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The Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation

Accepts applications Los Angeles, California · EIN 956874901

The Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation is a private foundation in Los Angeles, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.7 million in 34 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $500,000. 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 $950,000 the year before.

27% 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$950,00032$43.8 million
2024$2.7 million34$46.5 million

How to apply

ContactRichard L Stack
500 South Grand Avenue Suite 1310, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2600
Phone or email(213) 683-5200

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
California32$1.8 million
District of Columbia1$50,000
Pennsylvania1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 34 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
Religious liberty clinic$500,000
Chapman University School of Law
Orange, CA
Academic chair$250,000
Simpson University
Redding, CA
Facilities$250,000
Life Pacific University
San Dimas, CA
Facilities renovations$100,000
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
Religous liberty clinic$100,000
Usd School of Law
San Diego, CA
Originalism center$75,000
Pacific Legal Foundation
Sacramento, CA
Program support$60,000
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA
Student scholarships$50,000
The Basic Fund
Oakland, CA
Student scholarships$50,000
The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies
Washington, DC
California program support$50,000
Thomas Aquinas College
Santa Paula, CA
Student scholarships$50,000
Christian Legal Aid of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Internship program$49,000
Pacific Research Institute
San Francisco, CA
Program support$45,000
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
Legal clinic$25,000
Loyola Law School
Los Angeles, CA
Student scholarships$20,000
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA
Student scholarships$15,000
Claremont Institute
Upland, CA
Fellowship program$15,000
Don Bosco Technical Institute
Rosemead, CA
Student scholarships$15,000
La Mission
Los Angeles, CA
Education program$15,000
UCLA Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Van nuys hs equipment$15,000
Chapman University School of Law
Orange, CA
Student scholarships$10,000
Foundation for Indiv Rights in Education
Philadelphia, PA
Legal internship$10,000
Hope International University
Fullerton, CA
Student scholarships$10,000
Pacific Union College
Angwin, CA
Student scholarships$10,000
Pacifica Christian High School
Santa Monica, CA
Student scholarships$10,000
Simpson University
Redding, CA
Student scholarships$10,000
Western Christian Schools
Claremont, CA
Student scholorships$10,000
Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA
Student scholorships$10,000
William Jessup Univ
Rocklin, CA
Student scholarships$10,000
Biola
La Mirada, CA
Student scholarships$5,000
Blind Children's Center
Los Angeles, CA
Education program$5,000
Boys & Girls Club of Vista
Vista, CA
Education program$5,000
Exceptional Childrens Foundation
Culver City, CA
Education program$5,000
Festival of the Arts
Laguna Beach, CA
Education program$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation give?

$2.7 million in tax year 2024, across 34 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs The Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Richard L Stack (Trustee).

What does The Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation fund?

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

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