Open Foundations · California

The Ahmanson Foundation

Beverly Hills, California · EIN 956089998. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $64.1M across 432 grants in 2023, a median of $50K each.

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$64.1M
paid in 2023
432
grants paid
$50K
median grant
20%
to first-time recipients
$1.5B
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
THE AHMANSON FOUNDATION
Address
9215 WILSHIRE BLVD, BEVERLY HILLS, CA, 90210
Phone
3102780770
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
HTTPS://THEAHMANSONFOUNDATION.ORG/LETTER-OF-INQUIRY
Submission deadline
HTTPS://THEAHMANSONFOUNDATION.ORG/LETTER-OF-INQUIRY/
Restrictions on awards
HTTPS://THEAHMANSONFOUNDATION.ORG/LETTER-OF-INQUIRY/

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202532549349101503. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2023 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

scholarshipupgradestechnologyacquisitionequipment

Biggest grants in 2023

The 15 largest of the 432 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Roman Archbishop of Los AngelesCA$6,300,000FOR ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ST. GENEVIEVE SCHOOL
2Los Angeles Cty Mus of Nat HistCA$5,000,000TOWARD PRELIMINARY COSTS FOR THE REIMAGINING LA BREA TAR PITS PROJECT
3The Colburn SchoolCA$5,000,000TOWARD CONSTRUCTION OF THE COLBURN CENTER
4Mexican Amer Leg Def & Edu FdCA$2,000,000TOWARD REPLACEMENT OF THE HVAC SYSTEM AT THE LOS ANGELES HEADQUARTERS
5Childrens Institute IncCA$1,500,000TOWARD THE UPGRADED HUMAN RESOURCES SYSTEM WORKDAY
6Discovery Science Center of LaCA$1,500,000WILDLIFE CAROUSEL AND OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER AS PART OF THE STEM COURTYARD EXPANSION PROJECT
7Volunteers of America IncCA$1,500,000TOWARD CONSTRUCTION OF 50 UNITS OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR PREGNANT OR POSTPARTUM TRANSITION AGED YOUTH
8Creighton UniversityNE$1,000,000TOWARD RENOVATION OF CREIGHTON HALL
9Henry E Huntington Lib & Art GalCA$1,000,000TOWARD LIBRARY RENEWAL
10Pasadena Hospital Association LtdCA$1,000,000TOWARD A NEW CT SCANNER
11People Assisting the HomelessCA$1,000,000FOR HVAC UPGRADES AT SIX BUILDINGS AND EQUIPPING A CENTRAL OFFICE SPACE WITH FURNISHINGS AND SECURITY
12American National Red CrossCA$880,000TOWARD RENOVATION OF THE PALMDALE SITE
13Legal Aid Foundation of Los AngelesCA$750,000TOWARD CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW EAST LOS ANGELES OFFICE
14Villa Esperanza ServicesCA$750,000TOWARD CONSTRUCTION OF AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY CLINIC, SPORTS AND THERAPEUTIC CENTER, AND THREE CLASSROOMS
15Altamed Health Services CorpCA$704,000FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR THREE PACE SITES

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2019512$56.7M
2020422$59.4M
2021408$59.7M
2022401$62.4M
2023432$64.1M

Where the money went

Share of 2023 grant dollars by recipient state
California93%
Nebraska1%
Maryland1%
District of Columbia1%
New York1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Glenville a March Jr MdTRUSTEE · 2023
Howard F AhmansonTRUSTEE · 2023
John B WagnerTRUSTEE · 2023
Karen a HoffmanTRUSTEE/MD & SECRETARY · 2023
Kristen K O'connorCFO & TREASURER · 2023
Mark a BrooksTRUSTEE · 2023
Patricia MckennaTRUSTEE · 2023
Stephen D RountreeTRUSTEE · 2023
Stephen D YslasTRUSTEE · 2023
William H AhmansonTRUSTEE/PRES. · 2023

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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