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Form 990-PFTax year 2022EIN 23-7010813

The Armand Hammer Foundation

A private foundation in Carpinteria, CA. Its return for tax year 2022 lists 7 grants and $833,656 paid in grants.

Tax year 2022 (period ending Dec 31, 2022), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Viktor Hammer
3501 Via Real
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(615) 917-0903
Form and materials
Applications need not be submitted in any particular form or include any particular information.
Deadlines
There are no deadlines for the submission of applications.
Restrictions
Organizations must be ones as described in irc section 509(a)(1-2); no grants will be made to individuals.

Assets and giving by year

3 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2022

    $833,656

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $89,259,712
  • Tax year 2021

    $2,870,026

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $94,980,694
  • Tax year 2020

    $593,062

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $97,637,696

Grants paid in 2022

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Grace Christian AcademySanta Barbara, CA

    General funds

    $773,656
  2. Christ Holy Sanctified Church of AmericaLos Angeles, CA

    General funds

    $15,000
  3. Nashville Life ChurchNashville, TN

    General funds

    $15,000
  4. World Missions GroupJensen Beach, FL

    General funds

    $15,000
  5. Dennis Tinerino MinistriesNorthridge, CA

    General funds

    $5,000
  6. The Transforming CenterWheaton, IL

    General funds

    $5,000
  7. Ridgeview High SchoolBakersfield, CA

    General funds

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion2 grants $20,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $798,656
  2. Florida1 grant $15,000
  3. Tennessee1 grant $15,000
  4. Illinois1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michael A HammerPRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN/CEO/DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $505,000
  • Viktor HammerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jim FrasierDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $10,000

The return

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