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Lorraine F Petitfils Foundation

Accepts applications Pasadena, California · EIN 956999192

Lorraine F Petitfils Foundation is a private foundation in Pasadena, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $52,000 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $8,000 and the largest $17,000. 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 $51,500 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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
2023$46,0005$815,656
2024$51,5007$932,774
2025$52,0007$923,401

How to apply

ContactDenise L Petitfils
1285 Wellington Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103
Phone or email(626) 577-7231
What to submitLetter to foundation

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lorraine F Petitfils Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California7$52,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Pomona College
Claremont, CA
Scholarship$17,000
American Film Institute
Los Angeles, CA
Scholarship$10,250
Individual
CA
Scholarship$10,000
Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Scholarship$8,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$5,000
Huntington Library
San Marino, CA
Scholarship$1,500
Greater Pasadena Alliance for Medic
Pasadena, CA
Scholarship$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lorraine F Petitfils Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Lorraine F Petitfils Foundation give?

$52,000 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $8,000.

Who runs Lorraine F Petitfils Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Denise L Petitfils (President).

What does Lorraine F Petitfils Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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