Ronald W Burkle Foundation
The Ronald W. Burkle Foundation website (burklefoundation.com) is the foundation's official site based in Los Angeles; it includes a mission statement, contact details listing 9130 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069, and pages for grant recipients and requesting a grant. The site explicitly describes grant requests (letter of inquiry) and lists grant recipients and founder information. The site footer shows © 2026, indicating recent maintenance.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A registered 501(c)(3) proposing a project-aligned, budgeted initiative in humanitarian aid, women's empowerment in sport, or climate/public-action work with a request at the scale of roughly $50K–$150K.
Good Fit
- • Project clearly addresses humanitarian, women’s empowerment, or climate/public-action goals.
- • A defined project budget and implementation timeline are included in the proposal.
- • Organization can provide proof of 501(c)(3) status and concise program history.
- • Request size matches prior grants (six-figure single awards or high five-figure requests).
Geography
Observed grants span multiple states (California and DC in 2023, New York in 2024), indicating a multi-state footprint despite a small number of awards.
Recipient Variety
Across the observed years the foundation funded three different independent recipients with no repeat grantees, showing some diversity but a small overall sample size.
New Applicants
The site publishes a rolling letter-of-inquiry process and submission contact, and the foundation funded new recipients in the observed years, so unfamiliar applicants have a visible and historically-used entry route.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
