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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-3829818

Henry E & Lola Monroe Foundation

A private foundation in Santa Barbara, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $187,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

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

    $187,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,115,989
  • Tax year 2023

    $100,300

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,232,366
  • Tax year 2022

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,270,750
  • Tax year 2021

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,168,216
  • Tax year 2020

    $97,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,149,239
  • Tax year 2019

    $97,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,205,086
  • Tax year 2018

    $187,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,227,915

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Carpinteria Boys Girls ClubCarpinteria, CA

    Carpinteria club capital improvementsand repairs

    $25,000
  2. Hospice of Santa Barabara IncSanta Barbara, CA

    Child and family bereavement counseling

    $25,000
  3. Los Padres CouncilSanta Barbara, CA

    Friends of scouting

    $25,000
  4. Food Bank of Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara, CA

    Healthy school pantry program

    $25,000
  5. Santa Barbara Youth Sailing FDNSanta Barbara, CA

    YOUTH sailing program

    $10,000
  6. Transition HouseSanta Barbara, CA

    Homeless youth activities

    $10,000
  7. Pebble Beach Company FoundationPebble Beach, CA

    Scholarships for monterey county youth

    $10,000
  8. Community Arts Music AssnSanta Barbara, CA

    Youth programs and outreach

    $7,500
  9. Santa Barbara Maritime MuseumSanta Barbara, CA

    Youth educationprograms

    $7,500
  10. Samsung Diabetes Research InstituteSanta Barbara, CA

    Pediatric diabetes clinical trial and research programs

    $7,500
  11. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural HisSanta Barbara, CA

    Education programs for youth

    $7,500
  12. Lompoc Teen CenterLompoc, CA

    Youth scholarship programs

    $5,500
  13. Carpinteria Boys and Girls ClubCarpinteria, CA

    Capital improvements

    $5,000
  14. Ironstone FoundationMurphys, CA

    Agricultural education for 4-h, FFA and ca state fair scholarhips

    $5,000
  15. Apples to Zucchini Cooking SchoolSanta Barbara, CA

    Healthy cooking classes for youth and families

    $5,000
  16. True Vine Bible FellowshipLompoc, CA

    Bible fellowship post secondary education scholarship program

    $4,500
  17. Lusd Community Education FoundationLompoc, CA

    Cliff lambert fund for lompoc high school youth

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $10,50025% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $10,00024% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,00024% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $7,50018% of the total
  5. Religion1 grant $4,50011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California17 grants $187,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • F Robert MillerTrustee Hours 10Pay $30,000

The return

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