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Sam Francis Foundation: 28 grants to organizations, $95,876 (tax year ended December 2025)
Sam Francis Foundation, a private foundation in Glendale, CA, paid 28 grants to organizations totaling $95,876 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 11, 2026. The largest was $50,350 to 18TH Street Arts in Santa Monica, CA for charitable.
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- EIN
- 954336984
- Based in
- Glendale, CA
- Assets
- $424,682
- Grants paid
- $95,876
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 11, 2026, IRS object ID 202611319349100926. It reported $95,876 in grants paid; 28 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18TH Street Arts | Santa Monica, CA | Charitable | $50,350 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Mateo County Office of Arts and Culture | Redwood City, CA | Charitable | $10,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| J Paul Getty Trust | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Japanese American Cultural & Community Center | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Armory Center for the Arts | Pasadena, CA | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mesa Refuge | Point Reyes Station, CA | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sfai Legacy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Charitable | $2,075 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adopt-A-Village | Weymouth, MA | Charitable | $1,531 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Calpoly Pomona | Pomona, CA | Charitable | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jung Institute | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Warsaw Bauhaus Foundation - Arden 2 | Warsaw, PL | Charitable | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aspen Institute | Santa Barbara, CA | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Arts Foundation | Portland, OR | Charitable | $933 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Braille Institute | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $540 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philosophical Research Society | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $515 | apps.irs.gov |
| Moma | Manhattan, NY | Charitable | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation | New York, NY | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $287 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Table Nyc | New York, NY | Charitable | $175 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Angel Food | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $155 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Luis Obispo Museum of Art | San Luis Obispo, CA | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $155 | apps.irs.gov |
| Artlab21 Foundation | El Segundo, CA | Charitable | $150 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Autry Museum of the American West | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $140 | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Crime and legal-related | $109 | apps.irs.gov |
| Descanso Garden | La Canada Flintridge, CA | Charitable | $108 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Clockshop | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $103 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bellosguardo | Santa Barbara, CA | Charitable | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brand Associate | Glendale, CA | Charitable | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catalogue Raisonne Scholars | Williamstown, MA | Charitable | $50 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 8, 2025, IRS object ID 202531289349101898. It reported $85,527 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18TH Street Arts | Santa Monica, CA | Charitable | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Art Division | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nyu | New York, NY | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Documentary Association | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Phillips Collection | Washington, DC | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Phillips Academy | Endover, MA | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Plain Sight Archive | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,900 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southwest Florida Community Foundation | Fort Myers, FL | Charitable | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,545 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adopt-A-Village | Weymouth, MA | Charitable | $1,531 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Calpoly Pomona | Pomona, CA | Charitable | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jung Institute | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aspen Institute | Santa Barbara, CA | Charitable | $1,350 | apps.irs.gov | |
| E2ac | New York, NY | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beth Thielen - Prison Art Project | Fresno, CA | Charitable | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Appraisers Association of America | New York, NY | Charitable | $625 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philosophiacal Research Society | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $515 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rada Foundation | Asheville, NC | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Avenue 50 Studio Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Norton Simon Museum of Art | Pasadena, CA | Charitable | $285 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Corita Art Center | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $259 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hammer Museum | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arttable Nyc | New York, NY | Charitable | $242 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fresno Art Museum | Fresno, CA | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bakersfield Museum of Art | Bakersfield, CA | Charitable | $125 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brand Associate | Glendale, CA | Charitable | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Moma | Manhattan, NY | Charitable | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $29,309 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $11,545 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $155 |
| Crime and legal-related | $109 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $159,584 |
| New York | $7,729 |
| Massachusetts | $6,112 |
| District of Columbia | $3,500 |
| Florida | $1,545 |
| Oregon | $933 |
| North Carolina | $500 |
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Updated May 11, 2026. 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.