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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-1921362

The Francis Bacon Foundation

A private foundation in Pasadena, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $245,004 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $245,004

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,066,077

  • Tax year 2024

    $220,004

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,100,559

  • Tax year 2023

    $198,004

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,096,636

  • Tax year 2022

    $238,004

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,140,629

  • Tax year 2021

    $230,004

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,347,085

  • Tax year 2020

    $185,004

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,194,983

  • Tax year 2019

    $150,004

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,217,650

  • Tax year 2018

    $185,804

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,170,915

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Henry E Huntington Library and Art GallerySan Marino, CA

    Program support

    $120,000
  2. Ca Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    Program support

    $50,004
  3. Huntington HospitalPasadena, CA

    Program support

    $30,000
  4. Huntington Medical Research InstitutesPasadena, CA

    Program support

    $30,000
  5. Pasadena Community FoundationPasadena, CA

    Program support

    $15,000

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 $120,00073% of the total
  2. Medical research1 grant $30,00018% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $15,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $245,004

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Karl I SwaidanMEMBER Hours 1Pay $10,000
  • Henry J GibbonsMEMBER Hours 1Pay $10,000
  • Jennifer DevollMEMBER Hours 1Pay $10,000

The return

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