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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 85-4224393

Torrey Coast Foundation

A private foundation in San Diego, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $10.7 million 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Joanna Sotolov
5390 Cornerstone Court West Suite, 300
San Diego, CA 92121
(858) 754-8156
https://www.teamgemini.org/grants-and-funding
Form and materials
Applications are to be submitted on the team gemini website. Submissions must include a biosketch, a justified budget, and a two page proposal that includes background, proposed experiments, rationale, expected outcome, and timeline.
Deadlines
No submission deadlines.
Restrictions
Restritcted to scientific and medical research.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $10,685,429

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $317,053,780

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,486,061

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $312,148,367

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,638,495

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $303,352,893

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,166,667

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,954,281

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,879,425

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $120,880

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Entertainment Industry Foundation ( Stand Up for Cancer)Los Angeles, CA

    Scientific research

    $2,550,000
  2. SU2C Convergence - Project 2Los Angeles, CA

    Scientific research

    $1,150,000
  3. Mark Foundation for Cancer Research (MFCR)New York, NY

    Medical research

    $1,000,000
  4. SU2C Amendment #3 - Project 3Los Angeles, CA

    Medical research

    $690,000
  5. UCSD FoundationLa Jolla, CA

    Medical research

    $535,000
  6. La Jolla Country DayLa Jolla, CA

    General funding

    $500,000
  7. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Medical research

    $500,000
  8. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Scientific research

    $500,000
  9. Medical College CornellNew York, NY

    Medical research

    $302,500
  10. Lyell Immunopharma (fka Immpact Bio USA Inc)West Hills, CA

    Scientific research

    $259,122
  11. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX

    Scientific research

    $250,000
  12. Mark Foundation for Cancer Research (MFCR)New York, NY

    Medical research

    $250,000
  13. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute IncBoston, MA

    Medical research

    $249,731
  14. University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    Scientific research

    $247,500
  15. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY

    Scientific research

    $234,576
  16. StanfordStanford, CA

    Scientific research

    $200,000
  17. Gateway Cancer ResearchSchaumburg, IL

    Scientific research

    $200,000
  18. La Jolla Institute for Immunology GeminiLa Jolla, CA

    General funding

    $175,000
  19. Whitehead InstituteCambridge, MA

    Medical research

    $160,000
  20. Broad InstituteCambridge, MA

    Scientific research

    $157,000
  21. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Scientific research

    $150,000
  22. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Medical research

    $150,000
  23. Scripps Health FoundationSan Diego, CA

    Medical research

    $100,000
  24. Cancer Research InstituteNew York, NY

    Medical research

    $100,000
  25. National Association San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CA

    Scientific research

    $75,000

Approved for future payment

3 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. University of California San Diego (UC San Diego)La Jolla, CA

    Scientific research

    $1,000,000
  2. SU2C Amendment #3 - Project 3Los Angeles, CA

    Medical research

    $690,000
  3. SU2C Amendment #4Los Angeles, CA

    Medical research

    $500,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $1,282,07672% of the total
  2. Medical research3 grants $506,73128% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California11 grants $6,384,122
  2. New York8 grants $3,037,076
  3. Massachusetts3 grants $566,731
  4. Texas1 grant $250,000
  5. Pennsylvania1 grant $247,500
  6. Illinois1 grant $200,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Alan BrayninPRESIDENT Hours 15Pay $0

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