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Bacon Charitable Corporation

Preselected recipients only La Jolla, California · EIN 521516985

Bacon Charitable Corporation is a private foundation in La Jolla, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $37,263 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $8,132 and the largest $20,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $16,000 the year before.

100% of its 2024 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$16,0002$618,246
2024$37,2634$664,674

How to apply

Bacon Charitable Corporation 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 Bacon Charitable Corporation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California3$36,263
South Carolina1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cedar-Sinai Medical Center at
Los Angeles Ca, CA
For general fund - civic$20,000
SBCS Corp
Chula Vista, CA
For general fund - civic$13,763
Make-A-Wish Central Foundation
Sacramento, CA
For general fund - civic$2,500
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
For general fund - civic$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bacon Charitable Corporation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Bacon Charitable Corporation give?

$37,263 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $8,132.

Who runs Bacon Charitable Corporation?

Its 2024 filing lists Perry H Bacon Jr (President & Treasurer) and Clark Bacon (Vice President & Secretary).

What does Bacon Charitable Corporation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly community development.

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