 |
| Sep 7, 2007 | CSPG Annual Party Auction | $1,000 |
| Aug 7, 2006 | CSPG 17th Anniversary Party Auction | $1,000 |
| Aug 18, 2005 | Celebrate the Art of Resistance CSPG Dinner and Art Auction | $1,000 |
| Sep 28, 2004 | 10/2/04 15th Anniversary | $1,000 |
| Aug 21, 2003 | 9/18/03 Connect the Dots Event | $1,000 |
| City HRC Trust Fund | $1,500 |
| Jun 24, 2011 | City HRC Angel Awards | $1,500 |
| Common Cause Education Fund NY | $1,000 |
| Sep 27, 2011 | 2011 Dinner | $1,000 |
| Congressional Black Caucus Foundation | $25,000 |
| Jun 16, 2010 | Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Internship Program | $25,000 |
| Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute - CHCI | $100,000 |
| Feb 21, 2013 | 2013 Summer Congressional Internship Program | $25,000 |
| Apr 9, 2012 | 2012 Summer Congressional Internship Program | $25,000 |
| May 25, 2011 | 2011 Summer Congressional Internship Program | $25,000 |
| May 11, 2010 | 2010 Summer Congressional Internship Program | $25,000 |
| Coro Southern California Inc | $17,000 |
| May 5, 2023 | 48th Annual Crystal Eagle Awards | $1,500 |
| Jun 29, 2022 | 47th Annual Crystal Eagle Awards Gala | $2,500 |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Pride in Leadership | $10,000 |
| Mar 3, 2017 | Crystal Eagle Awards 2017 | $1,500 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | Annual Crystal Eagle Awards | $1,500 |
| Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund | $63,000 |
| May 21, 2009 | DREDF 30th Anniversary Gala | $1,000 |
| Mar 26, 2008 | Disability Rights 2.0 - Engineering Opportunity | $3,000 |
| Mar 28, 2007 | Reinventing the Wheel | $3,000 |
| Aug 23, 2006 | Zeitgeist Party | $2,500 |
| Oct 21, 2005 | Annual Fundraising | $1,000 |
| Apr 14, 2005 | DREDF 25th Anniversary Gala | $1,500 |
| Apr 30, 2004 | Accessible Voting Systems Project | $25,000 |
| Aug 6, 2003 | 8/12/03 - DREDF Annual Gala | $1,000 |
| Apr 25, 2003 | Accessible Voting Systems Project | $25,000 |
| Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate | $503,000 |
| Mar 23, 2011 | Inaugural Gala | $3,000 |
| Aug 10, 2009 | For the planning and construction of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate | $500,000 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation - EFF | $25,000 |
| May 17, 2006 | The David Bohnett Digital Innovation and Fair Use Fund | $25,000 |
| Equality California Institute | $50,000 |
| Nov 10, 2006 | Coalition Building and Equality Councils | $40,000 |
| Jan 7, 2002 | 2002 CAPE Los Angeles Dinner 2/3/02 | $10,000 |
| Equality Federation Institute | $5,000 |
| Jul 24, 2007 | Summer Meeting | $5,000 |
| Equality Virginia Education Fund | $10,042 |
| Apr 23, 2008 | General Operating Support | $5,000 |
| Sep 29, 2006 | General Support | $5,042 |
| Fair Wisconsin Education Fund | $58,133 |
| Sep 2, 2008 | Action Network | $10,000 |
| Sep 29, 2006 | General Support | $48,133 |
| Freedom To Marry, Inc. | $1,000 |
| Oct 9, 2003 | Inaugural Washington Reception on 10/21/2003 | $1,000 |
| George Washington University | $500 |
| Nov 18, 2011 | The George Washington University - ASB: NYC | $500 |
| Huffington Post Investigative Fund | $25,000 |
| Jul 27, 2010 | Public Interest Journalism | $25,000 |
| Human Rights Campaign Foundation | $175,000 |
| Jan 27, 2003 | Historical Black Colleges and Univ Organizing Pilot Project - 2 yrs | $75,000 |
| May 12, 2000 | Funding for FamilyNet and Voter Registration/Get Out The Vote 2000 | $100,000 |
| Human Rights Watch, Inc. | $7,000 |
| Aug 14, 2014 | Voices for Justice | $3,500 |
| Aug 14, 2014 | Voices for Justice | $3,500 |
| Idaho Women's Network Research & Education Fund | $5,042 |
| Sep 29, 2006 | General Support | $5,042 |
| Jun 11, 2007 | US Conference of Mayors 2007 | $25,000 |
| LGBTQ Victory Institute | $60,000 |
| Apr 2, 2013 | David Bohnett Victory Congressional Fellow | $60,000 |
| Liberty Education Forum | $30,000 |
| Mar 12, 2009 | 2009 LEF Symposium | $5,000 |
| Mar 20, 2008 | 2008 LEF National Symposium | $5,000 |
| Apr 3, 2007 | 2007 LEF Symposium | $5,000 |
| Sep 27, 2006 | Kameny Papers Project | $5,000 |
