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Richard Dunn Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Los Angeles, California · EIN 957125979

Richard Dunn Family Foundation is a private foundation in Los Angeles, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $258,300 in 44 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $75,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $183,000 the year before.

52% of its 2025 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$182,57341$5.8 million
2024$183,00024$6.2 million
2025$258,30044$7.1 million

How to apply

Richard Dunn Family 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 Richard Dunn Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California29$233,700
Massachusetts1$10,000
Colorado4$7,000
New York4$2,400
Florida1$2,000
Montana1$1,000
Pennsylvania1$1,000
Arizona1$500
Illinois1$500
Tennessee1$200

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 44 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Loyola High School
Los Angeles, CA
Charity use$75,000
Immaculate Heart High School
Los Angeles, CA
Charity use$35,000
Dolores Mission School
Los Angeles, CA
Charity use$18,000
St Luke Catholic Community
Temple City, CA
Charity use$12,500
Cure Alzheimer's Fund
Wellesley Hills, MA
Charity use$10,000
Homeboy Industries
Los Angeles, CA
Charity use$10,000
Saint Mark's School
Pasadena, CA
Charity use$10,000
Boys & Girls Club of Burbank
Burbank, CA
Charity use$8,000
Verbum Dei Jesuit High School
Los Angeles, CA
Charity use$8,000
Art Division
Los Angeles, CA
Charity use$6,000
The Hospitaller Foundation of Ca
Los Angeles, CA
Charity use$6,000
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
Charity use$5,650
Altadena Meals on Wheels
Altadena, CA
Charity use$5,000
Cal State la Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Charity use$5,000
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
Flintridge, CA
Charity use$5,000
Songs for Charlie
Pasadena, CA
Charity use$4,000
Assistance League of Denver
Denver, CO
Charity use$3,000
Los Angeles Maryvale Guild
Los Angeles, CA
Charity use$3,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of Am
Altadena, CA
Charity use$3,000
L'arche Wavecrest
Orange, CA
Charity use$2,500
St Edward Retreat Center
Wrightwood, CA
Charity use$2,500
Serving Up Hope
Boca Raton, FL
Charity use$2,000
The Summit Foundation
Breckenridge, CO
Charity use$2,000
Xavier College Prep
Palm Desert, CA
Charity use$2,000
Rose Bowl Aquatics Center
Pasadena, CA
Charity use$1,500
Southern California Public Radio
Pasadena, CA
Charity use$1,500
Lapd Rampart Boosters Assoc
Los Angeles, CA
Charity use$1,050
2 Blondes All Breed Rescue
Louviers, CO
Charity use$1,000
Back on My Feet
Philadelphia, PA
Charity use$1,000
Blue Mountain Clinic
Missoula, MT
Charity use$1,000
Cancer Support Community Pasadena
Pasadena, CA
Charity use$1,000
City Parks Foundation
New York, NY
Charity use$1,000
Door of Hope
Pasadena, CA
Charity use$1,000
Edgewater Collective
Edgewater, CO
Charity use$1,000
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
Charity use$650
Aftermath
Winnetka, IL
Charity use$500
Everytown for Gun Safety
New York, NY
Charity use$500
Food on Foot Inc
West Hollywood, CA
Charity use$500
Los Angeles Mission - the Crossroads of Hope
Los Angeles, CA
Charity use$500
Lls-Mountain
Phoenix, AZ
Charity use$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Richard Dunn Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Richard Dunn Family Foundation give?

$258,300 in tax year 2025, across 44 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Richard Dunn Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Theresa Dunn (Trustee) and Maryanne Dunn-Herrill (Trustee).

What does Richard Dunn Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and health.

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