Private foundation · Irvine, CA

Ahmanson Charitable Community Trust

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Typical grant size
$11K $44K $100K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
11
Repeat grantees
1
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Howard F Ahmanson Jr
Trustee
Roberta G Ahmanson
Trustee

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
1434.4%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
33
Total grants awarded
$4.4M
Total amount
$133K
Average grant
$1.6M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$168K
2 grants
2023
$431K
6 grants
2022
$453K
1 grants
2021
$1.6M
3 grants
2020
$164K
2 grants
2015
$1.6M
19 grants

Top recipients

8 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$2.6M
Museum of Biblical Arts
1 grant · NY
$536K
1 grant · MI · ✓ Exact match
$340K
Polis - the Jerusalem Institute of Language
2 grants
$165K
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$128K
Friends of Kings College
1 grant · DE
$121K
Center for Early African Christian
1 grant · OK
$75K
In Media Res
1 grant · VA
$75K
Christian Heritage USA Foundation (morphe Arts)
1 grant · NY
$50K
American Friends of Statens Museum
1 grant · NY
$50K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Polis - the Jerusalem Institute of Language
For the Coptic Language Project, intended to expand scholarship of the Coptic language.
TY 2024
$100K
St Michaels Abbey Foundation
Funding for Chadwick Oden lectureship at St. Michaels Abbey.
CA · TY 2024
$68K
St Michaels Abbey Foundation
To support the purchase of the Thomas Oden library collection.
CA · TY 2023
$251K
Polis - the Jerusalem Institute of Language
For the Coptic Language Project
TY 2023
$65K
St Michaels Abbey Foundation
Funding for Chadwick Oden lectureship at St. Michaels Abbey (2023-2026).
CA · TY 2023
$47K
Timothy Verdon Book Project
For the From Death to Life: Art in the Renaissance book project
CA · TY 2023
$32K
St Michaels Abbey Foundation
Construction of St. Michaels' library.
CA · TY 2023
$26K
St Michaels Abbey Foundation
Ian Ker book collection shipped from London to St. Michael's Abbey.
CA · TY 2023
$11K
St Michaels Abbey Foundation
Construction of St. Michaels' library.
CA · TY 2022
$453K
St Michaels Abbey Foundation
Construction of St. Michaels' library.
CA · TY 2021
$1.6M
Vida House
Construction of Community Center/Ministry Building
TX · TY 2021
$2K
Redeemer Church
Construction of new sanctuary
CA · TY 2021
$563
St Michaels Abbey Foundation
CONSTRUCTION OF ST. MICHAELS' LIBRARY.
CA · TY 2020
$164K
Visual Commentary
ASSIST WITH GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
CA · TY 2020
$479
Museum of Biblical Arts
PUBLIC WELFARE
NY · TY 2015
$536K
Cornerstone University
EDUCATION
MI · TY 2015
$340K
Occidental College
EDUCATION
CA · TY 2015
$128K
Friends of Kings College
EDUCATION
DE · TY 2015
$121K
Center for Early African Christian
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
OK · TY 2015
$75K
In Media Res
EDUCATION
VA · TY 2015
$75K
American Friends of Statens Museum
PUBLIC WELFARE
NY · TY 2015
$50K
Christian Heritage USA Foundation (morphe Arts)
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
NY · TY 2015
$50K
University of Virginia
EDUCATION
VA · TY 2015
$44K
International Arts Movement
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2015
$40K
Pepperdine University
EDUCATION
CA · TY 2015
$35K
International Theological Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family
PUBLIC WELFARE
GA · TY 2015
$25K
Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CA · TY 2015
$25K
University of California Berkeley Foundation
EDUCATION
CA · TY 2015
$24K
The Philanthropy Roundtable
PUBLIC WELFARE
DC · TY 2015
$10K
Fractured Atlas
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
NY · TY 2015
$10K
Pacific Symphony
PUBLIC WELFARE
CA · TY 2015
$4K
The Providence Forum
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
PA · TY 2015
$3K
Art 4 Kids
PUBLIC WELFARE
CA · TY 2015
$2K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.