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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 95-6027493

LK Whittier Foundation

A private foundation in Pasadena, CA. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 4 grants and $9.8 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2023 (period ending Apr 30, 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2023

    $9,828,541

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2022

    $57,450,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $9,965,112
  • Tax year 2021

    $13,150,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $67,570,163
  • Tax year 2020

    $3,750,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $84,492,158
  • Tax year 2019

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $60,896,104

Grants paid in 2023

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Byrd Hoffman Water Mill FoundationWater Mill, NY

    Endowment support

    $5,000,000
  2. Bennington CollegeBennington, VT

    Support for the peter drucker fund for excellence & innovation

    $2,750,000
  3. Bay Area Lyme FoundationPortola Valley, CA

    Medical and program support

    $1,750,000
  4. LLWW FoundationPasadena, CA

    General operating support

    $328,541

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 $5,000,00053% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $2,750,00029% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,750,00018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $5,000,000
  2. Vermont1 grant $2,750,000
  3. California2 grants $2,078,541

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Laura-Lee W WoodsPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Linda BlinkenbergVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Greg CusterSECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Sandip BhagatCFO/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Laure W WoodsDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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