Mission
KCRW IS DRIVEN BY THE SPIRIT OF LOS ANGELES AND DELIVERS NPR AND LOCAL INFORMATION ON NEWS, MUSIC AND CULTURE TO CURIOUS COMMUNITIES.
Public Charity
KCRW FOUNDATION INC
KCRW FOUNDATION INC is a Public Charity headquartered in SANTA MONICA, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $25.5M revenue, $25.5M expenses, $58.1M total assets. 129 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.7M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 953750631
SANTA MONICA, CA
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$25.5M
Total Expenses$25.5M
Total Assets$58.1M
Grant Records129
Funding Total$6.7M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Kcrw Foundation Inc
How Kcrw Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$66
Programs
the work itself
$11
Management
running the organization
$23
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $66 for programs
$40
Programming and productionkcrw is driven by the spirit of los angeles and delivers npr and local information on news, music and culture to curious communities
$15
Program information and promotionkcrw's outreach to the community, marketing and communication arm
$11
Broadcasting and engineering technical engineering and maintenance of kcrw's equipment
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
ARTS AND CULTURE
$55,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$30,749
INN SUPPORT - CA NATURAL DISAS. FD
$10,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$368,811
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$280,000
Showing up to 5 of 129 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
VICE CHAIR
Akio Tagawa
BOARD MEMBER AS OF 3/25
Ali Baird
BOARD MEMBER
Alicia Lovelace
BOARD MEMBER
Alyse Bobb
BOARD MEMBER AS OF 6/25
Amanda Marks
CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER
Arnold Seipel
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $25.5M | $25.5M | $58.1M |
| 2024 | $22.3M | $25.0M | $54.4M |
| 2023 | $22.3M | $23.7M | $53.2M |
| 2022 | $23.9M | $21.7M | $52.5M |
| 2021 | $23.7M | $20.7M | $56.6M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $23.7M to $25.5M (+8%), with total assets most recently reported at $58.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.