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The David William Upham Foundation: 76 grants to organizations, $3.6 million (tax year ended December 2025)
The David William Upham Foundation, a private foundation in Los Angeles, CA, paid 76 grants to organizations totaling $3,575,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 20, 2026. The largest was $350,000 to Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA for general support.
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- EIN
- 954652179
- Based in
- Los Angeles, CA
- Assets
- $96,233,647
- Grants paid
- $3,575,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed July 20, 2026, IRS object ID 202602019349100230. It reported $3,575,000 in grants paid; 76 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Community Church | Sun Valley, CA | General support | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Master's Academy International | Sun Valley, CA | To support pastor training | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Master's Seminary | Santa Clarita, CA | To support ministry training | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heart and Armor Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To support veteran's sleep study | Public and societal benefit | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Hospital of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Mark taper and johnny mercer artists program | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Cancer Society | Hagerstown, MD | To support the hope lodge program | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Hess Kramer | Los Angeles, CA | To support the rebuilding of the wilshire boulevard temple camps | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| La Dream Center Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To support the la wildfire victims | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Angeles LGBT Center | Los Angeles, CA | To support services for the elderly and providing housing for lgbt youth | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center Theater Group - Institutional Advancement | Los Angeles, CA | Children's educational programming - student matinees | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Intervention Center for Early Childhood | Irvine, CA | To fund a touch activated tech assistance device for the aac department and group scholarships | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Angeles Philharmonic Association | Los Angeles, CA | To provide community support | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Angel Food | Los Angeles, CA | To provide food delivery for the ill | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Temple Beth El | Aptos, CA | To provide relevant and meaningfull programs to the congregation and beyond | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Hospital of Orange County | Orange, CA | Cherese mari laulhere child life dept general donation | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Helping Hands Ministries | Tallulah Falls, GA | To support the poor and needy | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| La Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | To provide meals to people in need | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southeast Community Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | Fund tutoring programs | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc | Los Angeles, CA | To support after-school programs | Youth development | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Family Service of La | Los Angeles, CA | To support the food insecure, low-income seniors, domestic violence victims and mental health services | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pacific Collegiate School | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Manhattan Beach, CA | To support pancreatic cancer research | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Diego Zoological Society | San Diego, CA | To purchase two electric carts for the horticulture team | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| La Family Housing Foundation | Hollywood, CA | To support housing for homeless | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | To support children with debilitating illness | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girls On the Run | Los Gatos, CA | To support after school programming and provide support to girls in need | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lakewood High School Asb | Lakewood, CA | To support lakewood asb | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lupus La Foundation | Encino, CA | To support lupus research | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Phase One Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To support cancer research | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shakespeare Play On Dba Santa Cruz Shakespeare | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center | Santa Cruz, CA | To support the youth scholarship program | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cabrillo College Foundation | Aptos, CA | For emergency grants for students | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| End Brain Cancer Initiative | Redmond, WA | To support the chris elliot fund to fund the brain tumor patient advocacy and access program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Santa Cruz Libraries | Santa Cruz, CA | Support of the library | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gardena Carson YMCA | Gardena, CA | Food distribution program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gardena Carson YMCA | Gardena, CA | Youth and government program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hoag Hospital Foundation Melanoma & Skin Cancer Program | Newport Beach, CA | To support the melanoma and skin cancer program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Long Beach State Foundation | Long Beach, CA | For the student emergency services - basic needs program | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Los Angeles Residential Community Foundation | Saugus, CA | To support residential care for challenged adults | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mammoth Ski Patrol Alumni Association | Mammoth Lakes, CA | For general support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mono County Sheriff Search & Rescue Team | Mammoth Lakes, CA | For rescue training | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | To support multiple sclerosis research | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Student Lunch Box | Los Angeles, CA | Support for the mobile food pantry | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Storeorg | Nashville, TN | To help feed the food insecure | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA | Wilmington, CA | To provide afterschool care to elementary school children | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Summit High School Asb | Fontana, CA | To support girls softball | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bay Area