Funding search · EIN 953893988 · San Marcos, CA
Current Wisdom
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 2
- grants reported
- $1.5M
- total given
- 2022–2022
- filing years
- $754,736
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2022. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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1 grant matching “preselected” · $967,225
- $967,225
David T and Dorris E Staples Founda · San Marcos, CA · 2022
To Make grants to preselected charities
Grant history
All 2 reported grants, largest first.
- $967,225
David T and Dorris E Staples Founda · San Marcos, CA · 2022
To Make grants to preselected charities
- $542,247
David T and Dorris E Staples Founda · San Marcos, CA · 2022
California Center for the Arts Endowment
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Same state
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Similar grant size
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