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Private foundation (trust)EIN 956089998Est. 1955-02

THE AHMANSON FOUNDATION

BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$1.5B

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$65.5M

FY 2023

Grants Made

442

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$148K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$2K–$6.3M

Typical

Deadlines

Https://theahmansonfoundation.org/lett…

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$70.0M

Total Expenses

$88.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$68.8M

Distributable Amount

$68.1M

Min. Investment Return

$68.5M

Undistributed Income

$34.6M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

442 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $50K to maximum $6.3M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

2 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2023. Peak $65.5M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

HENRY E HUNTINGTON LIB & ART GAL
$9.6M
8 grants
ROMAN ARCHBISHOP OF LOS ANGELES
$6.3M
2 grants
LOS ANGELES CTY MUS OF NAT HIST
$5.3M
3 grants
THE COLBURN SCHOOL
$5.0M
2 grants
THE SHAKESPEARE CENTER OF LA INC
$3.3M
2 grants
UNION RESCUE MISSION
$3M
1 grant
POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL
$2.1M
4 grants
MEXICAN AMER LEG DEF & EDU FD
$2.0M
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
56
grants
$10–50K
178
grants
$50–250K
185
grants
$250K–1M
66
grants
$1–5M
13
grants
$5M+
2
grants

Geographic Focus

15 states

California
$104.9M
98% of total
Nebraska
$1.2M
1% of total
Maryland
$200K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$175K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$115K
0% of total
New York
$100K
0% of total
Colorado
$90K
0% of total
Washington
$90K
0% of total
Connecticut
$60K
0% of total
Kansas
$50K
0% of total

+5 more states

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