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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-0869143

The Dillon Henry Foundation

A private foundation in Santa Monica, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $141,346 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
The organization grants scholarships to qualified individauals with the following criteria: 1. Any graduating senior at palisades charter high school who will attend a 2 or 4 years college or universiy 2. The applicant must have attended palisades high for at least 2 years 3. The applicant is required to submit an essay, and complete an application along with one letter of recommendation from a teacher, counselor, employer or community leader 4. The applicant has fiancial needs

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $141,346

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $536,850
  • Tax year 2023

    $143,705

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $523,881
  • Tax year 2022

    $154,195

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $496,614
  • Tax year 2021

    $181,080

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $500,098
  • Tax year 2020

    $235,730

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $458,375
  • Tax year 2019

    $134,954

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $477,355
  • Tax year 2018

    $336,820

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $503,075

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Action Kivu IncLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $117,846
  2. Surfrider FoundationSan Clemente, CA

    General support

    $15,000
  3. University of California - Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $2,000
  4. University of California - RiversideRiverside, CA

    General support

    $2,000
  5. University of California - Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  6. Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  7. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  8. Otis CollegeLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $500
  9. University of California - BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $500
  10. Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, CA

    General support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $117,84685% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $15,00011% of the total
  3. Education4 grants $5,5004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California9 grants $140,346
  2. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Harriet ZaretskyOFFICER/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Taylor WinterOFFICER/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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