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Dianne & Thomas Lookabaugh Foundation

Preselected recipients only Coronado, California · EIN 453659698

Dianne & Thomas Lookabaugh Foundation is a private foundation in Coronado, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $27,567 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $5,000. 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 down from $58,400 the year before.

44% 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$58,40017$942,579
2024$27,56716$962,534

How to apply

Dianne & Thomas Lookabaugh 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 Dianne & Thomas Lookabaugh Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
California14$24,567
Texas2$3,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
KPBS
San Diego, CA
Operating cost$5,000
Coronado Island Film Festival
Coronado, CA
Operating cost$5,000
Lamb's Players Theatre
Coronado, CA
Operating cost$5,000
San Diego Women Foundation
San Diego, CA
Operating cost$2,545
Tailar Way Inc
San Antonio, TX
Operating cost$2,000
Monarch School
San Diego, CA
Operating cost$1,132
National Center for Science Educati
Oakland, CA
Operating cost$1,000
Focus for Children
Coronado, CA
Operating cost$1,000
Wikimedia
San Francisco, CA
Operating cost$1,000
YMCA of San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Operating cost$1,000
Coronado Philharmonia Orchestra
Coronado, CA
Operating cost$1,000
San Diego Diplomacy Council
San Diego, CA
Operating cost$540
Coronado Soroptimist
Cornado, CA
Operating cost$500
Safe Harbor Coronado
Coronado, CA
Operating cost$500
Americas Foundation
Chula Vista, CA
Operating cost$250
Coronado Promenade Concerts
Coronado, CA
Operating cost$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dianne & Thomas Lookabaugh Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Dianne & Thomas Lookabaugh Foundation give?

$27,567 in tax year 2024, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Dianne & Thomas Lookabaugh Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Thomas de Lookabaugh (President).

What does Dianne & Thomas Lookabaugh Foundation fund?

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

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