The Kenneth T And Eileen L Norris
The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation's official site (norrisfoundation.org) states its mission to enhance quality of life through medicine, education, and the arts in Southern California and lists a Torrance address. The site includes board of trustees, audited financial statements (recent PDFs), and a Current Grantee Information page describing the grants process and portal.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Southern California nonprofit (often a hospital, college, museum, or education/arts organization) with demonstrated programmatic impact and an existing or introducible relationship to the foundation or its network.
Good Fit
- • Located in Southern California (foundation-state focused).
- • Mission aligns with medicine, education, or the arts.
- • Track record of program delivery and capacity for multi-year or sizable grants.
- • Existing relationship, board/staff introduction, or partnership with a current grantee.
- • Organizational scale consistent with grants ranging from tens of thousands to several hundred thousand dollars.
Geography
Observed grants are heavily California-focused: roughly 96% of dollars remained in-state with the foundation based in Torrance, indicating a local/regional footprint despite a handful of out-of-state awards.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows a large, diverse recipient set (169 distinct grantees and 177 grants) spanning hospitals, colleges, museums, arts groups, and youth programs, although a subset of larger institutions receives bigger awards.
New Applicants
Public materials explicitly state an invitation-only, preselected process, which limits open entry; however, 28 new recipients appeared in the latest year (about 17%), so occasional new entrants are possible—direct long-term turnover cannot be fully assessed from the two-year record.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
