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
Typical
Deadlines
—
Applications
Programs & Activities
Program 1
$23KSince 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
$29KThe 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
$10KTo 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
Financial Snapshot
2023 filing
Total Revenue
$101K
Total Expenses
$122K
Qualifying Distributions
$74K
Distributable Amount
$16K
Min. Investment Return
$17K
Payout rate
Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.
Giving Over Time
3 years
Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.
Top Recipients
8 grants
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants
Geographic Focus
2 states
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