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Mildred E & Harvey S Mudd Foundation

Preselected recipients only Los Angeles, California · EIN 956021276

Mildred E & Harvey S Mudd Foundation is a private foundation in Los Angeles, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.1 million in 36 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $229,378. 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 down from $1.1 million the year before.

39% 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
2022$1.3 million36$23.2 million
2023$1.1 million31$25.2 million
2024$1.1 million36$26.1 million

How to apply

Mildred E & Harvey S Mudd 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 Mildred E & Harvey S Mudd Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California26$851,250
Oregon7$235,000
Ohio1$43,750
New York1$10,000
Connecticut1$39

Grants paid in 2024

All 36 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$229,378
Portland Art Museum
Portland, OR
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$120,000
Autry National Center
Los Angeles, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$115,000
Gwendolyn Strong Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$60,000
St John's Health Center Foundation
Santa Monica, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$59,383
Focusing Philanthropy
Santa Monica, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$50,000
Riviera Ridge School
Santa Barbara, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$47,000
College of Wooster
Wooster, OH
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$43,750
Storyteller Childrens Center
Santa Barbara, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$36,000
Harvard-Westlake School
Los Angeles, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$35,000
Ohsu Institute - Development & Disability
Portland, OR
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$35,000
Marlborough School
Los Angeles, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$32,739
Ohsu Knight Cancer Institute
Portland, OR
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$30,000
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Santa Barbara, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$28,500
Getty Conservation Institute
Los Angeles, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$25,000
Calm Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$24,000
Ohsu Foundation -Doernbecker Pediatrics
Portland, OR
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$20,000
Vision to Learn
Los Angeles, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$15,000
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$15,000
Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$12,250
Bel-Air Bay Club
Pacific Palisades, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$10,000
Bay Area Hospital
Coos Bay, OR
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$10,000
Chips
Brooklyn, NY
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$10,000
Foundation for Women Warriors
Los Angeles, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$10,000
Hoover Institution
Stanford, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$10,000
Ohsu Knight Cardiovascular Institute
Portland, OR
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$10,000
Legacy Health Foundationgood Samaritan
Portland, OR
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$10,000
Trust for Public Land
Pasadena, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$9,000
People Concern
Los Angeles, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$7,000
Angels Foster Care
Santa Barbara, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$5,000
Our Community la
Pacific Palisades, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$5,000
California Nature Conservancy
Los Angeles, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$3,000
Wilderness Youth Project
Santa Barbara, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$3,000
Guibord Center
Los Angeles, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$2,500
Moxi the Wolf Museum
Santa Barbara, CA
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$2,500
Pass Thru Entity - Apollo Co-Investors IX (B)
Greenwich, CT
Qualified charitable exempt purpose$39

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mildred E & Harvey S Mudd Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Mildred E & Harvey S Mudd Foundation give?

$1.1 million in tax year 2024, across 36 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Mildred E & Harvey S Mudd Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Benjamin Norman Sprague (Trustee), Caryll S Mingst (Trustee), Cynthia S Connolly (Trustee) and Elizabeth S Day (Trustee).

What does Mildred E & Harvey S Mudd Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and health.

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