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Ann Peppers Foundation

Accepts applications Pasadena, California · EIN 952114455

Ann Peppers Foundation is a private foundation in Pasadena, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.4 million in 54 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $150,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $1.8 million the year before.

8% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.8 million60$42.8 million
2024$1.4 million54$50.8 million

How to apply

ContactWhittier Trust Philanthropic Servic
177 E Colorado Blvd Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91105
Phone or email(626) 441-5188
What to submit, deadlinesFor submission guidelines and format, please contact whittier trust philanthropic services.
RestrictionsGrants are made in support of education, social services and arts in the los angeles county area.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ann Peppers Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California52$1.5 million
District of Columbia1$10,000
New York1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 54 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Pasadena City College Foundation
Pasadena, CA
Ann peppers foundation scholarship program for pusd graduates$150,000
Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley
Altadena, CA
Flagship for future campaign$50,000
Pasadena Conservatory of Music (PCM)
Pasadena, CA
2024-2025 music education & performance programs, in recognition of its 40th anniversary$40,000
Pasadena Playhouse State Theater of California Inc
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena ushers program$35,000
A Noise Within
Pasadena, CA
Education program$30,000
Armory Center for the Arts
Pasadena, CA
2-yr general operating support $60k & $50k capital campaign - unconditional$30,000
Casa de Las Amigas DBA Casa Treatment Center
Pasadena, CA
General operating support$30,000
Door of Hope
Pasadena, CA
General operating support$30,000
Families Forward (Formerly Mothers' Club)
Pasadena, CA
General operating support$30,000
Family Hope (DBA Elizabeth House)
Pasadena, CA
General operating support$30,000
Foothill Unity Center
Pasadena, CA
Program support$30,000
Get Lit Words Ignite
Los Angeles, CA
In-school program in pasadena & sgv$30,000
The Gooden Center
Pasadena, CA
Hochman house improvements$30,000
Inner-City Arts
Los Angeles, CA
Learning through the arts program 2-yr grant - unconditional$30,000
Los Angeles Children's Chorus
Pasadena, CA
General operating support for 2024-25/2025-26 season$30,000
Los Angeles Master Chorale Association
Los Angeles, CA
2024 & 2025 high school choir festival - 2-yr grant - unconditional$30,000
Mount Wilson Institute
Pasadena, CA
Highest need$30,000
Pasadena Playhouse State Theater of California Inc
Pasadena, CA
General operating support for the 2023-2024 season - 2-yr grant - unconditional$30,000
Pasadena Symphony Association
Pasadena, CA
General operating support$30,000
Union Station Homeless Services
Pasadena, CA
Program support - pasadena area$30,000
Villa Esperanza Services
Pasadena, CA
General operating support$30,000
A Place Called Home
Los Angeles, CA
Arts & creative expressions program$25,000
Arroyos and Foothills Conservancy
Pasadena, CA
Conservation through education program$25,000
Boys and Girls Club of Pasadena
Pasadena, CA
Enrichment and education programs$25,000
Boys and Girls Club of West San Gabriel Valley
Monterey Park, CA
Education for life program$25,000
Cancer Support Community Greater San Gabriel Valley
Sierra Madre, CA
Cancer support groups$25,000
College Access Plan
Pasadena, CA
Support for pasadena programs$25,000
Convalescent Aid Society
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena programs$25,000
Flintridge Center
Pasadena, CA
Youth of promise program$25,000
Friends in Deed - Ecumenical Council of Pasadena Area Congregations
Pasadena, CA
Program support$25,000
Frostig Center
Pasadena, CA
Program support$25,000
Fund for Partnership for Success
Pasadena, CA
2024 education programs$25,000
The Huntington Library Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
San Marino, CA
K-12 education programs in 2024$25,000
Huntington Medical Research Institutes (Hmri)
Pasadena, CA
Hmri high school STEM summer 2024 program$25,000
Kidspace Children's Museum
Pasadena, CA
Programs for and outreach to disadvantaged children & families in pasadena$25,000
Museique
Pasadena, CA
Educational programming$25,000
New Village Girls Academy New Village Charter School Inc
Los Angeles, CA
General operating support$25,000
Parson's Nose Theater
Pasadena, CA
Gen operation - 2024-25$25,000
Pasadena Educational Foundation
Pasadena, CA
Summer learning and enrichment programs$25,000
Professional Child Development Associates
Pasadena, CA
General operating & leadership team support$25,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ann Peppers Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: For submission guidelines and format, please contact whittier trust philanthropic services.

How much does Ann Peppers Foundation give?

$1.4 million in tax year 2024, across 54 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Ann Peppers Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Philip A Swan (President/Director), Jennifer F Devoll (Vice President/Director), Lawayne Williams (Treasurer/Director) and Pegine Grayson (Secretary/Executive Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Ann Peppers Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and youth programs.

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