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Oak Tree Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Arcadia, California · EIN 954506950

Oak Tree Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Arcadia, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $428,500 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $47,500 and the largest $100,000. 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 $315,000 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
2022$374,50010$6.5 million
2023$315,00010$7.5 million
2024$428,50010$7.6 million

How to apply

ContactRick M Arthur
201 Colorado Place, Arcadia, CA 91007
Phone or email(626) 784-4804
What to submitWritten statement of purpose of organization, how funds will be used, copy of tax exemption letter from internal revenue service.
RestrictionsGrantees are limited to irc sec. 501(c)(3) public charities.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Oak Tree Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California7$301,000
Kentucky2$77,500
New York1$50,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Winners Foundation
Arcadia, CA
Substance abuse counseling$100,000
Carma
Arcadia, CA
Support rehabilitation, training and retirement for california-raced throughbred horses.$60,000
The Foundation for the Horse
Lexington, KY
Improving horse health and well being$52,500
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation
New York, NY
Support research to promote equine health and welfare.$50,000
Uc Davis Foundation
Davis, CA
To support equine veterinary research$50,000
California Thoroughbred Horsemen's Foundation
Arcadia, CA
To support the del mar thoroughbred club summer program providing meals to backstretch horse care employees.$45,000
Edwin J Gregson Foundation
Arcadia, CA
To support scholarships to children of racing employees$35,000
Racing Medication Testing Consortium
Lexington, KY
Support anti-doping research for horse racing.$25,000
Cancer Support Community Pasadena
Pasadena, CA
Providing support to families and communities impacted by cancer$10,000
Edwin Charles Foundation
Beverly Hills, CA
To support the foundation$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Oak Tree Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Oak Tree Charitable Foundation give?

$428,500 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $47,500.

Who runs Oak Tree Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Rick M Arthur (President/Vp/Asst. Secretary), Richard Mandella (VP & Director), Thomas R Capehart (Vp/Secretary) and Bo Hirsch (Director & VP).

What does Oak Tree Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals, health and science and research.

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