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Private foundation (trust)EIN 330785572Est. 1998-02

THE FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY

LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92652

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$3.7M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$377K

FY 2023

Grants Made

32

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$12K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$250K

Typical

Deadlines

Proposals must be postmarked by april …

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$421K

Total Expenses

$414K

Qualifying Distributions

$400K

Distributable Amount

$161K

Min. Investment Return

$167K

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

32 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $4K to maximum $250K, 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 $437K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

135 grants

THE LAGUNA BEACH CUMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$250K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE
$250K
1 grant
THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY
$29K
2 grants
MESA INC
$27K
2 grants
WESTERN WATERSHEDS PROJECT
$21K
4 grants
MILL CITY GROWS
$20K
3 grants
ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$19K
3 grants
CITY GROWERS
$18K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

135 grants

<$10K
131
grants
$10–50K
2
grants
$50–250K
2
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

22 states

California
$801K
70% of total
New York
$59K
5% of total
Massachusetts
$44K
4% of total
Oregon
$32K
3% of total
Pennsylvania
$32K
3% of total
District of Columbia
$28K
2% of total
Idaho
$21K
2% of total
Wisconsin
$20K
2% of total
Colorado
$20K
2% of total
Maine
$18K
2% of total

+12 more states

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