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The Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation: 25 grants to organizations, $23.4 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation, a private foundation in Los Angeles, CA, paid 25 grants to organizations totaling $23,439,360 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 12, 2025. The largest was $8,919,077 to The Entertainment Industry in Los Angeles, CA for to provide funds directly to members of communities in maui county, hawaii who experienced the loss of their home due to the wildfires..
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- EIN
- 266908382
- Based in
- Los Angeles, CA
- Assets
- $172,042,378
- Grants paid
- $23,439,360
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202543169349102494. It reported $23,439,360 in grants paid; 25 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Entertainment Industry | Los Angeles, CA | To provide funds directly to members of communities in maui county, hawaii who experienced the loss of their home due to the wildfires. | $8,919,077 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ow Leadership Academy Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | For operating expenses for the oprah winfrey leadership academy for girls in south africa | $8,882,411 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Us Dream Academy | Silver Spring, MD | Transformative mentoring program for youth to build character, skills and dreams in a safe out of school time environment. | Youth development | $947,972 | apps.irs.gov |
| Herrendorf Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | To develop, facilitate and support the oprah winfrey leadership scholarship program. | $925,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Herrendorf Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | To develop, facilitate and support the oprah winfrey leadership scholarship program. | $910,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Herrendorf Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | To develop, facilitate and support the oprah winfrey leadership scholarship program. | $524,900 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Telluride Council for the Arts | Telluride, CO | To help preserve and restore the telluride transfer warehouse into a public arts. | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Omprakash Foundation-Humanity Crew | Seattle, WA | To provide mental health support in global missions. | $270,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mindfullness Leader NFP | Chicago, IL | To enhance, train, and align minds of young leaders to shape their emotional intelligence. | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Cares Mentoring Movement Inc | New York, NY | To help sustain and grow the impact of national cares and increase access to mental health and wellness support to young people. | Human services | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Herrendorf Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | To support we got you program, mom usa partnership between owcf and hff, supporting us based 501(c)(3) organizations who are supporting historically underserved vulnerable families. | $210,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Minnie's Food Pantry Inc | Plano, TX | To feed and educate families in need. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mana Maoli | Honolulu, HI | To fund expenses related to the production of the film 'rising from the ashes" to inspire the continued rebuilding efforts of lahaina. | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Johnnetta Betsch Cole Legacy Foundation | Dover, DE | To help with dismantling systemic inequality. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Harlem School of the Arts Inc | New York, NY | To provide interdisciplinary arts training to the youth. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ka 'ike Mau Loa O Ke Kai Hohonu | Kailua, HI | To aid in wildfire recovery efforts for affected kula residents. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hollyrod Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To financially assist those with autism and to improve the quality of life of people with parkinson's. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women's Media Center | Washington, DC | To make diverse women visible and powerful in the media. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Halfthestory | Wester Springs, IL | To support digital wellbeing program for educational purposes. | Mental health and crisis intervention | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Move Nyc Foundation Inc | New York, NY | To increase opportunity and visibility in the dance field. | Public and societal benefit | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ordinary Towards Extraordinary Foundation | Houston, TX | To provide toys, gifts, clothing, technology, educational resources and needed items for underprivileged kids in houston area. | Youth development | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Herrendorf Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | To support we got you program, mom usa partnership between owcf and hff, supporting us based 501(c)(3) organizations who are supporting historically underserved vulnerable families. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicagoland Mom Squad | Bolingbrook, IL | To help simplify the daily challenges of parenthood. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dreams of Hope Foundation | Newport News, VA | To support raising awareness around multiple sclerosis | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Herrendorf Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | To support we got you program, mom usa partnership between owcf and hff, supporting us based 501(c)(3) organizations who are supporting historically underserved vulnerable families. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Youth development | $972,972 |
| Human services | $250,000 |
| Education | $150,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $25,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $25,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $17,851,488 |
| Illinois | $2,884,900 |
| Maryland | $947,972 |
| Colorado | $500,000 |
| New York | $375,000 |
| Washington | $270,000 |
| Texas | $225,000 |
| Hawaii | $225,000 |
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Updated November 12, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.