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Clark and Kathryn Porter Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Pacific Palisades, California · EIN 836571557

Clark and Kathryn Porter Family Foundation is a private foundation in Pacific Palisades, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $177,181 in 77 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $30,000. 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 $157,619 the year before.

22% 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$157,61966$3.6 million
2024$177,18177$5.0 million

How to apply

Clark and Kathryn Porter 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 Clark and Kathryn Porter Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 14 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California50$117,716
Illinois2$15,500
Colorado4$13,681
District of Columbia7$10,000
New York4$6,500
Vermont1$5,000
Washington2$2,700
Alabama1$2,500
Georgia1$1,000
Oregon1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 77 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Garden School
Pasadena, CA
Contribution$30,000
Usocf
Carpentersville, IL
Contribution$15,000
Semester at Sea
Fort Collins, CO
Contribution$5,181
American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup
New York, NY
Contribution$5,000
Harvard-Westlake Annual
Studio City, CA
Contribution$5,000
National Parks Foundation
Washington, DC
Contribution$5,000
Nature Conservancy
Los Angeles, CA
Contribution$5,000
One Tree Planted
Shelburne, VT
Contribution$5,000
Pow Protect Our Winters
Boulder, CO
Contribution$5,000
Seeds TP Plate
Venice, CA
Contribution$5,000
Spy
Marina del Rey, CA
Contribution$5,000
St Matthews Alumni Fund
Pacific Palisades, CA
Contribution$5,000
The Peoples Concern
Los Angeles, CA
Contribution$5,000
Venice Family Clinic
Venice, CA
Contribution$5,000
Westside Food Bank
Santa Monica, CA
Contribution$5,000
Garden School
Pasadena, CA
Contribution$3,602
Bay Foundation
Playa del Rey, CA
Contribution$2,500
Bay Foundation
Playa del Rey, CA
Contribution$2,500
Broad Stage
Santa Monica, CA
Contribution$2,500
Center Theatre Group
Los Angeles, CA
Contribution$2,500
Direct Relief
Santa Barbara, CA
Contribution$2,500
Equal Justice Initiative
Montgomery, AL
Contribution$2,500
JMT Wilderness
Menlo Park, CA
Contribution$2,500
Junior Achievement
Colorado Springs, CO
Contribution$2,500
Rei Fund
Sumner, WA
Contribution$2,500
Sea Trees
Manhattan Beach, CA
Contribution$2,500
Compton Youth Activities
Compton, CA
Contribution$2,000
Garden School
Pasadena, CA
Contribution$1,029
Access Fund
Boulder, CO
Contribution$1,000
Babc Scholarship Foundation
Whittier, CA
Contribution$1,000
Banderas Bay Charities
Portland, OR
Contribution$1,000
Cal Athletics
Berkeley, CA
Contribution$1,000
Cal Fund
Berkeley, CA
Contribution$1,000
Chla Las Madrinas
Los Angeles, CA
Contribution$1,000
First School
Santa Monica, CA
Contribution$1,000
Geffen Playhouse
Los Angeles, CA
Contribution$1,000
Hammer Museum
Los Angeles, CA
Contribution$1,000
Harvest Home- la
Santa Monica, CA
Contribution$1,000
Heal the Bay
Santa Monica, CA
Contribution$1,000
Jlla
Los Angeles, CA
Contribution$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Clark and Kathryn Porter Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Clark and Kathryn Porter Family Foundation give?

$177,181 in tax year 2024, across 77 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Clark and Kathryn Porter Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Clark Porter (President), Kathryn Porter (Treasury / Secreatary), Clark Willard Porter Jr (Director) and Elizabeth Grace Porter (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Clark and Kathryn Porter Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation, education and health.

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