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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-2659321

John and Miki Ford Foundation

A private foundation in Costa Mesa, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $48,520 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $48,520

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $13,693

  • Tax year 2023

    $47,893

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $12,088

  • Tax year 2022

    $113,747

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $18,077

  • Tax year 2021

    $284,395

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $30,647

  • Tax year 2020

    $193,884

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $22,641

  • Tax year 2019

    $206,047

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $19,729

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Saint Luke ProductionsRidgefield, WA

    Unrestricted

    $13,000
  2. California Youth ServicesLaguna Hills, CA

    Unrestricted

    $6,000
  3. Carmelite SistersAlhambra, CA

    Unrestricted

    $5,030
  4. Arizona Right to LifeTempe, AZ

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  5. The Guiding Star ProjectIronton, MN

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  6. St Bernadette Catholic ChurchLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted

    $3,900
  7. University of MaryBismarck, ND

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  8. Students for LifeFredericksburg, VA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  9. Beverly Cultural CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  10. The Peninsula FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  11. LegatusAnn Arbor, MI

    Unrestricted

    $1,490
  12. Sisters of St BenedictFerdinand, IN

    Unrestricted

    $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 culture1 grant $13,00041% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $11,00035% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $5,00016% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $2,5008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $18,930
  2. Washington1 grant $13,000
  3. Arizona1 grant $5,000
  4. Minnesota1 grant $5,000
  5. North Dakota1 grant $2,500
  6. Virginia1 grant $2,500
  7. Michigan1 grant $1,490
  8. Indiana1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • John W FordPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Miki FordVICE PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Luke FordTREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jeremiah FitzgeraldSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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