| Apr 12, 2006 | 2006 Convention and Symposium, Keynote Address sponsorship | $5,000 |
| Mar 2, 2006 | Call To Duty Tour | $5,000 |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | $163,644 |
| Mar 19, 2010 | 28th Annual Upton Sinclair Awards | $1,500 |
| Feb 9, 2009 | 27th Annual Upton Sinclair Awards | $1,500 |
| Mar 11, 2008 | 26th Annual Upton Sinclair Awards Dinner | $1,500 |
| Mar 22, 2007 | Hattoy Memorial Fund | $5,000 |
| Jan 18, 2006 | 7th Annual Lesbian & Gay Community Fund Fundraiser | $10,000 |
| Sep 16, 2005 | Seed Fund and LibertyVote! | $25,000 |
| Feb 1, 2005 | 23rd Annual Upton Sinclair Dinner | $3,000 |
| Apr 30, 2004 | The Seed Fund | $25,000 |
| Apr 12, 2004 | 22nd Annual Upton Sinclair Dinner | $2,050 |
| Apr 25, 2003 | The Seed Fund | $20,000 |
| Mar 20, 2003 | Upton Sinclair Dinner on 6/2/2003 | $1,500 |
| Mar 22, 2002 | 20th Annual Upton Sinclair Dinner | $1,000 |
| Jan 31, 2002 | Request for $50,000 for their Fund for Los Angeles (FNLA) and Seed Fund grantmaking programs. | $25,000 |
| Apr 24, 2001 | General | $1,500 |
| Jan 30, 2001 | General | $8,994 |
| May 12, 2000 | Fund for a New Los Angeles and Seed Fund grantmaking | $25,000 |
| Mar 31, 2000 | Upton Sinclair Dinner | $2,500 |
| Jan 21, 2000 | Event Support | $3,600 |
| Los Angeles Service Academy | $2,500 |
| Nov 24, 2015 | Los Angeles Service Academy | $2,500 |
| LTSC Community Development Corporation | $5,000 |
| Jan 12, 2001 | Voter Registration and Education activities at the Little Tokyo Resident Organizing Project | $5,000 |
| Marriage Equality California | $2,500 |
| Feb 4, 2004 | Vote for Equality! campaign support | $2,500 |
| Millenium March on Washington | $10,000 |
| Feb 25, 2000 | Voter Registration Activities for Millenium March on Washington | $10,000 |
| National Voice / Tides Center | $250 |
| Sep 1, 2004 | Housewarming fundraising event | $250 |
| Mar 1, 2024 | David Bohnett Public Service Fellowship | $777,792 |
| Jan 13, 2023 | USCM Summer Fellow | $10,500 |
| Apr 30, 2021 | David Bohnett Public Service Fellowship | $662,590 |
| May 12, 2020 | US Conference of Mayors Summer Internship | $10,000 |
| Mar 25, 2019 | David Bohnett Public Service Fellowship | $200,645 |
| Aug 25, 2017 | David Bohnett Public Service Fellowship | $600,184 |
| Jun 2, 2017 | US Conference of Mayors Internship | $10,000 |
| Feb 19, 2014 | The David Bohnett Public Service Fellowship at NYU Wagner | $308,336 |
| Jul 1, 2008 | David Bohnett Public Service Fellowships at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service | $719,145 |
| Jul 3, 2008 | OffTheBus.net | $25,000 |
| Nov 29, 2007 | General Support for OffTheBus.net project | $10,000 |
| Jul 25, 2007 | General Support for OffTheBus.net project | $10,000 |
| People for the American Way Foundation | $271,800 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | Registration and Engagement | $20,000 |
| Oct 4, 2011 | 30th Anniversary Celebration | $30,000 |
| Feb 11, 2008 | YEO 2008 National Convening | $50,000 |
| Aug 3, 2007 | Spirit of Liberty | $5,000 |
| Apr 20, 2007 | Spirit of Liberty | $5,000 |
| Nov 10, 2006 | PFAW Foundation's LGBT Work | $40,000 |
| Sep 28, 2006 | Celebrating the Spirit of Liberty | $10,000 |
| Nov 16, 2005 | 2005 Spirit of Liberty Celebration, honoring Jonathan Lewis | $10,000 |
| Aug 16, 2004 | 2004 Spirit of Liberty Awards | $2,000 |
| Aug 29, 2003 | 2003 Spirit of Liberty Awards | $10,000 |
| Aug 16, 2002 | 9/21/02 Norman Lears bday celebration | $2,500 |
| Jan 31, 2002 | Request for general operating and programmatic support. | $35,000 |
| Sep 27, 2000 | General | $2,000 |
| Jun 30, 2000 | Supreme Court Project | $50,000 |
| Nov 1, 1999 | General | $300 |
| Planned Parenthood Los Angeles | $125,000 |
| May 17, 2006 | The Campaign for the Advancement of Reproductive Health | $100,000 |
| Aug 20, 2004 | Planned Parenthood Voter Education and Advocacy Project | $25,000 |
| Oct 13, 2004 | General | $25,000 |
| Mar 23, 2006 | Civil Marriage Collaborative | $100,000 |
| Feb 29, 2012 | Public Knowledge | $25,000 |
| Aug 31, 2010 | Public Knowledge General Support | $25,000 |
