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Private foundation (trust)EIN 954840905Est. 2001-06

THE CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD FOUNDATION

SANTA MONICA, CA 904021223

Total Assets

$326K

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$52K

FY 2023

Grants Made

3

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$17K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$9K–$23K

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Programs & Activities

Program 1

$23K

Since 2016 the christohper isherwood foundation has been a sponsor in the annual los angeles times festival of books. In partnership with the los angeles times, the christopher isherwood prize for autobiographical prose was again awarded in 2023. The prize category includes fiction, travel writing, memoir and diary, to honor christopher isherwoods's work across those genres. The la times festival of books is the largest literary festival in north america and draws aproximately 155,000 people annually to celbrate the written word.

Program 2

$29K

The christopher isherwood foundation provides the royal drawing school in london with an annual grant to subsidize tuition and support the don bachardy fellowship awardees. The don bachardy fellowship awards accomplished art students with residency at the royal drawing school in london from mid april to mid june, annually. The christopher isherwood foundation funds three months post-graduate study at the royal drawing school in london. The don bachardy fellowship awards young accomplished art students with residency at the royal drawing school in london from mid april to mid june. One individual received a grant as a stipend for costs of travel and housing. Last year, the fellow from 2023 overlapped with the fellow from 2024 because the first fellow arrived late and started a second term.

Program 3

The foundation makes an annual grant for the christopher isherwood fellowships at the huntingon to support post-graduate research fellowships for work on the christopher isherword papers. There are usually two of these fellows. The fellows are selected by the huntington for the high qulaity of their work and their focus on christopher isherwood, thereby fulfilling our mission. These are three month fellowships.

Program 4

$10K

To express the spirit of the founation and the works of christopher isherwood, the foundation has supported a project to bring the novel, "a single man", by christoper isherwood, to live theatre as an opera.

Focus Areas

ArtsCulture & Humanities

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$101K

Total Expenses

$122K

Qualifying Distributions

$74K

Distributable Amount

$16K

Min. Investment Return

$17K

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Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $52K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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Top Recipients

8 grants

LA TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS
$68K
3 grants
CAF AMERICAN DONOR FUND BENEFIT OF THE ROYAL DRAWING SCHOOL
$35K
2 grants
HUNTINGTON LIBRARY
$20K
2 grants
DON BACARDY FELLOWSHIP GRANT TO COV
$9K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants

<$10K
3
grants
$10–50K
5
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

2 states

California
$97K
73% of total
Virginia
$35K
27% of total

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