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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-4804766

Colburn Music Fund

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $8.4 million 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

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

    $8,400,378

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $187,740,024
  • Tax year 2023

    $8,100,379

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $177,868,864
  • Tax year 2022

    $9,200,440

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $162,963,823
  • Tax year 2021

    $8,200,162

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $161,920,250

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

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

  1. The Colburn SchoolLos Angeles, CA

    Classical musiceducation support

    $8,400,000
  2. Individual

    PARTNERSHIP CHARITABLE [individual]

    $378

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $8,400,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $8,400,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Carol C GrigorChairman Hours 0Pay $0
  • Layne PinkernellSECRETARY/TREAS Hours 0Pay $0
  • Richard ColburnDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • David D ColburnDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Catherine HogelDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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  2. Colburn FoundationLos Angeles, CA 102 grants Accepts applications $9,234,073 giving
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