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The William Hall Tippett and Ruth Rathell Tippett Foundation: 30 grants to organizations, $283,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
The William Hall Tippett and Ruth Rathell Tippett Foundation, a private foundation in Carlsbad, CA, paid 30 grants to organizations totaling $283,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 7, 2026. The largest was $35,000 to La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, CA for to support the 2026 performance outreach program (pop) tour..
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- EIN
- 330903811
- Based in
- Carlsbad, CA
- Assets
- $5,618,866
- Grants paid
- $283,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 7, 2026, IRS object ID 202611279349101911. It reported $283,000 in grants paid; 30 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Jolla Playhouse | La Jolla, CA | To support the 2026 performance outreach program (pop) tour. | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Opera Neo | San Diego, CA | To support general operating support. | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The San Diego Humane Society | San Diego, CA | A matching grant to support the kitten program. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Timken Museum of Art | San Diego, CA | To support artsreach, memories at the museum, and arts4schools youth education program. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| David's Harp Foundation | San Diego, CA | To support the student studio program. | Youth development | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Challenge Center Therapy Center | San Diego, CA | To support the increase of health and wellness classes for seniors. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lucky Duck Foundation | San Diego, CA | To support seniors safe at home. | Medical research | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arms Wide Open | El Cajon, CA | To support awos musical theatre offerings for people with disabilities. | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Liberty School NTC Foundation | San Diego, CA | To support general operations of liberty school. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Monarch School Project | San Diego, CA | To support k12 arts programming. | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Village Arts | Carlsbad, CA | To support the mindful theatre program. | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Outside the Lens | San Diego, CA | To support the teen media arts studio. | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Serving Seniors | San Diego, CA | To support the case management program. | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carma for Horses | Arcadia, CA | To support the lilac fire fund. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego | San Diego, CA | To support the marketing initiative. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego | La Jolla, CA | To support the reflections program. | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Diego Childrens Choir | San Diego, CA | To support the access for all program. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Foundation for Grossmont & Cuyamaca Colleges | El Cajon, CA | To support new instruments for the grossmont college music department. | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Villa Musica | San Diego, CA | To support the link up program. | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Voices of Our City Choir | San Diego, CA | To support the music and theater arts program. | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| La Jolla Playhouse | La Jolla, CA | To support the 2026 performance outreach program (pop) tour. | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lucky Duck Foundation | San Diego, CA | To support general operating expenses. | Medical research | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The San Diego Humane Society | San Diego, CA | To support general operating expenses. | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Art of Elan | San Diego, CA | To support alumni master teaching artists in the young artists in harmony program. | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lions Tigers and Bears | Alpine, CA | To support enrichment toys for big cats and bears at the sanctuary. | Animal-related | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mingei International Inc | San Diego, CA | To support make at mingei. | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frosted Faces Foundation Inc | Reamona, CA | To support frosted funding. | Animal-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| La Jolla Historical Society | La Jolla, CA | To support the oral history toolkit pilot project. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Playwrights Projects | San Diego, CA | To support the plays by young writers festival. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Young Lions Jazz Conservatory | San Diego, CA | To support the shed & tools fund. | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 8, 2025, IRS object ID 202511289349103221. It reported $230,000 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opera Neo | San Diego, CA | To support the mary ellen clark matching grant for opera neo's 2024 season, a grant consultant, and operating support. | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| David's Harp Foundation | San Diego, CA | To support a part-time teaching artist. | Youth development | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Timken Museum of Art Putnam Foundation | San Diego, CA | To support the timken museum of art's educational outreach programs. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Challenge Center Therapy Center | La Mesa, CA | To support aquatics, balance and conditioning, and age-ility classes for seniors. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego San Diego Art Institute | San Diego, CA | To support software implementation. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| La Jolla Playhouse Theatre & Arts Foundation of San Diego County | La Jolla, CA | To support the jumpstart theatre program. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Serving Seniors | San Diego, CA | To support the case management program. | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Foundation for Grossmont & Cuyamaca Colleges | El Cajon, CA | To support 20 scholarships for students studying performing or visual arts. | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arms Wide Open | El Cajon, CA | To support the inspire program. | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Liberty School NTC Foundation | San Diego, CA | To support general operations of the liberty school. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego | La Jolla, CA | To support the reflections program. | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Village Arts | Carlsbad, CA | To support the theatre front to back program. | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Diego Children's Choir | San Diego, CA | To support school outreach and ensemble programming. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $139,000 |
| Youth development | $51,000 |
| Education | $35,000 |
| Human services | $30,000 |
| Medical research | $19,000 |
| Animal-related | $6,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $513,000 |
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Updated May 7, 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.