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Karen & Rick Hargrove Foundation

Preselected recipients only La Selva Beach, California · EIN 770587271

Karen & Rick Hargrove Foundation is a private foundation in La Selva Beach, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.3 million in 4 grants; the typical grant was $727,500 and the largest $1.8 million. 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 $1.9 million 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
2022$1.1 million4$6.2 million
2023$1.9 million4$6.0 million
2024$3.3 million4$11.5 million

How to apply

Karen & Rick Hargrove 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 Karen & Rick Hargrove Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California4$3.3 million

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Navy Postgraduate School Foundation
Monterey, CA
Education$1.8 million
Stanford University -Hoover Institu
Stanford, CA
Education$1.4 million
Boys Girls Clubs of Monterey
Seaside, CA
Children services$55,000
The SPCA for Monterey County
Monterey, CA
Animal protection$50,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Karen & Rick Hargrove Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Karen & Rick Hargrove Foundation give?

$3.3 million in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $727,500.

Who runs Karen & Rick Hargrove Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Richard Hargrove (President) and Karen Hargrove (Treasurer).

What does Karen & Rick Hargrove Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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