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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-4635806

Binder Foundation

A private foundation in Pasadena, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 34 grants and $871,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

    $871,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $15,873,740

  • Tax year 2023

    $813,400

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $15,308,208

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,960,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $15,343,984

  • Tax year 2021

    $975,750

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $18,104,371

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,026,750

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $17,677,777

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,055,410

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $18,080,213

  • Tax year 2018

    $926,915

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $17,606,520

Grants paid in 2024

34 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Give-Mentor-Love FoundationSouth Pasadena, CA

    Donation

    $300,000
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Donation

    $155,000
  3. UCLALos Angeles, CA

    Donation

    $38,000
  4. Carlthorp SchoolSanta Monica, CA

    Donation

    $37,000
  5. Dexter SouthfieldBrookline, MA

    Donation

    $31,000
  6. Village SchoolSanta Monica, CA

    Donation

    $30,000
  7. CaltechPasadena, CA

    Donation

    $30,000
  8. Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    Donation

    $30,000
  9. City of HopeDuarte, CA

    Donation

    $25,000
  10. La's BestLos Angeles, CA

    Donation

    $20,000
  11. Pali Riptide BaseballPacific PLSDS, CA

    Donation

    $18,000
  12. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    Donation

    $15,000
  13. Church of the Redeemer Chestnut HillChestnut Hill, MA

    Donation

    $15,000
  14. American Enterprise InstituteWashington, DC

    Donation

    $10,000
  15. Kehillat IsraelPacific Palisades, CA

    Donation

    $10,000
  16. Harvard Business SchoolCambridge, MA

    Donation

    $10,000
  17. American Academy of Arts & SciencesCambridge, MA

    Donation

    $10,000
  18. Chi Chapter of Kappa Sigma Educational FoundationTucson, AZ

    Donation

    $10,000
  19. Terrific FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Donation

    $10,000
  20. Winsor SchoolBoston, MA

    Donation

    $10,000
  21. Vincent Memorial Hospital FoundationBoston, MA

    Donation

    $10,000
  22. Boston Children's Hospital TrustBoston, MA

    Donation

    $10,000
  23. Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA

    Donation

    $10,000
  24. The Nest SchoolSanta Monica, CA

    Donation

    $5,000
  25. Boston BalletBoston, MA

    Donation

    $5,000
  26. Children's ChainLos Angeles, CA

    Donation

    $2,500
  27. Beauty Bus FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Donation

    $2,500
  28. St Monica Catholic CommunitySanta Monica, CA

    Donation

    $2,500
  29. Independent School AllianceCulver City, CA

    Donation

    $2,500
  30. The Jewish Grad OrganizationLos Angeles, CA

    Donation

    $2,500
  31. Village SchoolSanta Monica, CA

    Donation

    $1,500
  32. Jonathan Club Scholarship FundLos Angeles, CA

    Donation

    $1,000
  33. Para Los NinosLos Angeles, CA

    Donation

    $1,000
  34. Pacific Palisades Baseball AssociationLos Angeles, CA

    Donation

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $301,00045% of the total
  2. Education8 grants $275,50041% of the total
  3. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $30,0005% of the total
  4. Social science2 grants $20,0003% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $18,0003% of the total
  6. Health2 grants $12,5002% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $7,5001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California20 grants $540,000
  2. Massachusetts10 grants $266,000
  3. New York1 grant $30,000
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $25,000
  5. Arizona1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Gordon BinderTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Adele BinderTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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