Wheelchair Tennis | San Jose, CA | General support | Recreation and sports | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Csulb Lauren Chalmers '83 Beach Pantry | Long Beach, CA | To support food insecure csulb students | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra | Mammoth Lakes, CA | To allow disabled persons to experience outdoor mountain sports | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fish for Life | San Clemente, CA | To support fishing trips for children with special needs | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food On Foot | West Hollywood, CA | For the jobs & housing program | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pacific Lutheran University | Tacoma, WA | For the student pantry | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ucla Foundation - Veterans Legal Clinic | Pasadena, CA | To provide legal support for veterans | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wallace Rheumatic Diseases Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | To support treatments for autoimmune rheumatic diseases | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anti-Defamation League | Los Angeles, CA | To support anti-defamation of the jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Long Beach Rescue Mission | Long Beach, CA | General support for food bank | Housing and shelter | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United in Harmony | Los Angeles, CA | General support | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Redondo Union High School Asb | Redondo Beach, CA | To support the girls basketball and volleyball programs | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Assistance League of La - Operation School Bell | Los Angeles, CA | To provide support for school childrens uniforms, under garments and school supplies | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California Hockey Officials - Brandon Blumberg Foundation | Long Beach, CA | To offer financial support for start costs for hockey officials and educational scholarships | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Frenship Booster Club | Wolforth, TX | To support football program and team food bank | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Labradors & Friends Dog Rescue Group | San Diego, CA | General support for animal care | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Live Like Jojo Foundation | Laguna Niguel, CA | To provide support for children with chronic health issues | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Logan Basketball Academy | Los Angeles, CA | For scholarship athletes | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Loyola Marymount University Water Polo | Los Angeles, CA | Support men's water polo team scholarships | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Our City Forest | San Jose, CA | For tree planting | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Outta the Cage | Los Angeles, CA | General support | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Safe Parking La | Los Angeles, CA | Support of general operations | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Scarritt Foundation | Tucson, AZ | General support for animal care | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sharsheretorg | Teaneck, NJ | To fund research for ovarian cancer | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South Tamarind Elementary School | Fontana, CA | To support character counts program | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Asher House | Salem, OR | To support winston's healthcare | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Help Group | Sherman Oaks, CA | To support mental health and clinical programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Frenship Isd - Bennett Elementary | Wolfforth, TX | To fund elementary pe supplies | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Voice | Lynwood, CA | To support immigration services for under served communities | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jessie Rees Foundation | Irvine, CA | To support children with childhood cancer | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202503179349102475. It reported $3,193,705 in grants paid; 65 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Academy International | Sun Valley, CA | To support pastor training | $475,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Master's Seminary | Santa Clarita, CA | To support ministry training | $475,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Hospital of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | To support medical care for children | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Hospital of Orange County | Orange, CA | To support medical care for children | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heart and Armor Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To support veterans health services | Public and societal benefit | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | To support children with debilitating illness | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Intervention Center for Early Childhood | Irvine, CA | To provide support for children with developmental delays | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Hess Kramer | Los Angeles, CA | To support the rebuilding of the wilshire boulevard temple camps | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Angeles Philharmonic Association | Los Angeles, CA | To provide community support | Arts, culture and humanities | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Angel Food | Los Angeles, CA | To provide food delivery for the ill | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anti-Defamation League | Los Angeles, CA | To support anti-defamation of the jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center Theater Group | Los Angeles, CA | To support theater community outreach | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Angeles LGBT Center | Los Angeles, CA | To support services to the lgbt community | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Helping Hands Ministries | Tallulah Falls, GA | To support the poor and needy | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Cancer Society | Hagerstown, MD | To support ovarian cancer research | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc | Los Angeles, CA | To support underserved youth | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hoag Hospital Foundation Melanoma & Skin Cancer Program | Newport Beach, CA | To support skin cancer research | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Family Service of La | Los Angeles, CA | To suppport community outreach | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| La Dream Center Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To support the veterans programs | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| One Atta Time | Quincy, CA | To provide families access to clean and safe drinking water | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Manhattan Beach, CA | To support pancreatic cancer research | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ucla Foundation - Veterans Legal Clinic | Pasadena, CA | To provide legal support for veterans | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| La Family Housing Foundation | Hollywood, CA | To support housing for homeless | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Diego Zoological Society | San Diego, CA | To support zoo initiatives | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lupus La Foundation | Encino, CA | To support lupus research | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple Beth El | Aptos, CA | To provide relevant and meaningfull programs to the congregation and beyond | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wallace Rheumatic Diseases Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | To support treatments for autoimmune rheumatic diseases | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Phase One Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To support community theater | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lakewood High School Asb | Lakewood, CA | To support lakewood asb | $29,705 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra | Mammoth Lakes, CA | To allow disabled persons to experience outdoor mountain sports | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Educating Students Together | Los Angeles, CA | To provide college access assistance to foster and low income youth | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gardena Carson YMCA | Gardena, CA | To support community programs | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girls On the Run | Los Gatos, CA | To support after school programming and provide support to girls in need | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| La Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | To provide meals to people in need | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Angeles Residential Community Foundation | Saugus, CA | To support residential care for challenged adults | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pacific Collegiate School | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| State University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | To support the sumner codd dance account in memory of dashiell maccabee codd | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tannery World Dance & Culteral Center | Santa Cruz, CA | To support cultural dance training | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Pad Project | Los Angeles, CA | To make women's feminine products accessible to everyone | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ucla Foundation - Geriatrics | Pasadena, CA | To support community literacy initiatives | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wcsmfteam To Win | Manhattan Beach, CA | To support inner city high school athletes with free sports medicine care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA | Wilmington, CA | To provide afterschool care to elementary school children | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Assistance League of La - Operation School Bell | Los Angeles, CA | To provide support for school childrens uniforms, under garments and school supplies | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Csulb Lauren Chalmers '83 Beach Pantry | Long Beach, CA | To support food insecure csulb students | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fish for Life | San Clemente, CA | To support fishing trips for children with special needs | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foodshare Ventura - Csuci Food Pantry | Oxnard, CA | To help the food insecure students at csuci | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Frenship Booster Club | Wolforth, TX | To support football program and team food bank | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Frenship Isd - Bennett Elementary | Wolfforth, TX | To fund elementary pe supplies | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lakewood High School Odyssey Booster Club | Lakewood, CA | To provide academic support for students in the odyssey program | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sharsheretorg | Teaneck, NJ | To fund research for ovarian cancer | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Summit High School Asb | Fontana, CA | To support girls volleyball, girls basketball, girls softball | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Storeorg | Nashville, TN | To help feed the food insecure | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation | Bala Cynwyd, PA | To support childrens cancer research | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brigg's Softball Scholarships | Riverside, CA | To support scholarships for womens sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California Hockey Officials - Brandon Blumberg Foundation | Long Beach, CA | To offer financial support for start costs for hockey officials and educational scholarships | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Live Like Jojo Foundation | Laguna Niguel, CA | To provide support for children with chronic health issues | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Voice | Lynwood, CA | To support immigration services for under served communities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Redondo Union High School Asb | Redondo Beach, CA | To support the girls basketball and volleyball programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Asher House | Salem, OR | To support abandoned animals | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fontana Skyhawks Football & Cheer | Fontana, CA | To support skyhawk football and cheer | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South Tamarind Elementary School | Fontana, CA | To support first grade stem education and field trips | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upright Athletics | Fontana, CA | To mentor at risk youth | Youth development | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sierra Lakes Elementary School | Fontana, CA | To fund first grade field trips and transportation | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rancho Dominguez Prep School | Long Beach, CA | To provide funds for softball equipment | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jessie Rees Foundation | Irvine, CA | To provide support for kids with cancer | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Public and societal benefit | $350,000 |
| Education | $235,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $175,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $160,000 |
| Human services | $125,000 |
| Youth development | $97,500 |
| Animal-related | $50,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $30,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $6,113,705 |
| Tennessee | $180,000 |
| Maryland | $150,000 |
| Georgia | $105,000 |
| Texas | $55,000 |
| Washington | $45,000 |
| New Jersey | $30,000 |
| New York | $25,000 |
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Updated July 20, 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.