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Harris-Bacor Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Pasadena, California · EIN 861473442

Harris-Bacor Family Foundation is a private foundation in Pasadena, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $113,411 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $10,514 and the largest $24,250. 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 $80,778 the year before.

70% 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$80,7786$1.8 million
2024$113,41110$1.9 million

How to apply

Harris-Bacor 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 Harris-Bacor Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California7$81,450
New York2$16,961
District of Columbia1$15,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Pasadena Educational Foundation
Pasadena, CA
To support organization's mission$24,250
First Gen Scholars
San Diego, CA
To support organization's mission$20,000
Life Learning Continuum
New York, NY
To support organization's mission$15,000
World Central Kitchen
Washington, DC
To support organization's mission$15,000
Foundation for African Medicine & Education
Redding, CA
To support organization's mission$11,029
Caltech Y
Pasadena, CA
To support organization's mission$10,000
The Huntington Library Art Museum & Botanical Gardens
San Marino, CA
To support organization's mission$10,000
Leadership Pasadena
Pasadena, CA
To support organization's mission$5,150
Donorschoose
New York, NY
To support organization's mission$1,961
Shepherd's Door Domestic Violence Resource Center
Pasadena, CA
To support organization's mission$1,021

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Harris-Bacor Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Harris-Bacor Family Foundation give?

$113,411 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $10,514.

Who runs Harris-Bacor Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Portia Bacor Harris (Treasurer and Co-Director) and Willard Porter Harris Jr (President and Co-Director).

What does Harris-Bacor Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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