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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-6021276

Mildred E & Harvey S Mudd Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 36 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending May 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

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

    $1,140,039

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $18,274,989
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,145,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $17,685,482
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,309,250

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $18,087,393
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,239,669

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $18,334,395
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,143,500

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $16,968,955

Grants paid in 2024

36 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $229,378
  2. Portland Art MuseumPortland, OR

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $120,000
  3. Autry National CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $115,000
  4. Gwendolyn Strong FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $60,000
  5. St John's Health Center FoundationSanta Monica, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $59,383
  6. Focusing PhilanthropySanta Monica, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $50,000
  7. Riviera Ridge SchoolSanta Barbara, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $47,000
  8. College of WoosterWooster, OH

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $43,750
  9. Storyteller Childrens CenterSanta Barbara, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $36,000
  10. Harvard-Westlake SchoolLos Angeles, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $35,000
  11. Ohsu Institute - Development & DisabilityPortland, OR

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $35,000
  12. Marlborough SchoolLos Angeles, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $32,739
  13. Ohsu Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $30,000
  14. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural HistorySanta Barbara, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $28,500
  15. Getty Conservation InstituteLos Angeles, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $25,000
  16. Calm Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $24,000
  17. Ohsu Foundation -Doernbecker PediatricsPortland, OR

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $20,000
  18. Vision to LearnLos Angeles, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $15,000
  19. Los Angeles County Museum of ArtLos Angeles, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $15,000
  20. Santa Barbara Bowl FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $12,250
  21. Bel-Air Bay ClubPacific Palisades, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $10,000
  22. Bay Area HospitalCoos Bay, OR

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $10,000
  23. ChipsBrooklyn, NY

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $10,000
  24. Foundation for Women WarriorsLos Angeles, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $10,000
  25. Hoover InstitutionStanford, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $10,000
  26. Ohsu Knight Cardiovascular InstitutePortland, OR

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $10,000
  27. Legacy Health Foundationgood SamaritanPortland, OR

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $10,000
  28. Trust for Public LandPasadena, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $9,000
  29. People ConcernLos Angeles, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $7,000
  30. Angels Foster CareSanta Barbara, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $5,000
  31. Our Community LASanta Monica, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $5,000
  32. California Nature ConservancyLos Angeles, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $3,000
  33. Wilderness Youth ProjectSanta Barbara, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $3,000
  34. Guibord CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $2,500
  35. Moxi the Wolf MuseumSanta Barbara, CA

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $2,500
  36. Pass Thru Entity - Apollo Co-Investors IX (b)Greenwich, CT

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $39

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $352,86753% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $163,50024% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $75,00011% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50,0007% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $12,2502% of the total
  6. Human services2 grants $12,0002% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $3,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California26 grants $851,250
  2. Oregon7 grants $235,000
  3. Ohio1 grant $43,750
  4. New York1 grant $10,000
  5. Connecticut1 grant $39

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Benjamin Norman SpragueTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Caryll S MingstTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cynthia S ConnollyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth S DayTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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