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Redding Family Foundation

Accepts applications Long Beach, California · EIN 330210244

Redding Family Foundation is a private foundation in Long Beach, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $25,000 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $9,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $25,500 the year before.

91% 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
2023$25,5002$453,704
2024$25,00011$477,166

How to apply

ContactTonya Redding Dennis
2530 Atlantic Avenue B, Long Beach, CA 90806
Phone or email(562) 595-1659
What to submitThe application process begins by notifying your school's senior guidance counselor. Once notified, the student may begin the online application. Students will need to have their parent or guardian assist them with the application, as some information is required from both. Once the online application is complete, additional hard copies of items must be submitted to the senior guidance counselor. A school-based scholarship committe, comprised of teachers, guidance counselors and administrators, makes final recommendations to the redding family foundation. The board of directors of the foundation reviews the recommendations and makes the final decisions on recipients and size of the scholarships.
DeadlinesThe deadline to submit the application with all supporting documentation is april 1 of each year.
RestrictionsAny granville county public, high school student that is a senior and scheduled to graduate in the current academic year may apply. Students receiving the scholarship may apply for renewal of the award each year of their undergraduate education, limited to three renewals. Students and their parents/guardians may begin the application process starting october 1 of the preceding year until april 1 each year. Awards vary but are usually one thousand dollars per academic year.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Redding Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina10$24,000
Virginia1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Vance-Granville Community College
Henderson, NC
Scholarship$9,500
North Carolina State University Raleigh
Raleigh, NC
Scholarship$3,500
University of North Carolina Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
Scholarship$3,000
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Greensboro, NC
Scholarship$2,000
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
Scholarship$2,000
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Scholarship$1,000
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Rocky Mount, NC
Scholarship$1,000
Hampton University
Hampton, VA
Scholarship$1,000
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
Scholarship$1,000
North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC
Scholarship$500
Louisburg College
Louisburg, NC
Scholarship$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Redding Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: The deadline to submit the application with all supporting documentation is april 1 of each year.

How much does Redding Family Foundation give?

$25,000 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Redding Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Tonya Redding Dennis (Ceo), Michael Redding (Cfo) and Libbi Marchio (Treasurer and Secretary).

What does Redding Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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