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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-4111302

The Muriel Pollia Foundation

A private foundation in Fillmore, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 54 grants and $954,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Mar 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

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

    $954,500

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $11,695,515
  • Tax year 2023

    $843,500

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $11,460,801
  • Tax year 2022

    $647,500

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $11,096,287
  • Tax year 2021

    $626,700

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $10,695,854
  • Tax year 2020

    $400,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $10,109,170
  • Tax year 2019

    $224,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $9,549,670

Grants paid in 2024

54 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. People for the American WayWashington, DC

    General fund grant

    $175,000
  2. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

    Funding for innovative and creative projects

    $100,000
  3. Library FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General fund grant

    $85,000
  4. New York Live ArtsNew York, NY

    General fund grant

    $60,000
  5. HumanitasSanta Monica, CA

    General fund grant

    $55,000
  6. Houston Food BankHouston, TX

    General fund

    $53,000
  7. Goodman TheatreChicago, IL

    General fund grant

    $45,000
  8. The Rothko ChapelHouston, TX

    General fund grand

    $25,000
  9. For FreedomsSan Francisco, CA

    General fund grant

    $25,000
  10. Intersection for the ArtsSan Francisco, CA

    General fund grant

    $25,000
  11. Forward Together WisconsinMadison, WI

    General fund grant

    $25,000
  12. The Dolores Huerta FoundationBakersfield, CA

    Funding for innovative and creative projects

    $22,000
  13. Hollywood High SchoolLos Angeles, CA

    General fund

    $20,500
  14. New Georgia ProjectAtlanta, GA

    General fund grant

    $20,000
  15. The Hometown ProjectBrooklyn, NY

    General fund grant

    $20,000
  16. Fallen Fruit-Fulcrum ArtsPasadena, CA

    General fund grant

    $20,000
  17. Healing ProjectRancho Cucamonga, CA

    General fund grant

    $15,000
  18. Daraja Education FundSan Rafael, CA

    General fund grant

    $10,000
  19. Fractured AtlasNew York, NY

    General fund grant

    $10,000
  20. ArtadiaBrooklyn, NY

    General fund grant

    $10,000
  21. Sandy Hook PromiseNewtown, CT

    General fund grant

    $10,000
  22. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General fund grant

    $10,000
  23. LGBTQ Victory InstituteWashington, DC

    General fund grant

    $10,000
  24. The Laundromat ProjectBrooklyn, NY

    General fund grant

    $5,000
  25. Pen AmericaNew York, NY

    General fund grant

    $5,000
  26. The Posse FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General fund grant

    $5,000
  27. Fairey GardenHempstead, TX

    General fund grant

    $5,000
  28. Reading Power IncLake Forest, IL

    General fund grant

    $5,000
  29. LA ConservancyLos Angeles, CA

    General fund grant

    $5,000
  30. Urban CollaborativeEugene, OR

    General fund grant

    $5,000
  31. Partners in HealthBoston, MA

    General fund grant

    $5,000
  32. Food ForwardNorth Hollywood, CA

    General fund grant

    $5,000
  33. Mass Design GroupBoston, MA

    General fund grant

    $5,000
  34. Center for Art ResearchNew York, NY

    General fund grant

    $5,000
  35. International Center of PhotographyNew York, NY

    General fund grant

    $5,000
  36. Earshot JazzSeattle, WA

    General fund grant

    $5,000
  37. Council on RecoveryHouston, TX

    General fund grant

    $4,000
  38. The KitchenNew York, NY

    General fund grant

    $3,000
  39. Friend of TampaTampa, FL

    General fund grant

    $3,000
  40. Creative Capital FoundationNew York, NY

    General fund grant

    $2,500
  41. Mattachine SocietyManhattan, NY

    General fund

    $2,500
  42. Institute for FiguringLos Angeles, CA

    General fund grant

    $2,500
  43. Justice Forward LLCHouston, TX

    General fund grant

    $2,500
  44. Durham Art GuildDurham, NC

    General fund grant

    $2,500
  45. Kentucky College of Art DesignLouisville, KY

    General fund grant

    $2,500
  46. Summertime GalleryBrooklyn, NY

    General fund grant

    $2,500
  47. Cullen & Them Young Dance CollectiveBrooklyn, NY

    General fund grand

    $2,000
  48. TribeVenice, CA

    General fund grant

    $2,000
  49. BE2TNew Orlean, LA

    General fund grant

    $2,000
  50. Food ShareOxnard, CA

    General fund grant

    $2,000
  51. Academy Museum of Motion PicturesLos Angeles, CA

    General fund grant

    $1,000
  52. Susan G Komen FoundationDallas, TX

    General fund grant

    $1,000
  53. Baryshinkov Arts CenterNew York, NY

    General fund grant

    $1,000
  54. Menil FoundationHouston, TX

    General fund grant

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture9 grants $155,50040% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $140,00036% of the total
  3. Civil rights2 grants $30,0008% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $25,0006% of the total
  5. International aid2 grants $15,0004% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture2 grants $7,0002% of the total
  7. 4 other causes5 grants $19,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California17 grants $305,000
  2. District of Columbia3 grants $195,000
  3. New York14 grants $133,500
  4. Tennessee1 grant $100,000
  5. Texas7 grants $91,000
  6. Illinois2 grants $50,000
  7. Wisconsin1 grant $25,000
  8. Georgia1 grant $20,000
  9. Connecticut1 grant $10,000
  10. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Michael B KeeganCHAIRMAN-PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $120,000
  • Colleen M KeeganVICE CHAIR-VICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $120,000

The return

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