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Lenore & Richard Wayne Foundation

Accepts applications Hollywood, California · EIN 957066636

Lenore & Richard Wayne Foundation is a private foundation in Hollywood, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $113,240 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $83,240. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $68,240 the year before.

33% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2021$00$1.4 million
2023$57,6202$1.5 million
2024$68,2403$1.6 million
2025$113,2403$1.6 million

How to apply

ContactIan Wayne
2562 Outpost Drive, Hollywood, CA 90068
Phone or email(310) 600-2672
What to submitWritten request

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lenore & Richard Wayne Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California3$113,240

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lacma
Los Angeles, CA
For operation expenses$83,240
La Opera
Los Angeles, CA
For operation expensesfor operation expensesfor operation expenses$25,000
The Opera Buffs
Los Angeles, CA
For operation expenses$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lenore & Richard Wayne Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Lenore & Richard Wayne Foundation give?

$113,240 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Lenore & Richard Wayne Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Ian Wayne (Trustee).

What does Lenore & Richard Wayne Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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