Grants paid by Sam Francis Foundation
EIN 95-4336984 · Glendale, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE B99Z
Sam Francis Foundation of Glendale, CA (EIN 95-4336984) reported 105 grants paid totaling $357,379 to 73 recipients in tax years 2021–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$357,379
105 grants
Recipients
73
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2025
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | $105,050 | — |
| 2022 | 17 | $12,107 | — |
| 2023 | 21 | $58,819 | — |
| 2024 | 26 | $85,527 | — |
| 2025 | 28 | $95,876 | — |
Top recipients
The 73 recipients receiving the most from Sam Francis Foundation, by grants paid, out of 73 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18th Street Arts Center 95-3825203 | D | Santa Monica, CA | 4 | $184,350 | 2025 |
| Ca State University Long Beach | U | Long Beach, CA | 1 | $26,250 | 2021 |
| Art Division 27-3171524 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| San Mateo County Office of Arts and Culture | U | Redwood City, CA | 1 | $10,500 | 2025 |
| J Paul Getty Trust 95-1790021 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Calpoly Pomona | U | Pomona, CA | 3 | $9,500 | 2025 |
| The Mesa Refuge 46-2740651 | B | Point Reyes Station, CA | 2 | $8,500 | 2025 |
| Adopt-a-Village 87-0857315 | D | Weymouth, MA | 5 | $7,562 | 2025 |
| Jung Institute | U | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | $7,500 | 2025 |
| Nsu Art Museum | U | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $7,500 | 2023 |
| Nyu | U | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Japanese American Cultural & Community Center 23-7124042 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Lacma | U | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $3,760 | 2023 |
| Phillips Collection 53-0204620 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $3,500 | 2024 |
| International Documentary Association 95-3911227 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $3,500 | 2024 |
| Armory Center for the Arts 95-2907884 | B | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $3,500 | 2025 |
| Phillips Academy | U | Endover, MA | 1 | $3,000 | 2024 |
| San Luis Obispo Art Museum | U | San Luis Obispo, CA | 1 | $3,000 | 2023 |
| Plain Sight Archive 88-2848343 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $2,900 | 2024 |
| The Aspen Institute 84-0399006 | B | Washington, DC | 3 | $2,825 | 2023 |
| Community Initiatives1871 Memorial Project 94-3255070 | D | Oakland, CA | 1 | $2,500 | 2023 |
| Aspen Institute | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $2,350 | 2025 |
| Sfai Legacy Foundation 88-3940860 | D | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $2,075 | 2025 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation 99-0261283 | B | Honolulu, HI | 1 | $2,000 | 2023 |
| Skirball Cultural 95-4538371 | C | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1,545 | 2023 |
| Southwest Florida Community Foundation 59-6580974 | B | Fort Myers, FL | 1 | $1,545 | 2024 |
| Coast Union High | U | Cambria, CA | 1 | $1,500 | 2023 |
| The Leland Stanford Junior University | U | Stanford, CA | 1 | $1,500 | 2021 |
| Cal Poly Pomona 95-2417645 | C | Pomona, CA | 1 | $1,500 | 2021 |
| Warsaw Bauhaus Foundation - Arden 2 | U | Warsaw | 1 | $1,500 | 2025 |
| Philosophical Research Society 95-2158732 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $1,030 | 2025 |
| Artsmartorg | U | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 |
| E2ac 23-7175609 | D | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| World Arts Foundation 93-0830736 | B | Portland, OR | 1 | $933 | 2025 |
| Nyu Grey Art Gallery | U | New York, NY | 1 | $886 | 2022 |
| Beth Thielen - Prison Art Project | U | Fresno, CA | 1 | $750 | 2024 |
| Appraisers Association of America 13-1957613 | D | New York, NY | 1 | $625 | 2024 |
| Moma | U | Manhattan, NY | 4 | $600 | 2025 |
| Foundation of Ia | U | West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $600 | 2023 |
| Arttable NYC 13-3129382 | D | New York, NY | 3 | $592 | 2024 |
| Norton Simon Museum of Art 95-1644606 | D | Pasadena, CA | 2 | $570 | 2024 |
| World Art Foundation | U | Brea, CA | 1 | $543 | 2022 |
| Braille Institute 95-1641426 | D | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $540 | 2025 |
| Association of Art Museum Curators 13-4218359 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $500 | 2021 |
| Rada Foundation 93-3386726 | C | Asheville, NC | 1 | $500 | 2024 |
| International Foundation for Art Research 13-2623376 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $500 | 2023 |
| Immersive Arts Alliance 84-4848965 | C | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $500 | 2021 |
| Addison Gallery of American Art | U | Endover, MA | 1 | $500 | 2021 |
| Avenue 50 | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $500 | 2022 |
| Brand Associate | U | Glendale, CA | 4 | $445 | 2025 |
| Huntington Art Collection | U | San Marino, CA | 2 | $445 | 2023 |
| Avenue 50 Studio Inc 54-2088575 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $300 | 2024 |
| Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation 13-5562233 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $287 | 2025 |
| Corita Art Center 92-2059412 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $259 | 2024 |
| Hammer Museum | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $250 | 2024 |
| Public Counsel 23-7105149 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $212 | 2025 |
| Art Table NYC | U | New York, NY | 1 | $175 | 2025 |
| Project Angel Food 95-4115863 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $155 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo Museum of Art 95-6134270 | B | San Luis Obispo, CA | 1 | $155 | 2025 |
| Artlab21 Foundation 80-0623510 | C | El Segundo, CA | 1 | $150 | 2025 |
| Fresno Art Museum 94-1358318 | B | Fresno, CA | 1 | $150 | 2024 |
| Autry Museum of the American West 95-3947744 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $140 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield Museum of Art 77-0280275 | D | Bakersfield, CA | 1 | $125 | 2024 |
| Archives of American Art | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $120 | 2023 |
| Descanso Garden 95-2511202 | C | La Canada Flintridge, CA | 1 | $108 | 2025 |
| Uncommon Charitable | U | Claremont, CA | 1 | $108 | 2022 |
