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Grants paid by Ian Somerhalder Foundation

EIN 27-3968460 · CA · Form 990, Schedule I

Ian Somerhalder Foundation of CA (EIN 27-3968460) reported 4 grants paid totaling $1,039,000 to 3 recipients in tax years 2018–2021, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$1,039,000

4 grants

Recipients

3

distinct organizations

Tax years

2018–2021

3 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
20181$7,000
20202$1,007,000
20211$25,000

Top recipients

The 3 recipients receiving the most from Ian Somerhalder Foundation, by grants paid, out of 3 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Jane Goodall Institute 94-2474731AVienna, VA1$1,000,0002020
The Little Farm of Ojai 82-5084231AOjai, CA1$25,0002021
Connecther 26-4235366AAustin, TX2$14,0002020

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Every grant

All 4 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Ian Somerhalder Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2021The Little Farm of Ojai Ojai, CAA$25,000paidA FARM RESCUE DEDICATED TO HELPING CREATURES WHO NEED IT MOST. THE FUNDS WERE PLANNED TO GO TOWARDS THE BUILDING OF TWO VERY ESSENTIAL BARNS. A HORSE BARN TO SAFELY HOUSE ALL 16 OF THEIR HORSES AND DONKEYS AND A SECOND BARN THAT WILL HOUSE THEIR 50 SHEEP, GOATS, AND ALPACAS. HELPED TO MEET A MATCH GRANT.202201339349306520
2020Jane Goodall Institute Vienna, VAA$1,000,000paidTHE JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE PROMOTES UNDERSTANDING AND PROTECTION OF GREAT APES AND THEIR HABITAT AND BUILDS ON THE LEGACY OF DR. JANE GOODALL, OUR FOUNDER, TO INSPIRE INDIVIDUAL ACTION BY YOUNG PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO HELP ANIMALS, OTHER PEOPLE AND TO PROTECT THE WORLD WE ALL SHARE.202102229349301105
2020Connecther Austin, TXA$7,000paidIN SUPPORT OF THE GIRLS IMPACT THE WORLD FILM FESTIVAL "GREEN IS" AWARD SCHOLARSHIP202102229349301105
2018Connecther Austin, TXA$7,000paidGITW FILM FESTIVAL GREENIS AWARD201941359349304909

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Source filings

Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
99020212021-12-31not stated2021v4.2202201339349306520
99020202020-12-31not stated2020v4.1202102229349301105
99020182018-12-31not stated2018v3.1201941359349304909

Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/273968460.json.

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