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Asis Foundation

Preselected recipients only Los Angeles, California · EIN 274866915

Asis Foundation is a private foundation in Los Angeles, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $77,000 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $18,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $80,000 the year before.

75% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$55,35013$1.3 million
2024$80,00020$1.2 million
2025$77,00017$2.1 million

How to apply

Asis Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Asis Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California10$21,500
Massachusetts1$18,000
Montana3$15,000
Colorado1$11,500
District of Columbia1$10,000
Maryland1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
MA
General$18,000
Individual
CO
General$11,500
Share our Strength-No Kid Hungry
Washington, DC
General$10,000
Livingston Food Pantry
Livingston, MT
Feed people in need$5,000
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara, CA
Feed people in need$5,000
Livingston Healthcare Foundation
Livingston, MT
For new hospital construction$5,000
Earth Island Inst-PLASTIC POLLUTION
Berkeley, CA
General$5,000
Park County Community Foundation
Livingston, MT
General$5,000
Crane School
Santa Barbara, CA
General$5,000
Individual
CA
General$2,000
Motion Picture Television Fund
Woodland Hills, CA
General$1,000
VNA Health Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA
General$1,000
Individual
MD
General$1,000
Santa Barbara Agricultural Farm Ed
Summerland, CA
General$1,000
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Santa Barbara, CA
General$500
Individual
CA
General$500
Carpinteria Comm Theatre Alcazar
Carpinteria, CA
General$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Asis Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Asis Foundation give?

$77,000 in tax year 2025, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Asis Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Jeff Bridges (President) and Susan Bridges (Vice President).

What does Asis Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger and health.

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