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Charles G and Jessie R Cale Foundation

Accepts applications Santa Monica, California · EIN 954509128

Charles G and Jessie R Cale Foundation is a private foundation in Santa Monica, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $15,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $72,700 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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$73,5003$3.7 million
2024$72,7002$2.8 million
2025$15,0001$2.7 million

How to apply

ContactWhitney R Cale
c/o Sedgwick 2718 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403
Phone or email(310) 395-8655
What to submitWritten requests
DeadlinesNo submission deadline
RestrictionsNo restrictions

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Charles G and Jessie R Cale Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California1$15,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
To support various USC programs$15,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Charles G and Jessie R Cale Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No submission deadline.

How much does Charles G and Jessie R Cale Foundation give?

$15,000 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Charles G and Jessie R Cale Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Charles G Cale (President), Jessie R Cale (Vice President), Walter G Cale (Director) and Elizabeth J Cale (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Charles G and Jessie R Cale Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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