| Tree People 23-7314838 | C | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $105 | 2022 |
| Clockshop 33-1057561 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $103 | 2025 |
| Bellosguardo 47-1833911 | C | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $100 | 2025 |
| Catalogue Raisonne Scholars | U | Williamstown, MA | 1 | $50 | 2025 |
| Ukranian Cultural | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50 | 2022 |
| Glenstone Museum | U | Potomac, MD | 1 | $38 | 2022 |
| Onecause | U | Carmel, IN | 1 | $18 | 2022 |
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 105 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18th Street Arts Santa Monica, CA | D | $50,350 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | San Mateo County Office of Arts and Culture Redwood City, CA | U | $10,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | J Paul Getty Trust Los Angeles, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center Los Angeles, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | The Mesa Refuge Point Reyes Station, CA | B | $3,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Armory Center for the Arts Pasadena, CA | B | $3,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Sfai Legacy Foundation San Francisco, CA | D | $2,075 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Adopt-a-Village Weymouth, MA | D | $1,531 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Calpoly Pomona Pomona, CA | U | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Warsaw Bauhaus Foundation - Arden 2 Warsaw | U | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Jung Institute Los Angeles, CA | U | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Aspen Institute Santa Barbara, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | World Arts Foundation Portland, OR | B | $933 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Braille Institute Los Angeles, CA | D | $540 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Philosophical Research Society Los Angeles, CA | B | $515 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Moma Manhattan, NY | U | $300 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation New York, NY | B | $287 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Art Table NYC New York, NY | U | $175 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | San Luis Obispo Museum of Art San Luis Obispo, CA | B | $155 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Project Angel Food Los Angeles, CA | B | $155 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Artlab21 Foundation El Segundo, CA | C | $150 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Autry Museum of the American West Los Angeles, CA | B | $140 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Public Counsel Los Angeles, CA | B | $109 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Descanso Garden La Canada Flintridge, CA | C | $108 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Clockshop Los Angeles, CA | B | $103 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Bellosguardo Santa Barbara, CA | C | $100 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Brand Associate Glendale, CA | U | $100 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2025 | Catalogue Raisonne Scholars Williamstown, MA | U | $50 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611319349100926 |
| 2024 | 18th Street Arts Santa Monica, CA | D | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Nyu New York, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Art Division Los Angeles, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Phillips Collection Washington, DC | B | $3,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | International Documentary Association Los Angeles, CA | B | $3,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Phillips Academy Endover, MA | U | $3,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Plain Sight Archive Los Angeles, CA | B | $2,900 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Southwest Florida Community Foundation Fort Myers, FL | B | $1,545 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Adopt-a-Village Weymouth, MA | D | $1,531 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Calpoly Pomona Pomona, CA | U | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Jung Institute Los Angeles, CA | U | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Aspen Institute Santa Barbara, CA | U | $1,350 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | E2ac New York, NY | D | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Beth Thielen - Prison Art Project Fresno, CA | U | $750 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Appraisers Association of America New York, NY | D | $625 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Philosophiacal Research Society Los Angeles, CA | C | $515 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Rada Foundation Asheville, NC | C | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Avenue 50 Studio Inc Los Angeles, CA | B | $300 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Norton Simon Museum of Art Pasadena, CA | D | $285 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Corita Art Center Los Angeles, CA | B | $259 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Hammer Museum Los Angeles, CA | U | $250 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Arttable NYC New York, NY | D | $242 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Fresno Art Museum Fresno, CA | B | $150 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Bakersfield Museum of Art Bakersfield, CA | D | $125 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Moma Manhattan, NY | U | $100 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2024 | Brand Associate Glendale, CA | U | $100 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531289349101898 |
| 2023 | 18th Street Arts Santa Monica, CA | D | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441309349102019 |
| 2023 | Nsu Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, FL | U | $7,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441309349102019 |
| 2023 | Calpoly Pomona Pomona, CA | U | $6,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441309349102019 |
