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Outrageous Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only San Francisco, California · EIN 942474423

Outrageous Foundation Inc is a private foundation in San Francisco, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.6 million in 40 grants; the typical grant was $34,000 and the largest $500,000. 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 $1.1 million the year before.

10% 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
2023$1.1 million41$14.4 million
2024$1.6 million40$15.2 million

How to apply

Outrageous Foundation Inc 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 Outrageous Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California37$1.6 million
New Mexico1$25,000
Kansas1$20,000
Missouri1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 40 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$500,000
St Ignatius Church
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$50,000
Alliance of Mission Dist Catholic Schools
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$45,000
De Marillac Academy
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$45,000
Good Shepherd School
Pacifica, CA
For general operating support$45,000
Holy Angels School Sr Montealto
Colma, CA
For general operating support$45,000
Lumen Christi Academies
Oakland, CA
For general operating support$45,000
Notre Dame Des Victoires
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$45,000
Our Lady of Visitation School
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$45,000
Sacred Heart Nativity Schools
San Jose, CA
For general operating support$45,000
School of the Epiphany
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$45,000
St Anthony-Immaculate Conception School
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$45,000
St Elizabeth Elementary School
Oakland, CA
For general operating support$45,000
St James Elementary School
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$45,000
St John Catholic School
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$45,000
St Peter's Elementary School
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$45,000
St Phillips School
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$45,000
St Thomas More School
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$45,000
St Timothy Elementary School
San Mateo, CA
For general operating support$45,000
Usf Spiritual Retreat
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$38,000
Junipero Serra High School
San Mateo, CA
For general operating support$30,000
Mercy High School
Burlingame, CA
For general operating support$30,000
Bay Scholars
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$25,000
Center for Action and Contemplation
Albuquerque, NM
For general operating support$25,000
Dear Neighbors Ministries
Wichita, KS
For general operating support$20,000
Five Buckets Foundation
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$20,000
Kqed
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$20,000
Western States Fellowship
Oakland, CA
For general operating support$20,000
Carol Elliot Ministry
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$10,000
Clinic by the Bay
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$10,000
Faithful Fools
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$10,000
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$10,000
Pathways Hospice Foundation
Sunnyvale, CA
For general operating support$10,000
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$10,000
San Francisco Symphony
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$10,000
Noah Reyes Education Fund Co Stephe
Mill Valley, CA
For general operating support$8,000
Arc of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$5,000
Gubbio Project
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$5,000
All May See
San Francisco, CA
For general operating support$5,000
Carmel of St Joseph
Stlouis, MO
For general operating support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Outrageous Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Outrageous Foundation Inc give?

$1.6 million in tax year 2024, across 40 grants, with a typical grant of $34,000.

Who runs Outrageous Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Robert McGrath (President) and Joan McGrath (Secretary).

What does Outrageous Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and arts and culture.

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