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Nicholas Endowment: 31 grants to organizations, $2 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Nicholas Endowment, a private foundation in Irvine, CA, paid 31 grants to organizations totaling $1,967,400 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 3, 2025. The largest was $175,000 to South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, CA for core support.
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- EIN
- 466117991
- Based in
- Irvine, CA
- Assets
- $44,230,530
- Grants paid
- $1,967,400
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202503079349100030. It reported $1,967,400 in grants paid; 31 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Coast Repertory | Costa Mesa, CA | Core support | Arts, culture and humanities | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ocean Institute | Dana Point, CA | Program support | Religion-related | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pacific Symphony | Irvine, CA | Core support | Arts, culture and humanities | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Orange County Community Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | Trustee recommended grants | $122,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bowers Museum | Santa Ana, CA | Art access program | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Hospital of Orange County | Orange, CA | Child protection team expansion | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mission San Juan Capistrano | San Juan Capistrano, CA | Program support | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Orange County Community Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | Work force development | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Margaret's of Scotland Episcopal School | San Juan Capistrano, CA | Breakthrough san juan capistrano | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uci - Gavin Herbert Eye Institute | Irvine, CA | Mobile eye clinic | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ucla - School of Law | Los Angeles, CA | Veterans legal clinic | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ucla - Veterans Initiatives & Partnerships | Los Angeles, CA | Veteran education and training | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uci - Oc Vetfam Collaborative | Irvine, CA | Oc veterans & military family coll. | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ucla - Letters and Science | Los Angeles, CA | Social enterprise academy | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uci - Alma Program | Irvine, CA | Alma science academy | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uci - Applied Innovation | Irvine, CA | Technology transfer | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uci - Basic Needs Center | Irvine, CA | Meal swipe program | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uci - Department of Mathematics | Irvine, CA | Math ceo | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ucla - Mathematics Department | Los Angeles, CA | Applied mathematics mentorship program | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ucla - Psychology Clinic | Los Angeles, CA | Mental treatment for minority youth | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uci - Chemistry Dept | Irvine, CA | Pipeline in nuclear energy | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bowers Museum | Santa Ana, CA | Professional development | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Hospital of Orange County | Orange, CA | Professional development | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mission San Juan Capistrano | San Juan Capistrano, CA | Professional development | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ocean Institute | Dana Point, CA | Professional development | Religion-related | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Orange County Community Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | Professional development | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pacific Symphony | Irvine, CA | Professional development | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Coast Repertory | Costa Mesa, CA | Professional development | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Margaret's of Scotland Episcopal School | San Juan Capistrano, CA | Professional development | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uci - Professional Development | Irvine, CA | Professional development | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ucla - Professional Development | Los Angeles, CA | Professional development | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $333,000 |
| Religion-related | $154,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $1,967,400 |
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Updated November 3, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.