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Private foundation (trust)EIN 272205056Est. 2011-09

The Pocket Foundation

Santa Barbara, CA 93108

Total Assets

$49K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$115K

FY 2024

Grants Made

9

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$13K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$8K–$20K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$100K

Total Expenses

$117K

Qualifying Distributions

$115K

Distributable Amount

$677

Min. Investment Return

$2K

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

9 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $8K through median $10K to maximum $20K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $146K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

48 grants

Expedition Inspiration
$90K
4 grants
Bear Trust International
$65K
4 grants
Gallatin Valley Land Trust
$48K
5 grants
Crosscut Mountain Sports
$41K
3 grants
Sage Gardeners
$40K
4 grants
Montana Land Reliance
$40K
5 grants
Columbia St Mary Foundation - Van Dyke Haebler Center
$40K
4 grants
Guide Dogs for the Blind
$30K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

48 grants

<$10K
37
grants
$10–50K
11
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

Montana
$249K
48% of total
Idaho
$90K
17% of total
California
$55K
11% of total
Colorado
$53K
10% of total
Wisconsin
$40K
8% of total
New York
$16K
3% of total
Oregon
$16K
3% of total

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