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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
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Tax year 2025
$269,500
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $5,391,569
-
Tax year 2024
$98,475
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $5,573,677
-
Tax year 2023
$191,500
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $5,327,937
-
Tax year 2022
$75,000
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $5,553,337
-
Tax year 2021
$107,500
- Grants listed
- 5
- Assets, end of year
- $5,677,431
-
Tax year 2020
$55,000
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $5,786,971
-
Tax year 2019
$23,000
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $5,886,861
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Tax year 2018
$92,500
- Grants listed
- 5
- Assets, end of year
- $6,080,953
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Los Angeles Philharmonic AssociationLos Angeles, CA
Sponsor Hollywood Bowl Concert
$180,000 -
Le Lysee Francais de Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA
Support Music School and Performances
$25,000 -
Pasadena SymphonyPasadena, CA
Support Orchestra
$25,000 -
LA Lawyers PhilharmonicBeverly Hills, CA
Support Orchestra
$14,500 -
The Great American Songbook FoundationCarmel, IN
Support Music preservation and education
$10,000 -
Vienna Opera FestivalWein, Austria
Support summer concerts
$10,000 -
Composers ConferenceWayland, MA
Sponsor the conference
$5,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Arts and culture2 grants $190,000100% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- California4 grants $244,500
- Indiana1 grant $10,000
- Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Donelle DadiganPresident Hours 20Pay $0
- James Ty TavlanVice PresidentTreas Hours 10Pay $0
- Brooks Russell TavlanSecretary Hours 10Pay $0
The return
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