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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-7052355

Robert R Sprague Foundation

A private foundation in Newport Beach, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 19 grants and $1 million paid in grants.

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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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Joel Sprague
4695 MacArthur Court Suite 1500
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 216-2200
[email protected]

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,019,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $12,648,833

  • Tax year 2023

    $864,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $12,279,241

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,094,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $12,425,271

  • Tax year 2021

    $955,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $12,740,614

  • Tax year 2020

    $800,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $9,045,768

Grants paid in 2024

19 grants, largest first

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

  1. Make-A-Wish Foundation Orange CountIrvine, CA

    Qualified charitable purpose

    $160,000
  2. California Community FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Qualified charitable purpose

    $110,000
  3. Individual

    Qualified charitable purpose

    $100,000
  4. Individual

    Qualified charitable purpose

    $100,000
  5. The Guiboard CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Qualified charitable purpose

    $100,000
  6. The UCLA FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Qualified charitable purpose

    $100,000
  7. Housing WorksLos Angeles, CA

    Qualified charitable purpose

    $75,000
  8. Children's Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    Qualified charitable purpose

    $50,000
  9. The Memorial Medical Center FoundatLong Beach, CA

    Qualified charitable purpose

    $50,000
  10. Hermosa Beach Education FoundationHermosa Beach, CA

    Qualified charitable purpose

    $30,000
  11. Individual

    Qualified charitable purpose

    $20,000
  12. King Harbor Youth FoundationRedondo Beach, CA

    Qualified charitable purpose

    $20,000
  13. Marine Mammal Care CenterSan Pedro, CA

    Qualified charitable purpose

    $20,000
  14. Surfrider FoundationSan Clemente, CA

    Qualified charitable purpose

    $20,000
  15. Individual

    Qualified charitable purpose

    $20,000
  16. National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyLos Angeles, CA

    Qualified charitable purpose

    $14,000
  17. The Leukemia and Lymphoma SocietyLos Angeles, CA

    Qualified charitable purpose

    $10,000
  18. Discovery Science Center of Los AngLos Angeles, CA

    Qualified charitable purpose

    $10,000
  19. Crystal Cove ConservancyNewport Coast, CA

    Qualified charitable purpose

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $110,00030% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $100,00027% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $75,00021% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $50,00014% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $20,0005% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California15 grants $779,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Joel SpraguePresident Hours 5Pay $0

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