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Audrey & Sydney Irmas Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Los Angeles, California · EIN 954030813

Audrey & Sydney Irmas Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Los Angeles, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $734,150 in 53 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $101,000. 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 $884,700 the year before.

32% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$884,70064$15.5 million
2024$734,15053$16.2 million

How to apply

ContactMatthew Irmas
12301 Wilshire Blvd Ste 418, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone or email(310) 476-0261
What to submitLetter

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Audrey & Sydney Irmas Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to California. It also paid $5,000 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
California46$672,150
Oregon1$25,000
New York1$20,000
District of Columbia1$5,000
New Mexico1$5,000
Kentucky1$1,000
Louisiana1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 53 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
La Family Housing
North Hollywood, CA
General support$101,000
Bet Tzedek
Los Angeles, CA
General support$75,000
Jewish Voice for Peace
Berkeley, CA
General support$50,000
The Maple Counseling Center
Beverly Hills, CA
General support$30,000
Hand in Hand
Portland, OR
General support$25,000
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Los Angeles, CA
General support$25,000
Okizu Foundation
Novato, CA
General support$25,000
Wags and Walks
Los Angeles, CA
General support$25,000
Sheriff's Youth Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
General support$24,000
Moca
Los Angeles, CA
General support$22,500
Wright Institute Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
General support$22,000
Heart of Los Angeles (Hola)
Los Angeles, CA
General support$21,000
Brennan Center for Justice
New York, NY
General support$20,000
Hollywood Food Coalition
Los Angeles, CA
General support$20,000
Strive
Los Angeles, CA
General support$20,000
Standwithus
Los Angeles, CA
General support$15,000
ACCELER8
Los Angeles, CA
General support$10,000
Food Forward
Los Angeles, CA
General support$10,000
Food on Foot
Los Angeles, CA
General support$10,000
Inner-City Arts
Los Angeles, CA
General support$10,000
Institute of Contemporary Art la
Los Angeles, CA
General support$10,000
Student Lunchbox
Los Angeles, CA
General support$10,000
The Hear Center
Pasadena, CA
General support$10,000
Concern Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
General support$8,500
UCLA Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
General support$8,000
Wilmington Community Clinic
Wilmington, CA
General support$8,000
Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood
Hollywood, CA
General support$7,500
Court Appointed Special Advocates
Monterey Park, CA
General support$7,500
Foodbank of Southern Ca
Long Beach, CA
General support$7,500
Holdyou Foundation
Sherman Oaks, CA
General support$7,500
Mend
Pacoima, CA
General support$7,500
Our Community la
Pacific Palisades, CA
General support$7,000
The Performance Art Museum
Los Angeles, CA
General support$6,500
Wilshire Blvd Temple
Los Angeles, CA
General support$5,400
American Institute for Boys and Men
Washington, DC
General support$5,000
Catching the Dream
Albuquerque, NM
General support$5,000
Momentum Wheels for Humanity
Chatsworth, CA
General support$5,000
One Generation
Van Nuys, CA
General support$5,000
Program for Torture Victims
Los Angeles, CA
General support$5,000
UCLA Unicamp
Los Angeles, CA
General support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Audrey & Sydney Irmas Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Audrey & Sydney Irmas Charitable Foundation give?

$734,150 in tax year 2024, across 53 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs Audrey & Sydney Irmas Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Matthew Irmas (Trustee/Administrator), Deborah Irmas (Trustee/Administrator), Jack Irmas (Trustee/Administrator) and Daniel Irmas (Trustee/Administrator) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does Audrey & Sydney Irmas Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger, faith communities and youth programs.

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