| 2023 | San Luis Obispo Art Museum San Luis Obispo, CA | U | $3,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441309349102019 |
| 2023 | Community Initiatives1871 Memorial Project Oakland, CA | D | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441309349102019 |
| 2023 | Lacma Los Angeles, CA | U | $2,460 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441309349102019 |
| 2023 | Hawaii Community Foundation Honolulu, HI | B | $2,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441309349102019 |
| 2023 | Skirball Cultural Los Angeles, CA | C | $1,545 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441309349102019 |
| 2023 | Coast Union High Cambria, CA | U | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441309349102019 |
| 2023 | Jung Institute Los Angeles, CA | U | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441309349102019 |
| 2023 | The Aspen Institute Washington, DC | B | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441309349102019 |
| 2023 | Adopt-a-Village Weymouth, MA | D | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441309349102019 |
| 2023 | Foundation of Ia West Des Moines, IA | U | $600 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441309349102019 |
| 2023 | International Foundation for Art Research New York, NY | C | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441309349102019 |
| 2023 | Huntington Art Collection San Marino, CA | U | $286 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441309349102019 |
| 2023 | Norton Simon Museum of Art Pasadena, CA | D | $285 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441309349102019 |
| 2023 | Arttable NYC New York, NY | D | $175 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441309349102019 |
| 2023 | Brand Associate Glendale, CA | U | $145 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441309349102019 |
| 2023 | Archives of American Art Washington, DC | U | $120 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441309349102019 |
| 2023 | Public Council Los Angeles, CA | C | $103 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441309349102019 |
| 2023 | Moma Manhattan, NY | U | $100 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441309349102019 |
| 2022 | Art Division Los Angeles, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321299349104122 |
| 2022 | Jung Institute Los Angeles, CA | U | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321299349104122 |
| 2022 | Adopt-a-Village Weymouth, MA | D | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321299349104122 |
| 2022 | Artsmartorg Philadelphia, PA | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321299349104122 |
| 2022 | Nyu Grey Art Gallery New York, NY | U | $886 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321299349104122 |
| 2022 | World Art Foundation Brea, CA | U | $543 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321299349104122 |
| 2022 | Avenue 50 Los Angeles, CA | U | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321299349104122 |
| 2022 | The Aspen Institute Washington, DC | B | $325 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321299349104122 |
| 2022 | Arttable NYC New York, NY | D | $175 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321299349104122 |
| 2022 | Huntington Art Collection San Marino, CA | U | $159 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321299349104122 |
| 2022 | Uncommon Charitable Claremont, CA | U | $108 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321299349104122 |
| 2022 | Tree People Beverly Hills, CA | C | $105 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321299349104122 |
| 2022 | Brand Associate Glendale, CA | U | $100 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321299349104122 |
| 2022 | Moma Manhattan, NY | U | $100 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321299349104122 |
| 2022 | Ukranian Cultural Los Angeles, CA | U | $50 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321299349104122 |
| 2022 | Glenstone Museum Potomac, MD | U | $38 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321299349104122 |
| 2022 | Onecause Carmel, IN | U | $18 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321299349104122 |
| 2021 | 18th Street Arts Center Santa Monica, CA | D | $59,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202211299349102496 |
| 2021 | Ca State University Long Beach Long Beach, CA | U | $26,250 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202211299349102496 |
| 2021 | Art Division Los Angeles, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202211299349102496 |
| 2021 | The Mesa Refuge Point Reyes Station, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202211299349102496 |
| 2021 | The Leland Stanford Junior University Stanford, CA | U | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202211299349102496 |
| 2021 | Cal Poly Pomona Pomona, CA | C | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202211299349102496 |
| 2021 | Adopt-a-Village Weymouth, MA | D | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202211299349102496 |
| 2021 | Jung Institute Los Angeles, CA | U | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202211299349102496 |
| 2021 | Lacma Los Angeles, CA | U | $1,300 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202211299349102496 |
| 2021 | The Aspen Institute Washington, DC | B | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202211299349102496 |
| 2021 | Immersive Arts Alliance Berkeley, CA | C | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202211299349102496 |
| 2021 | Addison Gallery of American Art Endover, MA | U | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202211299349102496 |
| 2021 | Association of Art Museum Curators New York, NY | B | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202211299349102496 |
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.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202611319349100926 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202531289349101898 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202441309349102019 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202321299349104122 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202211299349102496 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF 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/954336984.json.
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