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The Ms Grumbacher Foundation

Accepts applications Sebastapol, California · EIN 232697348

The Ms Grumbacher Foundation is a private foundation in Sebastapol, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $376,000 in 21 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $73,000. 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 $342,000 the year before.

11% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$342,00021$8.5 million
2024$376,00021$8.9 million

How to apply

ContactJoshua Schultz
2545 Burnside Road, Sebastopol, CA 95472
Phone or email(707) 484-3723
What to submitIn letter form with all pertinent information furnished/included
DeadlinesNovember 1 to april 30

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Ms Grumbacher Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California13$253,000
Colorado2$88,000
New York3$15,000
Vermont1$10,000
Illinois1$5,000
Massachusetts1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 21 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Big City Mountaineers
Arvada, CO
Endowment$73,000
Education Through Music la
Burbank, CA
Endowment$73,000
Scaling Student Success
Los Angeles, CA
Support of the nonprofit mission$45,000
Homeboy Industries
Los Angeles, CA
Support of the nonprofit mission$25,000
Education Through Music la
Burbank, CA
Support of the nonprofit mission$20,000
Big City Mountaineers
Arvada, CO
Support of expanded service in california$15,000
Common Sense Media
San Francisco, CA
Accelerate a school program$15,000
Outside the Lens
San Diego, CA
Cameras in the classroom$15,000
Canal Alliance
San Rafael, CA
Support of the nonprofit mission$10,000
Cancer Support Community-Santa Monica
Los Angeles, CA
Children, teen, and family program$10,000
Heart of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Support of the nonprofit mission$10,000
Landpaths
Santa Rosa, CA
Support of the nonprofit mission$10,000
Sacred Rock
Yosemite, CA
Support of the nonprofit mission$10,000
War Legacies Project
Chester, VT
Support of the nonprofit mission$10,000
ACLU
New York, NY
Support of the nonprofit mission$5,000
Cure Alzheimer's Fund
Wellesley Hills, MA
Support of the nonprofit mission$5,000
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
Support of work in ukraine$5,000
Onegoal
Chicago, IL
Support of programs in california$5,000
Per Scholas
Bronx, NY
Support of programs in california$5,000
Red Bud Resource Group
Rohnert Park, CA
Support of the nonprofit mission$5,000
Writegirl
Los Angeles, CA
Support of nonprofit mission$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Ms Grumbacher Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: November 1 to april 30.

How much does The Ms Grumbacher Foundation give?

$376,000 in tax year 2024, across 21 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Ms Grumbacher Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Joshua G Schultz (President), Susan Gregory (Director), Rowan Schultz (Director) and Dhayan Roark (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does The Ms Grumbacher Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and arts and culture.

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