Grants
The David Bohnett Foundation has contributed more than $100 million in grants to socially active organizations.
When applying for a grant, please follow our stated grant guidelines as unsolicited grants that do not fall within those guidelines will not be accepted.
For more information about eligibility, please contact Paul Moore at paul@bohnett.com.
Leadership Initiatives: all yearsTotal: $ 8,326,088
| 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 | $50,000 |
| 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 | $3,000 |
| 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 over 4 years) | $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 over 2 years) | $75,000 |
| May 12, 2000 | Funding for FamilyNet and Voter Registration/Get Out The Vote 2000 ($100,000 over 2 years) | $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 over 2 years) | $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 |
| 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 over 3 years) | $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 over 3 years) | $308,336 |
| Jul 1, 2008 | David Bohnett Public Service Fellowships at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service ($719,145 over 6 years) | $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 over 2 years) | $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 | $2,000,569 |
| 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 over 3 years) | $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 over 3 years) | $369,960 |
| Nov 20, 2009 | David Bohnett Fellowships: Los Angeles City Mayor's Fellowship Program at the UCLA School of Public Affairs ($370,000 over 3 years) | $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 over 3 years) | $253,884 |
| University of Delaware | $50,000 |
| Jun 23, 2020 | Biden School of Public Policy & Adminsitration | $50,000 |
| University Of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy | $2,068,216 |
| 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 over 2 years) | $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 over 3 years) | $374,000 |
| May 10, 2010 | David Bohnett Public Service Fellowship ($276,000 over 3 years) | $276,000 |
| 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 |
