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Private foundation (trust)EIN 943290521Est. 1998-05

THE CANTUS FOUNDATION

WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91367

Total Assets

$2.5M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$99K

FY 2023

Grants Made

6

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$17K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$31K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$28K

Total Expenses

$103K

Qualifying Distributions

$99K

Distributable Amount

$121K

Min. Investment Return

$121K

Payout rate 82%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.82%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

6 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $18K to maximum $31K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $160K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

34 grants

MENDOCINO LAND TRUST
$133K
4 grants
CASPAR COMMUNITY CENTER
$131K
4 grants
SAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE
$100K
3 grants
MENDOCINO THEATRE CO
$80K
3 grants
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY
$13K
1 grant
NOYO CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE
$12K
3 grants
JPR FOUNDATION
$11K
2 grants
MENDOCINO COUNTY PUBLIC BROADCASTING
$11K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

34 grants

<$10K
18
grants
$10–50K
16
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

California
$530K
97% of total
Oregon
$11K
2% of total
New York
$5K
1% of total

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