California Community Foundation
LOS ANGELES, CA
$122KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
To work with ccf to support vision-related projects in the greater los angeles area
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Kirchgessner Vision Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 68-0530356 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Christine Tuthill
- Phone
- (310) 704-8074
- Deadlines
- The letter of intent is due by October 15th each year and the formal grant application by February 1
- Application materials
- Initially, an applicant should submit an executed letter of intent containing all contact information, including email address but not accompanied by any supporting materials, and should be sent via email to the grants coordinator of the foundation at grantscoordinator@kirchgessnerfoundation.org. The letter of intent should also include a statement that the applicant does and will comply with the requirements set forth in the foundation's grantmaking guidelines. If the foundation requests the submission of a formal and detailed application, additional information will be required.
- Restrictions
- The foundation places the highest priority on the grant proposals of nonprofits serving communities in the five-county region of greater los angeles (los angeles, orange, riverside, san bernardino and ventura counties). Agencies who serve the greater la region but are headquartered elsewhere May also apply for a grant. The foundation makes grants only to organizations which are currently qualified as tax-exempt under internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) and are not private foundations or supporting organizations. Typical applicants are organizations which seek to help the blind and other vision-impaired individuals to become self-sufficient. Particular consideration is given to applicants from the southern california area, as outlined in the foundation's mission statement.
Original filing text
- Contact
- CHRISTINE TUTHILL
- Address
- 1060 GAVIN LANE NIPOMO, CA, 93444
- Phone
- 3107048074
- GRANTSCOORDINATOR@KIRCHGESSNERFOUNDATION.ORG
- Deadlines
- THE LETTER OF INTENT IS DUE BY OCTOBER 15TH EACH YEAR AND THE FORMAL GRANT APPLICATION BY FEBRUARY 1
- Application materials
- INITIALLY, AN APPLICANT SHOULD SUBMIT AN EXECUTED LETTER OF INTENT CONTAINING ALL CONTACT INFORMATION, INCLUDING EMAIL ADDRESS BUT NOT ACCOMPANIED BY ANY SUPPORTING MATERIALS, AND SHOULD BE SENT VIA EMAIL TO THE GRANTS COORDINATOR OF THE FOUNDATION AT GRANTSCOORDINATOR@KIRCHGESSNERFOUNDATION.ORG. THE LETTER OF INTENT SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE A STATEMENT THAT THE APPLICANT DOES AND WILL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE FOUNDATION'S GRANTMAKING GUIDELINES. IF THE FOUNDATION REQUESTS THE SUBMISSION OF A FORMAL AND DETAILED APPLICATION, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE REQUIRED.
- Restrictions
- THE FOUNDATION PLACES THE HIGHEST PRIORITY ON THE GRANT PROPOSALS OF NONPROFITS SERVING COMMUNITIES IN THE FIVE-COUNTY REGION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES (LOS ANGELES, ORANGE, RIVERSIDE, SAN BERNARDINO AND VENTURA COUNTIES). AGENCIES WHO SERVE THE GREATER LA REGION BUT ARE HEADQUARTERED ELSEWHERE MAY ALSO APPLY FOR A GRANT. THE FOUNDATION MAKES GRANTS ONLY TO ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY QUALIFIED AS TAX-EXEMPT UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND ARE NOT PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS OR SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS. TYPICAL APPLICANTS ARE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH SEEK TO HELP THE BLIND AND OTHER VISION-IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT. PARTICULAR CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO APPLICANTS FROM THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA, AS OUTLINED IN THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION STATEMENT.
Reported organization name: KIRCHGESSNER VISION FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24 | $598.3K |
| 2023 | 23 | $694.2K |
Where Kirchgessner Vision Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Vision to Learn
LOS ANGELES, CA
$105KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
General program support
Beyond Blindness Formerly Known As Blind Children'S Learning Center
SANTA ANA, CA
$50KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
To expand its low vision clinic and community-wide vision screenings.
Guide Dogs of America
SYLMAR, CA
$49KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Toward the training of guide dogs for the blind and visually impaired
Marshall B Ketchum University
FULLERTON, CA
$45KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
For continued support of the university's pediatric low vision program, and expand the scope of the program to provide underserved, pediatric patients with in-person comprehensive exams and care, as well as the low vision devices they need to successfully engage in daily activities.
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Figures are aggregated from Kirchgessner Vision Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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