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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-4308746

John C Hench Foundation

A private foundation in South Pasadena, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $1.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,471,070

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $14,285,139

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,325,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $12,726,560

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,720,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $12,318,668

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,410,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $12,387,379

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,385,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $12,946,177

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,245,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $13,070,287

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,160,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $13,500,886

  • Tax year 2017

    $1,175,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $14,045,416

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    General support

    $596,070
  2. USC School of Cinematic ArtsLos Angeles, CA

    Art project, student aid, faculty support

    $300,000
  3. Individual

    [individual] PROGRAM

    $200,000
  4. Individual

    General support

    $100,000
  5. UCLA FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $85,000
  6. Independent Shakespeare CoLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  7. Individual

    General support

    $40,000
  8. Individual

    General support

    $25,000
  9. 4 Paws for AbilityXenia, OH

    General support

    $25,000
  10. Individual

    General support

    $20,000
  11. Individual

    General support

    $20,000
  12. Individual

    General support

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $85,00053% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $50,00031% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $25,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $435,000
  2. Ohio1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Leanna BrookeTrustee Hours 5Pay $10,000
  • Lisa HendersonTrustee Hours 10Pay $99,513
  • Sam DeetjenTrustee Hours 10Pay $99,514

The return

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