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Friends Of L A R C

Public charity · Grantmaker Los Angeles, CA EIN: 95-3738738 Website

The organization's primary exempt purpose is to raise funds for the benefit of the los angeles residential community foundation, a not-for-profit organization.

Friends Of L A R C at a glance

In short: Friends Of L A R C gave $250K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $250K), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$250,000
+51.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
Average grant
$250,000
Median grant
$250,000
Total assets
$33,365
-15.5% vs 2023
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Friends Of L A R C funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

La Residential Community Foundation: $250KLa Residential CommunityFoundation$250K

The largest 2024 recipient was La Residential Community Foundation ($250K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Saugus

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 Total only2023 1 grant2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $160K (2020) to $250K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $250K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
La Residential Community Foundation Saugus, CAGeneral Support$250,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$33,365$270,293$276,397$250,0001$6
2023$39,469$169,417$169,214$165,000Total only$6
2022$39,266$170,027$181,554$173,0001$8
2021$50,793$215,249$212,469$205,000Total only$6
2020$48,013$177,632$168,062$160,0001$13
2019$38,443$188,412$197,478$165,0001$21

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Friends Of L A R C

Based on IRS filings

Friends Of L A R C is a public charity, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $33K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $250K. Net investment income was $6.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Friends Of L A R C is led by Renee Holland, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 9 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Renee Holland

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Wilson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • David Robinson MD

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Elie Gindi

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Jack Gindi

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Judy Gindi

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Title

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Pam Gindi

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Gindi Robinson

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Friends Of L A R C

How much does Friends Of L A R C give each year?

Friends Of L A R C gave $250K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it reported $165K in grants paid.

How large is Friends Of L A R C?

Friends Of L A R C reported $33K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $270K.

Where does Friends Of L A R C operate?

Friends Of L A R C has awarded grants in California.

What is Friends Of L A R C's EIN?

Friends Of L A R C's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-3738738. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 20, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 1, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 17, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 23, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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