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Lenore B & Frank M Heffernan Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Ross, California · EIN 273960915

Lenore B & Frank M Heffernan Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Ross, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $453,000 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $23,500 and the largest $250,000. 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 $252,205 the year before.

40% of its 2024 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$252,20513$1.2 million
2024$453,00010$1.4 million

How to apply

ContactHeffernan Family Foundation Lenore
PO Box 1742, Ross, CA 94957
Phone or email(415) 453-2073, fmh@marinmail.com
What to submitWritten narrative
DeadlinesJune 30
RestrictionsTo be determined on a case by case basis.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lenore B & Frank M Heffernan Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California10$453,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Ica Cristo Rey Academy
San Francisco, CA
Religious$250,000
Marin Health Foundation
Greenbrae, CA
Healthcare$50,000
Order of Malta Clinic of Northern California
Oakland, CA
Educational$50,000
Catholic Charities SF
San Francisco, CA
Religious$25,000
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Educational$25,000
Dominican Sisters Vision of Hope
Oakland, CA
Religious$22,000
Heffernan Foundation
Walnut Creek, CA
Educational$15,000
St Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Religious$10,000
Fine Arts Museums Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Educational$5,000
St John Vianney Church
Hacienda Heights, CA
Religious$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lenore B & Frank M Heffernan Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: June 30.

How much does Lenore B & Frank M Heffernan Family Foundation Inc give?

$453,000 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $23,500.

Who runs Lenore B & Frank M Heffernan Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Lenore B Heffernan (President), Ann Marie Heffernan (Secretary), F Michael Heffernan III (Director) and John Warren Heffernan (Director).

What does Lenore B & Frank M Heffernan Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and health.

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