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The Luce-Fahey Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Los Angeles, California · EIN 853205502

The Luce-Fahey Family Foundation is a private foundation in Los Angeles, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $860,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $175,000 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 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $486,000 the year before.

25% of its 2025 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$501,0006$39,444
2024$486,0007$54,373
2025$860,0004$95,038

How to apply

The Luce-Fahey 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 The Luce-Fahey Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina1$500,000
California3$360,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Duke University
Durham, NC
Fahey scholarship fund, experiential orientation, and trinity college annual fund flexible operating$500,000
La Strong Sports Foundation
Berkeley, CA
Rebuilding of the palisades rec center$300,000
Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute
Berkeley, CA
Endowment campaign$50,000
Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences
Santa Monica, CA
Crossroads fund: area of greatest need$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Luce-Fahey Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Luce-Fahey Family Foundation give?

$860,000 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $175,000.

Who runs The Luce-Fahey Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Robin Luce (Trustee) and Sean P Fahey (Trustee).

What does The Luce-Fahey Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and science and research.

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