The Dwight D Opperman Foundation
Total Giving
$521K
Number of Grants
8
Median Grant
$8K
Grant Range
$1K - $425K
| Year | Assets | Total Giving | # Grants | Median Grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $13.6M | $521K | 8 | $8K |
| 2022 | $14.0M | $165K | 4 | $33K |
| 2021 | $14.1M | $680K | 12 | $3K |
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
OVER THE PAST TWO CENTURIES, THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WITH THE HELP OF SUPPORTERS, HAS BUILT THE SINGLE MOST COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE EVER ASSEMBLED. TODAY, THE LIBRARY IS HOME TO MORE THAN 170 MILLION BOOKS, RECORDINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, PERIODICALS, MAPS, AND MANUSCRIPTS THAT CHRONICLE ACHIEVEMENT AND CULTURE AROUND THE GLOBE.CONTRIBUTIONS SUPPORT EVERYTHING FROM ACQUIRING AND DIGITIZING COLLECTIONS TO POWERING EVENTS, PROGRAMS, AND EXHIBITIONS FOR THE PUBLIC, FROM HELPING TO DEVELOP NEW PRESERVATION METHODS TO SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS THROUGH INTERNSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS.
101 INDEPENDENCE AVE SE - WASHINGTON - DC 20540 • 2022
$425K
AMERICAN POPS ORCHESTRA
APO WAS FOUNDED IN 2015 WITH A MISSION TO BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH THE PRESERVATION, PROMOTION, AND REIMAGINATION OF AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC.THROUGH LIVE AND VIRTUAL PERFORMANCES, EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES AND COLLABORATIONS, APO MAKES THE HIGHEST QUALITY ART ACCESSIBLE TO THE BROADEST AUDIENCES. SEEING AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHALLENGE THE STATUS-QUO OF THE REPERTOIRE AN ORCHESTRA PERFORMS, FOUNDER AND MUSIC DIRECTOR, LUKE FRAZIER, CREATED THE AMERICAN POPS WITH THE INTENT OF BREAKING THE MOLD OF THE TRADITIONAL POPS ORCHESTRA.
3244 38TH ST NW - WASHINGTON - DC 20016 • 2022
$45K
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW
GENEROUS MAINE LAW ALUMNI, FAMILIES, AND FRIENDS HAVE ESTABLISHED FUNDS AT THE LAW SCHOOL THAT SUPPORT STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, THE LAW LIBRARY, PROGRAMS, PROFESSORSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, FACULTY RESEARCH, AND MORE.
246 DEERING AVENUE - PORTLAND - ME 04102 • 2022
$25K
THE LAW ROCKS
THE MISSION OF THE LAW ROCKS IS TO PROMOTE MUSIC EDUCATION FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUTH AND RAISE FUNDS FOR LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS BY COMBINING THE POWER OF MUSIC AND THE GENEROSITY OF THE GLOBAL LEGAL COMMUNITY. THEY ACCOMPLISH THEIR MISSION THROUGH EPIC BATTLE OF THE BAND FUNDRAISING CONCERTS IN CITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE THAT STAR LEGAL PROFESSIONALS-TURNED-ROCKSTARS.
2100 EAST GRAND AVENUE SUITE 375 - EL SEGUNDO - CA 90245 • 2022
$5K
WLALA FOUNDATION
THE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ATTORNEYS COMMITTED TO THE MISSION OF WLALA BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LAW STUDENTS IN THE FORM OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS, INCLUDING THE FRAN KANDEL PUBLIC INTEREST SCHOLARSHIP, THE INNER CITY LAW CENTER FELLOWSHIP, AND THE HON. RUTH BADER GINSBURG SCHOLARSHIP. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED NEARLY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO DESERVING LAW STUDENTS. IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION CREATED THE HON. BEVERLY REID O'CONNELL SCHOLARSHIP, WHICH IS AWARDED ANNUALLY TO A WOMAN HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR INTERESTED IN THE FIELD OF LAW OR PUBLIC SERVICE, AND WHO WAS INSPIRED IN THIS CAREER CHOICE BY THE WLALA FOUNDATION'S POWER LUNCH PROGRAM, THE WLALA ORGANIZATION, OR BY A WLALA LEADER. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS WHOSE MISSIONS ALIGN WITH WLALA, INCLUDING THE HARRIET BUHAI CENTER FOR FAMILY LAW, THE DOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER AND THE POWER LUNCH PROGRAM.
634 S SPRING ST STE 902 - LOS ANGELES - CA 90014 • 2022
$10K
YES WE CAN WORSHIP
YES WE CAN ! WORSHIP CENTER PROVIDES REFUGE AND RESOURCES TO THE DISADVANTAGED. WE OFFER TEMPORARY HOUSING TO THE HOMELESS AND JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE TO THE FORMERLY INCARCERATED IN LOS ANGELES, CA AND THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. MORE THAN A PLACE OF WORSHIP, OUR CHURCH OPENS ITS DOORS AND EXTENDS ITS HELPING HANDS TO SUPPORT OUR BELOVED BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THEIR TIME OF NEED.
10306 AVALON BLVD - LOS ANGELES - CA 90003 • 2022
$5K
SAN DIEGO YOUTH SERVICES
PROVIDE SAFE PLACES TO LIVE AND LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS THROUGH SHELTER, FOSTER HOMES, COMMUNITY CENTERS AND HOUSING. THROUGH PREVENTION, EARLY INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT, WE ALSO HELP YOUTH BEFORE THEY NEED HIGHER LEVELS OF CARE OR BECOME HOMELESS.
3255 WING STREET - SAN DIEGO - CA 92110 • 2022
$5K
JOINT COUNCIL OF LIBRARIANS OF COLOR
JCLC INC.'S PURPOSE STATEMENT IS: "TO PROMOTE LIBRARIANSHIP WITHIN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, SUPPORT LITERACY AND THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE, COLLABORATE ON COMMON ISSUES, AND TO HOST THE JOINT CONFERENCE OF LIBRARIANS OF COLOR EVERY FOUR TO FIVE YEARS."
PO BOX 71644 - LOS ANGELES - CA 90071 • 2022
$1K
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