Grants paid by The Christopher Isherwood Foundation
EIN 95-4840905 · Santa Monica, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE A90
The Christopher Isherwood Foundation of Santa Monica, CA (EIN 95-4840905) reported 9 grants paid totaling $150,025 to 3 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$150,025
9 grants
Recipients
3
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | $32,500 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | $47,525 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | $42,500 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | $27,500 | — |
Top recipients
The 3 recipients receiving the most from The Christopher Isherwood Foundation, by grants paid, out of 3 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Times Festival of Books | U | Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $90,000 | 2024 |
| Caf American Donor Fund Benefit of the Royal Drawing School | U | Alexandria, VA | 3 | $40,025 | 2024 |
| Huntington Library | U | San Marino, CA | 2 | $20,000 | 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 9 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | La Times Festival of Books Los Angeles, CA | U | $22,500 | paid | LA TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS PROVIDES PRIZES FOR LITERARY EXCELLENCE, CHAMPIONING NEW VOICES AND CELEBRATING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF WRITING. THE LA TIMES FESTIVAL PROVIDES A PRIZE CALLED THE CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD PRIZE FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PROSE WHICH INCLUDES A PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION, FICTION, TRAVEL, MEMOIR, AND DIARIES.THE LA TIMES FESTIVAL IS THE LARGEST LITERARY FESTIVAL IN NORTH AMERICA. THE EVENT HAS GROWN OVER THE LAST 28 YEARS AND FEATURES MORE THAN 500 WRITERS. THE FESTIVAL DRAWS APPROXIMATELY 155,000 PEOPLE TO CELEBRATE THE WRITTEN WORD. | 202543179349101574 |
| 2024 | Caf American Donor Fund Benefit of the Royal Drawing School Alexandria, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | THE CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD FOUNDATION FUNDS A FELLOWSHIP FOR POST GRADUATE STUDY AT THE ROYAL DRAWING SCHOOL, LONDON, UK. | 202543179349101574 |
| 2023 | La Times Festival of Books Los Angeles, CA | U | $22,500 | paid | LA TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS PROVIDES PRIZES FOR LITERARY EXCELLENCE, CHAMPIONING NEW VOICES AND CELEBRATING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF WRITING. THE LA TIMES FESTIVAL PROVIDES A PRIZE CALLED THE CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD PRIZE FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PROSE WHICH INCLUDES A PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION, FICTION, TRAVEL, MEMOIR, AND DIARIES.THE LA TIMES FESTIVAL IS THE LARGEST LITERARY FESTIVAL IN NORTH AMERICA. THE EVENT HAS GROWN OVER THE LAST 28 YEARS AND FEATURES MORE THAN 500 WRITERS. THE FESTIVAL DRAWS APPROXIMATELY 155,000 PEOPLE TO CELEBRATE THE WRITTEN WORD. | 202413189349101396 |
| 2023 | Caf American Donor Fund Benefit of the Royal Drawing School Alexandria, VA | U | $20,000 | paid | THE CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD FOUNDATION FUNDS A FELLOWSHIP FOR POST GRADUATE STUDY AT THE ROYAL DRAWING SCHOOL, LONDON, UK. | 202413189349101396 |
| 2022 | La Times Festival of Books Los Angeles, CA | U | $22,500 | paid | LA TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS PROVIDES PRIZES FOR LITERARY EXCELLENCE, CHAMPIONING NEW VOICES AND CELEBRATING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF WRITING. THE LA TIMES FESTIVAL PROVIDES A PRIZE CALLED THE CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD PRIZE FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PROSE WHICH INCLUDES A PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION, FICTION, TRAVEL, MEMOIR, AND DIARIES.THE LA TIMES FESTIVAL IS THE LARGEST LITERARY FESTIVAL IN NORTH AMERICA. THE EVENT HAS GROWN OVER THE LAST 28TH YEARS AND FEATURES MORE THAN 500 WRITERS. THIS YEAR THE FESTIVAL DREW 155,000 PEOPLE TO CELEBRATE THE WRITTEN WORD. | 202333199349107948 |
| 2022 | Caf American Donor Fund Benefit of the Royal Drawing School Alexandria, VA | U | $15,025 | paid | THE CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD FOUNDATION FUNDS A FELLOWSHIP FOR POST GRADUATE STUDY AT THE ROYAL DRAWING SCHOOL, LONDON, UK. | 202333199349107948 |
| 2022 | Huntington Library San Marino, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | THE CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD FOUNDATION MAKES GIFTS TO THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY TO SUPPORT AND FUND TWO FELLOWSHIPS ANNUALLY FOR POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH IN THE CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD ARCHIVES AT THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY. THE CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD FOUNDATION MAKES GIFTS TO THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY TO SUPPORT A PERMANENT CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD / DON BACHARDY ENDOWED LECTURE SERIES. THE CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD FOUNDATION AIMS TO PRESERVE THE CREATIVE LEGACY OF THE ANGLO-AMERICAN WRITER CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD AND THE AMERICAN PAINTER DON BACHARDY. THE CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD FOUNDATION MAINTAINS TWO WEBSITES AND RUNS A MULTIPLATFORM SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH THAT ILLUMINATES THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD AND HIS INFLUENCE ON WRITERS AND ARTISTS. | 202333199349107948 |
| 2020 | La Times Festival of Books Los Angeles, CA | U | $22,500 | paid | LA TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS PROVIDES PRIZES FOR LITERARY EXCELLENCE, CHAMPIONING NEW VOICES AND CELEBRATING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF WRITING. THE LA TIMES FESTIVAL PROVIDED A PRIZE CALLED THE CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD PRIZE FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PROSE WHICH INCLUDES A PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION, FICTION, TRAVEL, MEMOIR, AND DIARIES. | 202133129349101633 |
| 2020 | Huntington Library San Marino, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | THE CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD FOUNDATION MADE A GIFT TO THE HUNTINGTON LIBARY TO SUPPORT A PERMANENT CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD / DON BACHARDY ENDOWED LECTURE SERIES. THE CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A WEBSITE THAT ILLUMINATES THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD AND HIS INFLUENCE ON OTHER WRITERS AND ARTISTS.THE CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD FOUNDATION AIMS TO PRESERVE THE CREATIVE LEGACY OF THE ANGLO-AMERICAN WRITER CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD AND THE AMERICAN PAINTER DON BACHARDY. | 202133129349101633 |
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 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202543179349101574 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202413189349101396 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202333199349107948 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202133129349101633 |
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/954840905.json.
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