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Bagnard Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Santa Monica, California · EIN 830635898

Bagnard Family Foundation is a private foundation in Santa Monica, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $621,000 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $150,000. 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 $595,000 the year before.

50% 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$595,00010$15.1 million
2024$621,00014$15.5 million

How to apply

Bagnard Family 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 Bagnard Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
California13$616,000
New York1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Harvard-Westlake High School
Los Angeles, CA
To provide emergency aid to students impacted by personal hardships$150,000
A Place Called Home
Los Angeles, CA
To support an organization that provides a safe environment for gang-affected youth in the South Central LA$100,000
Harmony Project
Los Angeles, CA
To support nation's most effective arts-based youth development programs.$100,000
Urban TXT Teens Exploring
Los Angeles, CA
To support a nationally recognized not for profit organization focused on inspiring young men of color to become confident leaders.$50,000
Youth Champions Inc
Los Angeles, CA
To support an organization that provides high school students with unique workshops that harness them with a variety of skills that go beyond their school curriculum.$50,000
School on Wheels
Los Angeles, CA
To support an organization that tutors children that experiencing homelessness in California.$50,000
St Raphael Catholic School
Los Angeles, CA
To support a Catholic parish school committed to developing Christian leaders who live by Gospel values.$25,000
ArtCenter College of Design
Pasadena, CA
To support a college that creates a new model for Art and Design education in the 21st century.$25,000
Ready to Succeed
Los Angeles, CA
To support an organization that helps foster youth to get into higher education.$25,000
Little Dolphins by the Sea
Santa Monica, CA
To support an organization with the unique multicultural learning curriculum where students have profound cultural encounters.$25,000
The People Concern
Los Angeles, CA
To provide housing for the most vulnerable citizens$10,000
Leukemia Lymphoma SOC
Rye Brook, NY
To support the organization that conducts a research for every type of blood cancer$5,000
Verbum Dei Jesuit High School
Los Angeles, CA
To support a school that combines innovative education with real-world work experience.$5,000
Westside Guild of Children's Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
To support an organization that increases awareness and raises funds for Children's Hospital$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bagnard Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Bagnard Family Foundation give?

$621,000 in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Bagnard Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists William W Bagnard (Trustee) and Tamara L Bagnard (Trustee, Executive Director).

What does Bagnard Family Foundation fund?

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

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