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Peter and Candis Doerken Foundation

Accepts applications Manhattan Beach, California · EIN 954797873

Peter and Candis Doerken Foundation is a private foundation in Manhattan Beach, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $182,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 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 $147,500 the year before.

20% 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
2023$147,5005$3.8 million
2024$182,0005$3.8 million

How to apply

ContactCandis Duke-Doerken Care of Peter A
1590 Rosecrans Avenue Suite D-231, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Phone or email(310) 739-9299, pcdoerkenfoundation@gmail.com
What to submitCharitable organizations submit a letter of inquiry
DeadlinesProposals are reviewed quarterly
RestrictionsPrimarily support charitable organizations in the greater los angeles area that focus on women and children.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California4$157,000
New Jersey1$25,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jovenes Inc
Los Angeles, CA
Grant - general support$100,000
Change the Air Foundation Inc
Freehold, NJ
Grant - general support$25,000
Oc Music & Dance
Irvine, CA
Grant - general support$25,000
Worthy Beyond Purpose Inc
Santa Monica, CA
Grant - general support$22,000
Diy Girls
Pacoima, CA
Grant - general support$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Peter and Candis Doerken Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Proposals are reviewed quarterly.

How much does Peter and Candis Doerken Foundation give?

$182,000 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Peter and Candis Doerken Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Peter W Doerken (Chairman of the Board and Treasurer) and Candis E Duke-Doerken (Ceo & President).

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