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The Segerstrom Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 33-0269599 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$1.4M
Grants reported
29
Typical grant
$40K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

Not reported

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Contact
The Segerstrom Foundation Co Nancy
Deadlines
Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Application materials
The foundation prefers to receive a brief letter of inquiry that includes a mission statement of donee organization, description of how requested grant will be used, and copy of irc section 501(c)(3) determination letter. If the request is within the foundation's grant making guidelines a formal submittal will be solicited by the foundation.
Restrictions
Provides financial support primarily for performing and cultural arts organizations located in orange county, california.
Original filing text
Contact
THE SEGERSTROM FOUNDATION CO NANCY
Address
3333 BRISTOL STREET COSTA MESA, CA, 92626
Phone
7145460110
Deadlines
NONE
Application materials
THE FOUNDATION PREFERS TO RECEIVE A BRIEF LETTER OF INQUIRY THAT INCLUDES A MISSION STATEMENT OF DONEE ORGANIZATION, DESCRIPTION OF HOW REQUESTED GRANT WILL BE USED, AND COPY OF IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) DETERMINATION LETTER. IF THE REQUEST IS WITHIN THE FOUNDATION'S GRANT MAKING GUIDELINES A FORMAL SUBMITTAL WILL BE SOLICITED BY THE FOUNDATION.
Restrictions
PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT PRIMARILY FOR PERFORMING AND CULTURAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

Reported organization name: THE SEGERSTROM 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 yearGrants paidAmount
202515$672.5K
202414$743.3K

Where The Segerstrom 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.

South Coast Repertory

COSTA MESA, CA

$200KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

To support the 2024 theater for young audiences series

South Coast Repertory

COSTA MESA, CA

$125KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

To support the 2025 theater for young audiences series

Pacific Symphony

IRVINE, CA

$100KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

To support the heartstrings programming

Pacific Symphony

IRVINE, CA

$100KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

To support the heartstrings program

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

COSTA MESA, CA

$100KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

To support endowment of great performances dance series

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (29 reported in all).

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Segerstrom Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). 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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