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Ingraham Memorial Fund

Preselected recipients only Pasadena, California · EIN 956017839

Ingraham Memorial Fund is a private foundation in Pasadena, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $62,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $50,000. 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 $109,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 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$109,0005$2.1 million
2024$62,0005$2.3 million

How to apply

Ingraham Memorial Fund 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 Ingraham Memorial Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California5$62,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
School of Theology at Claremont
Claremont, CA
To provide support of professorship$50,000
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
To provide for education$3,000
First United Methodist Church of Pasadena
Pasadena, CA
To provide for church operations$3,000
The Chandler School
Pasadena, CA
To provide for education$3,000
Webb School of California
Claremont, CA
To provide support of library$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ingraham Memorial Fund accept grant applications?

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

How much does Ingraham Memorial Fund give?

$62,000 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Ingraham Memorial Fund?

Its 2024 filing lists Karl I Swaidan (Trustee).

What does Ingraham Memorial Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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