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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-2012929

The Larch Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $496,250 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $496,250

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,831,159
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,125,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,940,522
  • Tax year 2022

    $555,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,663,687
  • Tax year 2021

    $570,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,806,388
  • Tax year 2020

    $563,100

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,481,532
  • Tax year 2019

    $141,090

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,111,717
  • Tax year 2018

    $876,800

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,543,173

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC

    General

    $275,000
  2. Augusta Levy Learning CenterWheeling, WV

    General

    $62,000
  3. Pan-Mass ChallengeNeedham, MA

    General

    $50,000
  4. American Friends of Sar ElSugar Land, TX

    General

    $25,000
  5. Snell FoundationN Highlands, CA

    General

    $25,000
  6. Merit Spread FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $22,250
  7. Charles E Miller FoundationScarborough, ME

    General

    $18,000
  8. Israel on Campus CoalitionWashington, DC

    General

    $18,000
  9. Wals FoundationWheeling, WV

    General

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $275,00062% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $62,00014% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $40,2509% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $25,0006% of the total
  5. Public affairs1 grant $25,0006% of the total
  6. Education2 grants $19,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia2 grants $293,000
  2. West Virginia2 grants $63,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $50,000
  4. California1 grant $25,000
  5. Texas1 grant $25,000
  6. New York1 grant $22,250
  7. Maine1 grant $18,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Irvin ShapellPRES, SEC, TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Charles E MillerCLERK Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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