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Irene and Wallace D Franson Foundation

Accepts applications Los Angeles, California · EIN 954686422

Irene and Wallace D Franson Foundation is a private foundation in Los Angeles, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $4,500 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $1,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $1,000 the year before.

75% of its 2025 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$4,0004$68,287
2024$1,0001$77,421
2025$4,5004$78,899

How to apply

ContactIrene Wallace Franson Co Jess S Mor
2049 Century Park East 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone or email(323) 634-2400
What to submitApplications should be in writing and include a description of the charitable purpose

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California4$4,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Desert Community Foundation
Palm Desert, CA
General$1,500
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
General$1,000
New Directions
Santa Barbara, CA
General$1,000
The Living Desert
Palm Desert, CA
General$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Irene and Wallace D Franson Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Irene and Wallace D Franson Foundation give?

$4,500 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Irene and Wallace D Franson Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Wallace D Franson (President), Irene Franson (Treasurer), Susan J Ollweiler (Secretary) and Laura Spaulding (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

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