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Jestin Freeman Foundation

Accepts applications Santa Monica, California · EIN 352436013

Jestin Freeman Foundation is a private foundation in Santa Monica, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $39,000 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $3,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $31,500 the year before.

29% 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$31,50011$353,737
2024$39,00013$407,450

How to apply

ContactSarah J Kilpatrick
230 16th St, Santa Monica, CA 90402
Phone or email(310) 435-8896
What to submitApplicant must complete jestin freeman foundation application form, attach high school transcripts and a one page essay. Applicant may be interviewed by foundation.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Jestin Freeman Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
California11$33,000
Missouri1$3,000
Pennsylvania1$3,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA
Education$3,000
California State University Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Educationeducation$3,000
University of California Irvine
Irvine, CA
Education$3,000
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Education$3,000
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA
Education$3,000
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Education$3,000
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Education$3,000
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Education$3,000
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Education$3,000
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA
Education$3,000
Washington University
St Louis, MO
Education$3,000
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Education$3,000
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Education$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jestin Freeman Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Jestin Freeman Foundation give?

$39,000 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Jestin Freeman Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Sarah J Kilpatrick (President/Director), Margaret Kilpatrick (Vice President/Director), Katie Kilpatrick (Secretary/Director) and Laurene von Klan (Treasurer).

What does Jestin Freeman Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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