| May 12, 2000 | Take Pride, Rock The Vote. | $50,000 |
| Santa Monica College Foundation | $500 |
| Sep 8, 2010 | Public Policy Institute | $500 |
| Servicemembers Legal Defense Network | $5,000 |
| May 4, 2006 | 14th Annual National Dinner & Silent Auction and Fourth Annual Lobby Day | $5,000 |
| She Se Puede/Harness | $2,500 |
| Sep 23, 2020 | She Se Puede Project | $2,500 |
| South Carolina Equality Coalition | $5,042 |
| Sep 29, 2006 | General Support | $5,042 |
| Stonewall Democracy Fund | $15,000 |
| Sep 27, 2011 | Matching Project Support | $15,000 |
| Third Way Institute | $50,000 |
| Nov 30, 2006 | Gay Equality Messaging Initiative | $25,000 |
| May 1, 2006 | Gay Equality Messaging Initiative | $25,000 |
| UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs | $2,344,725 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | David Bohnett Fellowships: Los Angeles City Mayor's Fellowship Program at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs | $165,722 |
| Jan 17, 2023 | UCLA Luskin Summit 2023 | $10,000 |
| Oct 4, 2022 | David Bohnett Fellowships: Los Angeles City Mayor's Fellowship Program | $158,434 |
| Feb 18, 2022 | USCM Bohnett Summer Fellow | $10,000 |
| Dec 19, 2019 | David Bohnett Fellowships: Los Angeles City Mayor's Fellowship Program at the UCLA Luskin School | $443,706 |
| Mar 19, 2019 | US Conference of Mayors Summer Internship | $10,000 |
| Mar 11, 2019 | David Bohnett Fellowship Program in the Office of the Mayor of Los Angeles | $138,789 |
| May 15, 2016 | David Bohnett Fellowships: Los Angeles City Mayor's Fellowship Program at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs | $371,230 |
| Jan 18, 2016 | 2016 UC Advocacy Days | $5,000 |
| Nov 4, 2015 | David Bohnett Fellowships: Los Angeles City Mayor's Fellowship Program at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs | $23,000 |
| Jul 21, 2015 | Franklin D. Gilliam Jr. Social Justice Award | $5,000 |
| Jan 24, 2015 | Student Development Workshop | $5,000 |
| Aug 13, 2013 | Student Development Workshop | $5,000 |
| May 15, 2013 | David Bohnett Fellowships: Los Angeles City Mayor's Fellowship Program at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs | $369,960 |
| Nov 20, 2009 | David Bohnett Fellowships: Los Angeles City Mayor's Fellowship Program at the UCLA School of Public Affairs | $370,000 |
| Oct 11, 2006 | David Bohnett Fellows: The Los Angeles City Mayor's Fellowship Program at the UCLA School of Public Affairs | $253,884 |
| University of Delaware | $1,050,000 |
| Nov 23, 2021 | David Bohnett Conference Room in Biden Hall | $1,000,000 |
| Jun 23, 2020 | Biden School of Public Policy & Adminsitration | $50,000 |
| University Of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy | $2,877,899 |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Leadership and Public Service Fellowships | $553,653 |
| Feb 22, 2024 | US Conference of Mayors Summer Fellow | $11,000 |
| Jan 13, 2023 | David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public Service Fellowships | $235,030 |
| Jun 2, 2021 | US Conference of Mayors Summer Fellow | $10,000 |
| Dec 19, 2019 | David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public Service Fellowships | $677,969 |
| Feb 21, 2019 | David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public Service Fellowships | $101,247 |
| Mar 19, 2018 | US Conference of Mayors Summer Internship | $10,000 |
| Mar 14, 2016 | David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public Service Fellowships | $626,500 |
| Sep 22, 2014 | Bohnett Fellow Detroit Summit | $2,500 |
| Mar 14, 2013 | David Bohnett Fellows Program - University of Michigan / Ford School | $374,000 |
| May 10, 2010 | David Bohnett Public Service Fellowship | $276,000 |
| USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences | $250,000 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | David Bohnett Fellow at the Center of the Political Future at USC Dornsife | $250,000 |
| May 21, 2004 | General | $10,000 |
| Jul 23, 2002 | General | $10,000 |
| Zócalo Public Square | $20,000 |
| Nov 15, 2012 | General Operating Funds | $20,000 |
