Funding search · EIN 956000904 · Pasadena, CA

Michael J Connell Foundation

Name: Michael J Connell Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

72
grants reported: $3.2M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $30,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Los Angeles Philharmonic Associatio3 grants · $550,000
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden1 grant · $300,000
Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy3 grants · $205,000
El Nido Family Centers3 grants · $150,000
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association1 grant · $142,000
Reading Partners3 grants · $130,000
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks3 grants · $125,000
Casa of Los Angeles3 grants · $100,000
Pasadena Conservatory of Music3 grants · $90,000
Planned Parenthood3 grants · $85,000

Giving over time

$740,000

2021

$750,000

2022

$761,000

2023

$962,000

2024

Grant history

All 72 reported grants, largest first.

$300,000
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden · Claremont, CA · 2021
Grant -"elena grant cahir environmental education endowment fund"
$217,000
Los Angeles Philharmonic Associatio · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Program support
$167,000
Los Angeles Philharmonic Associatio · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Program support
$166,000
Los Angeles Philharmonic Associatio · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Program support
$142,000
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Board member dues/ annual fund 2024
$100,000
Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Grant
$80,000
Five Acres · Altadena, CA · 2024
Grant to support fire recovery & relief
$75,000
Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Grant
$70,000
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Grant for 2025 summer parks tour
$60,000
Boys and Girls Club of Pasadena · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Grant
$60,000
Casa of Los Angeles · Monterey Park, CA · 2024
Board member grant
$50,000
Alexandria House · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Grant
$50,000
Bitter Root · Hamilton, MT · 2024
Grant
$50,000
El Nido Family Centers · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Grant to support farmers market expansion
$50,000
Musiique · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Grant
$50,000
Reading Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Grant
$50,000
Bitter Root Land Trust · Hamilton, MT · 2023
Grant
$50,000
El Nido Family Centers · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Grant
$50,000
Helen Keller International · New York, NY · 2023
Grant to support delivery of accessible vision care services
$50,000
Hillsides · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Grant for youth programs
$50,000
Pasadena Playhouse · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Grant to support theater for everyone
$50,000
Per Scholas · Bronx, NY · 2023
Grant
$50,000
Planned Parenthood · Altadena, CA · 2023
Grant to support expansion of eductaion programs
$50,000
Helen Keller International · New York, NY · 2022
Grant to support delivery of accessible vision care services
$50,000
Reading Partners · Oakland, CA · 2022
Grant 2022
$50,000
El Nido Family Centers · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Grant to support general operations
$40,000
Concerned Resources & Environmental Workers · Ojai, CA · 2024
Grant
$40,000
Pasadena Conservatory of Music · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Grant
$40,000
Concerned Resource & Environmental Workers · Ojai, CA · 2022
Grant
$38,000
Montana Trout Unlimited · Missoula, MT · 2022
Grant to fund enviornmental projects
$35,000
A Noise Within · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Grant
$35,000
Pasadena Community Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Grant for eaton fire fund
$35,000
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks · Bozeman, MT · 2023
Grant
$35,000
Harmony Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Grant
$30,000
Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Grant for eation fire recovery project
$30,000
Per Scholas · Bronx, NY · 2024
Grant
$30,000
Casa of Los Angeles · Monterey Park, CA · 2023
Board member grant
$30,000
Pasadena Unified School District · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Grant
$30,000
A Noise Within · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Grant
$30,000
Antaeus Company · Glendale, CA · 2022
Program support
$30,000
Boys and Girls Club · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Donation to project learn
$30,000
Pasadena Conservatory of Music · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Grant to support general operations
$30,000
Planned Parenthood · Altadena, CA · 2022
Grant to support expansion of eductaion programs
$30,000
Young and Healthy · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Financial literacy program
$30,000
Maker Learning Network · Palmdale, CA · 2021
Grant for vr educational curriculum
$30,000
Mobile Loaves and Fishes · Austin, TX · 2021
Build homes for homeless
$30,000
Reading Partners · Oakland, CA · 2021
Grant 2021
$25,000
Los Angeles Childrens Chorus · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Need based scholarships
$25,000
Antaeus Company · Glendale, CA · 2021
Program support
$20,000
Frostig School · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Grant
$20,000
Rediscover Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Grant to support community arts program
$20,000
Los Angeles Childrens Chorus · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Need based scholarships
$20,000
Rediscover Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
2022 grant to deliver tinker kits and create online resources
$20,000
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks · Bozeman, MT · 2021
To support summer parks tour and educational outreach
$20,000
Pasadena Conservatory of Music · Pasadena, CA · 2021
Grant to support general operations
$15,000
Camerata Pacifica · Santa Barbra, CA · 2022
Grant
$13,000
Rediscover Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
2021 grant to deliver tinker kits and create online resources
$10,000
Raising Curtain Foundation · Santa Claritta, CA · 2024
Grant
$10,000
The Corner Food Pantry · Lakeeville, CT · 2024
Grant
$10,000
Arlington Garden of Pasadena · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Directors grant
$10,000
Nancy Evans Dance Theatre · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Grant
$10,000
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
In honor of richard wilson
$10,000
Capital Area Food Bank · Verona, VA · 2022
Holiday donation
$10,000
Casa of Los Angeles · Monterey Park, CA · 2022
Board member grant
$10,000
Partners in Education · San Jose, CA · 2022
Board member grant
$10,000
Bridge To Home · Santa Clarita, CA · 2021
Christmas donation
$10,000
Central Texas Food Bank · Austin, TX · 2021
Christmas donation
$10,000
Friends in Deed · Pasadena, CA · 2021
Christmas donation
$10,000
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Program support
$10,000
The Salvation Army · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Christmas donation
$5,000
Planned Parenthood · Denver, CO · 2024
Grant
$5,000
The People Concern · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Christmas donation

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