Funding search · EIN 954111302 · Fillmore, CA

The Muriel Pollia Foundation

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

148
grants reported
$2.4M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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

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Top recipients

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  • People for the American Way3 grants · $305,000
  • Vanderbilt University3 grants · $300,000
  • Library Foundation3 grants · $245,000
  • New York Live Arts3 grants · $190,000
  • The Dolores Huerta Foundation3 grants · $182,000
  • Humanitas3 grants · $157,000
  • Houston Food Bank3 grants · $118,000
  • The Rothko Chapel3 grants · $65,000
  • Hollywood High School3 grants · $61,500
  • Goodman Theatre1 grant · $45,000

Giving over time

$647,500
2022
$843,500
2023
$954,500
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 148 grants.

  • $175,000

    People for the American Way · Washington, DC · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $100,000

    Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Funding for innovative and creative projects

  • $100,000

    Library Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $100,000

    Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Funding for innovative and creative projects

  • $100,000

    Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Funding for innovative and creative projects

  • $85,000

    Library Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $85,000

    New York Live Arts · New York, NY · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $85,000

    The Dolores Huerta Foundation · Bakersfield, CA · 2023

    Funding for innovative and creative projects

  • $80,000

    People for the American Way · Washington, DC · 2022

    General fund grant

  • $75,000

    The Dolores Huerta Foundation · Bakersfield, CA · 2022

    Funding for innovative and creative projects

  • $60,000

    New York Live Arts · New York, NY · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $60,000

    Library Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General fund grant

  • $55,000

    Humanitas · Santa Monica, CA · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $53,000

    Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2024

    General fund

  • $52,000

    Humanitas · Santa Monica, CA · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $50,000

    People for the American Way · Washington, DC · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $50,000

    Humanitas · Santa Monica, CA · 2022

    General fund grant

  • $45,000

    Goodman Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $45,000

    New York Live Arts · New York, NY · 2022

    General fund grant

  • $40,000

    Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2023

    General fund

  • $25,000

    For Freedoms · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $25,000

    Forward Together Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $25,000

    Intersection for the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $25,000

    The Rothko Chapel · Houston, TX · 2024

    General fund grand

  • $25,000

    Portland Art Museum · Portland, OR · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $25,000

    The Rothko Chapel · Houston, TX · 2023

    General fund grand

  • $25,000

    Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2022

    General fund

  • $22,000

    The Dolores Huerta Foundation · Bakersfield, CA · 2024

    Funding for innovative and creative projects

  • $20,500

    Hollywood High School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General fund

  • $20,500

    Hollywood High School · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    General fund

  • $20,500

    Hollywood High School · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General fund

  • $20,000

    Fallen Fruit-Fulcrum Arts · Pasadena, CA · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $20,000

    New Georgia Project · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $20,000

    The Hometown Project · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $20,000

    Intersection for the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $15,000

    Healing Project · Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $15,000

    Daraja Education Fund · San Rafael, CA · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $15,000

    Fallen Fruit-Fulcrum Arts · Pasadena, CA · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $15,000

    The Rothko Chapel · Houston, TX · 2022

    General fund grand

  • $15,000

    Togetherintersection for the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General fund grant

  • $15,000

    Wave Farm · Arca, NY · 2022

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    Artadia · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    Daraja Education Fund · San Rafael, CA · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    Fractured Atlas · New York, NY · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    Lgbtq Victory Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    Sandy Hook Promise · Newtown, CT · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    Cornerstone Theatre Company · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    Earshot Jazz · Seattle, WA · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    For Freedoms · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    Forward Together Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    Fractured Atlas · New York, NY · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    Kyle Abraham Motion · New York, NY · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    New Georgia Project · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    Nxthvn · New Haven, CT · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    Sandy Hook Promise · Newtown, CT · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    Ted Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    The Africa Center · New York, NY · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    The Tank · New York, NY · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    Cornerstone Theatre Company · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    Daraja Education Fund · San Rafael, CA · 2022

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    La Conservancy · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General fund grant

  • $10,000

    Ted Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    General fund grant

  • $7,500

    The Hometown Project · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $7,500

    Fallen Fruit-Fulcrum Arts · Pasadena, CA · 2022

    General fund grant

  • $7,500

    Museum of Art and Design · New York, NY · 2022

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Center for Art Research · New York, NY · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Earshot Jazz · Seattle, WA · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Fairey Garden · Hempstead, TX · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Food Forward · North Hollywood, CA · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    International Center of Photography · New York, NY · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    La Conservancy · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Mass Design Group · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Pen America · New York, NY · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Reading Power · Lake Forest, IL · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    The Laundromat Project · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    The Posse Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Urban Collaborative · Eugene, OR · 2024

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Fairey Garden · Hempstead, TX · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Food Forward · North Hollywood, CA · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    La Conservancy · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    New York Foundation for the Arts · New York, NY · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Pen America · New York, NY · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Reading Power · Lake Forest, IL · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    The Laundromat Project · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    The Posse Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Urban Collaborative · Eugene, OR · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Wave Farm · Arca, NY · 2023

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Fairey Garden · Hempstead, TX · 2022

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Food Forward · North Hollywood, CA · 2022

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    For Freedoms · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Liberty Hill Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Nxthvn · New Haven, CT · 2022

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2022

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Pen America · New York, NY · 2022

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    Project X Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    The Laundromat Project · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    General fund grant

  • $5,000

    The Posse Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General fund grant

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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.