Funding search · EIN 954712282 · Santa Monica, CA

Mark C Lemons Foundation

Name: Mark C Lemons Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

90
grants reported: $1.4M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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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.

University of Southern California3 grants · $303,000
Las Madrinas3 grants · $80,000
Park City Community Fdn3 grants · $80,000
Royal Pride Foundation3 grants · $77,750
Aaple Academy Foundation3 grants · $68,500
Kappa Alpha Theta2 grants · $58,115
Naturebridge3 grants · $50,000
The Forman School2 grants · $50,000
Usssa Fdn (Ski and Snowboard)3 grants · $45,000
Santa Barbara Community College3 grants · $45,000

Giving over time

$462,000

2022

$446,809

2023

$512,537

2024

Grant history

All 90 reported grants, largest first.

$143,500
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
$100,000
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
$59,500
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
$50,000
Royal Pride Foundation · Santa Barabara, CA · 2022
General support
$40,000
Las Madrinas · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
$33,000
Aaple Academy Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General support
$30,865
Kappa Alpha Theta · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General support
$30,000
Tiger Woods Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2023
General support
$30,000
Park City Community Fdn · Park City, UT · 2022
General support
$27,500
San Marcos High School · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General support
$27,250
Kappa Alpha Theta · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General support
$25,000
National Charity League · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
$25,000
Park City Community Fdn · Park City, UT · 2024
General support
$25,000
The Forman School · Litchfield, CT · 2024
General support
$25,000
Park City Community Fdn · Park City, UT · 2023
General support
$25,000
Tcu · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
General support
$25,000
The Forman School · Litchfield, CT · 2023
General support
$25,000
Atlantic Initiative (Atlantic Community) · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$25,000
Las Madrinas · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
$25,000
Santa Barbara Community College · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General support
$20,000
All for Kids · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
$20,000
Naturebridge · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
$20,000
Aaple Academy Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
$20,000
Children'S Bureau · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
$20,000
Naturebridge · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
$20,000
Page Youth Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
$20,000
Children'S Bureau · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
$20,000
Youth Sports Alliance · Park City, UT · 2022
General support
$17,750
Royal Pride Foundation · Santa Barabara, CA · 2023
General support
$15,500
Aaple Academy Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
$15,000
Las Madrinas · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
$15,000
Mental Wellness Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
$15,000
Rod Dedeaux Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
$15,000
Usssa Fdn (Ski and Snowboard) · Park City, UT · 2024
General support
$15,000
Usssa Fdn (Ski and Snowboard) · Park City, UT · 2023
General support
$15,000
Page Youth Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General support
$15,000
Rod Dedeaux Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
$15,000
Usssa Fdn (Ski and Snowboard) · Park City, UT · 2022
General support
$13,025
Dream Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
$12,500
Theta Parents Club · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General support
$11,500
The Colleagues · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
General support
$10,100
Sbnl · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Foundation for Sbhs · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
$10,000
John Tracy Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Montecito Trails Foundation · Montecito, CA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Royal Pride Foundation · Santa Barabara, CA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Santa Barbara Community College · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Santa Barbara Girls Golf · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
$10,000
National Charity League · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
$10,000
Rod Dedeaux Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
$10,000
San Marcos High School · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
$10,000
Santa Barbara Community College · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
$10,000
Santa Barbara Girls Golf · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
$10,000
Montecito Trails Foundation · Montecito, CA · 2022
General support
$10,000
Naturebridge · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
$7,500
Casa of Santa Barbara County · Goleta, CA · 2023
General support
$7,500
National Charity League · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General support
$5,665
Huntsman Cancer Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General support
$5,154
Foundation for Sbhs · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Cada · Santa Barabara, CA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Kelly Brush Foundation · Burlington, VA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Santa Barbara Track & Field · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Storyteller Children'S Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Transition House of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
$5,000
United Boys and Girls Club of Sb County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Heroes Golf · Carlsbad, CA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Park City Day School · Park City, UT · 2023
General support
$5,000
Sbnl · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
$5,000
The Colleagues · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Transition House of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Arts Mentorship Program · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General support
$5,000
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General support
$4,161
One805live · Santa Barabara, CA · 2024
General support
$2,555
Westside Guild Children'S Hospital · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
$2,551
Unity Shoppe · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
$2,500
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
$2,500
Santa Barbara Foresters · Carpinteria, CA · 2023
General support
$2,500
Storyteller Children'S Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
$2,500
Conejo Youth Baseball · Thousand Oaks, CA · 2022
General support
$2,500
Dream Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General support
$2,500
Spark Rescue · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General support
$2,160
Spark Rescue · Goleta, CA · 2024
General support
$2,000
Amp Studio · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
$2,000
Friends of Santa Monica Baseball · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
General support
$1,010
Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Huntsman Cancer Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General support
$1,000
Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
$100
National Police Association · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.