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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 30-6057251

The Brookside Fund

A private foundation in Encino, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 27 grants and $100,000 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

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $1,543,849
  • Tax year 2023

    $82,250

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $1,553,045
  • Tax year 2022

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,632,896
  • Tax year 2021

    $114,500

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,674,055
  • Tax year 2020

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,660,743
  • Tax year 2019

    $98,100

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $1,736,803
  • Tax year 2018

    $97,600

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $1,747,144

Grants paid in 2024

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Liberty Hill FoundationSanta Monica, CA

    General donation

    $16,000
  2. Clare FoundationSanta Monica, CA

    General donation

    $15,000
  3. Individual

    General donation

    $10,500
  4. Kenyon College Playwright ProgramGambier, OH

    General donation

    $9,000
  5. Individual

    General donation

    $8,000
  6. Center Theatre GroupLos Angeles, CA

    General donation

    $6,000
  7. UCSD FundLa Jolla, CA

    General donation

    $5,000
  8. Individual

    General donation

    $4,000
  9. Individual

    General donation

    $4,000
  10. FeastLos Angeles, CA

    General donation

    $4,000
  11. High Mountain InstituteLeadville, CO

    General donation

    $2,500
  12. Westside Food BankSanta Monica, CA

    General donation

    $2,500
  13. Venice Family ClinicVenice, CA

    General donation

    $2,000
  14. The People ConcernLos Angeles, CA

    General donation

    $2,000
  15. Geffen PlayhouseLos Angeles, CA

    General donation

    $2,000
  16. American School for the DeafWest Hartford, CT

    General donation

    $1,500
  17. Pacific Palisades Library AssoPacific Palisades, CA

    General donation

    $1,000
  18. Individual

    General donation

    $1,000
  19. California College of the ArtsSan Francisco, CA

    General donation

    $1,000
  20. Individual

    General donation

    $1,000
  21. Temescal Canyon AssocLos Angeles, CA

    General donation

    $500
  22. Pacific Resident TheatreVenice, CA

    General donation

    $500
  23. Individual

    General donation

    $250
  24. Individual

    General donation

    $250
  25. Individual

    General donation

    $200
  26. Individual

    General donation

    $200
  27. Mary's PlaceWindsor, CT

    General donation

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $8,00034% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture2 grants $6,50028% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $5,00021% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $2,0009% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $2,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California13 grants $57,500
  2. Ohio1 grant $9,000
  3. Colorado1 grant $2,500
  4. Connecticut2 grants $1,600

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Beatrice F Koopman TrusteeTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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