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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7444954

Della Martin Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $250,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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
Laurence K Gould Jr
350 S Grand Ave 40th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 617-4143
Form and materials
Brief letter describing purpose of grant, description of requesting organization, and amount requested.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Limited to research into causes of and cures for mental illness. Restricted to publicly supported charitable organizations. No grants to individuals. Preference given to southern california organizations.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $7,925,655

  • Tax year 2024

    $600,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $7,921,609

  • Tax year 2023

    $440,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $7,740,285

  • Tax year 2022

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $7,731,447

  • Tax year 2021

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $7,504,343

  • Tax year 2020

    $400,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $7,236,884

  • Tax year 2019

    $450,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,809,161

  • Tax year 2018

    $500,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $7,057,866

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Univeristy of California IrvineOrange, CA

    Charitable distribution to add to existing endowment for the della martin UCI postdoctoral fellowship in mental illness -- II at the university of california, irvine.

    $250,000

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $250,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Eileen D SheppardTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $1,500
  • Philip A SwanTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $1,500
  • Carole M LewisTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $1,500
  • Kelly KinnonTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $1,500
  • Laurence K Gould JrTRUSTEE Hours 2.8Pay $0
  • James A LonerganTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Nancy B ReimannTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

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