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The Peter W Doerken Foundation

Accepts applications El Segundo, California · EIN 842804120

The Peter W Doerken Foundation is a private foundation in El Segundo, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $15,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $15,000. 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 $27,045 the year before.

0% 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$27,0455$379,521
2024$15,0001$613,857

How to apply

ContactThe Peter W Doerken Foundation
445 S Douglas Street Ste 100, El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone or email(310) 876-1537, pwdoerkenfoundation@gmail.com
What to submitCharitable organizations submit a letter of inquiry.
DeadlinesProposals are reviewed at annual or more frequent meetings.
RestrictionsPrimarily support organizations in the united states that are organized under irc section 501(c)3 that operate to benefit the community at large.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Peter W Doerken Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California1$15,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Next Generation Scholars
San Rafael, CA
TO equip and empower first-generation under-resourced Marin County middle and high school students to succeed in college and beyond through socially-conscious leadership development.$15,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Peter W Doerken Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Proposals are reviewed at annual or more frequent meetings..

How much does The Peter W Doerken Foundation give?

$15,000 in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs The Peter W Doerken Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Peter W Doerken (President) and Jeannette Harris (Secretary).

What does The Peter W Doerken Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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