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Judith McBean Foundation

Accepts applications Carmel, California · EIN 770138294

Judith McBean Foundation is a private foundation in Carmel, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $278,500 in 26 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $85,000. 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 $223,000 the year before.

8% 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
2022$172,00023$3.7 million
2023$223,00026$4.0 million
2024$278,50026$4.2 million

How to apply

ContactNatasha Hunt
PO Box 221818, Carmel, CA 93923
Phone or email(831) 915-7289
What to submitApplications should be submitted in writing.
Deadlines2/15 (Without extension) For Fiscal Year Ending 9/30
RestrictionsGifts are made to any organization with exemption status from the Federal and State government.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Judith McBean Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California13$164,000
Ohio1$50,000
Maryland1$20,000
New York3$17,000
Virginia3$12,000
Georgia1$10,000
Oregon2$3,500
Colorado2$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 26 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
UC Davis Foundation
Davis, CA
General Operations - School of Veterinary Medicine$85,000
Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation
Columbus, OH
General Operations$50,000
Oldflelds School
Sparks Glencoe, MD
General Operations$20,000
UC Regents
Davis, CA
General Operations - School of Veterinary Medicine$20,000
Pacific Legal Foundation
Sacramento, CA
General Operations$15,000
The Great Elephant Migration
New York, NY
General Operations$15,000
The Society of CA Pioneers
San Francisco, CA
General Operations$14,000
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
General Operations$10,000
CA Rangeland Trust
Sacramento, CA
General Operations$10,000
Beatrice Wood Center For The Arts
Ojai, CA
General Operations$10,000
Navy SEAL Foundation
Virginia Beach, VA
General Operations$10,000
Friends of Oceano Dunes
Oceano, CA
General Operations$2,500
Healing Heroes Through Horsemanship
Arroyo Grande, CA
General Operations$2,500
Western Justice
Hermiston, OR
General Operations$2,500
Dana Adobe and Cultural Center
Nipomo, CA
General Operations$1,000
Friends of the San Luis Valley
Monte Vista, CO
General Operations$1,000
National Museum of Racing Hall of F
Saratoga Springs, NY
General Operations$1,000
Western Landowners Alliance
Denver, CO
General Operations$1,000
Mission San Antonio de Padua
Jolon, CA
General Operations$1,000
Parasites Without Borders
Port Washington, NY
General Operations$1,000
National Sporting Library Museum
Middleburg, VA
General Operations$1,000
Young America's Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA
General Operations$1,000
Masters of Foxhounds Foundation
Middleburg, VA
General Operations$1,000
CA Foundation for AG in the Classro
Sacramento, CA
General Operations$1,000
National Animal Interest Alliance
Portland, OR
General Operations$1,000
Calflora
Berkeley, CA
General Operations$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Judith McBean Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: 2/15 (Without extension) For Fiscal Year Ending 9/30.

How much does Judith McBean Foundation give?

$278,500 in tax year 2024, across 26 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Judith McBean Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Michael Green (Trustee), Natasha Hunt (President) and Robin Lane (Secretary).

What does Judith McBean Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, animals and health.

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