Private foundation · Los Angeles, CA

Della Martin Foundation

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Typical grant size
$200K – $350K – $425K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
5
Repeat grantees
2
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesNONE
ContactLAURENCE K GOULD JR · 2136174143
MaterialsBRIEF LETTER DESCRIBING PURPOSE OF GRANT, DESCRIPTION OF REQUESTING ORGANIZATION, AND AMOUNT REQUESTED.
RestrictionsLIMITED TO RESEARCH INTO CAUSES OF AND CURES FOR MENTAL ILLNESS. RESTRICTED TO PUBLICLY SUPPORTED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. NO GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS. PREFERENCE GIVEN TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ORGANIZATIONS.

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Eileen D Sheppard
TRUSTEE
$1K
Kelly Kinnon
TRUSTEE
$1K
Philip a Swan
TRUSTEE
$1K
Carole M Lewis
TRUSTEE (AS OF 4/26/24)
$500
Nancy B Reimann
TRUSTEE
Laurence K Gould Jr
TRUSTEE
James a Lonergan
TRUSTEE
Allen W Mathies Jr Md
TRUSTEE (THRU 2/05/23)
$500
Allen W Mathies Jr M D
TRUSTEE
$2K

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
7.6%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
11
Total grants awarded
$3.6M
Total amount
$326K
Average grant
$600K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$600K
1 grants
2023
$440K
2 grants
2022
$200K
1 grants
2021
$200K
1 grants
2020
$400K
1 grants
2019
$450K
1 grants
2018
$500K
1 grants
2017
$450K
2 grants
2016
$350K
1 grants

Top recipients

4 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$1.5M
3 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$1.2M
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$350K
1 grant · CA · ≈ likely match
$300K
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$200K
Usc Keck School of Medicine
1 grant · CA
$40K

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

Huntington Medical Research Institutes
FUNDING FOR THE DELLA MARTIN ENDOWED POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP.
CA · TY 2024
$600K
Huntington Medical Research Institutes
FUNDING FOR THE DELLA MARTIN ENDOWED POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP.
CA · TY 2023
$400K
Usc Keck School of Medicine
FUNDING FOR THE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ENDOWMENTS: DELLA MARTIN CHAIR IN PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROSCIENCE, THE DELLA MARTIN TE…
CA · TY 2023
$40K
Huntington Medical Research Institutes
FUNDING FOR THE DELLA MARTIN ENDOWED POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP.
CA · TY 2022
$200K
University of California Irvine
RESEARCH FUNDING FOR THE DELLA MARTIN CHAIR OF PSYCHIATRY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE.
CA · TY 2021
$200K
California Institute of Technology
ENDOWMENT OF THE DELLA MARTIN FELLOWSHIPS IN MENTAL ILLNESS RESEARCH
CA · TY 2020
$400K
California Institute of Technology
Charitable Distribution to add to endowment of the Della Martin Fellowships in Mental Illness Research
CA · TY 2019
$450K
California Institute of Technology
Charitable Distribution to add to endowment of the Della Martin Fellowships in Mental Illness Research
CA · TY 2018
$500K
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Charitable Distribution to make upgrades to the Della Martin Center for Behavioral Services at the Huntington Hospital t…
CA · TY 2017
$300K
California Institute of Technology
Charitable Distribution to add to endowment of the Della Martin Fellowships in Mental Illness Research
CA · TY 2017
$150K
The UCLA Foundation
CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION TO ESTABLISH THE "DELLA MARTIN EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT IN DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROBIOLOGY" AT THE SEMEL…
CA · TY 2016
$350K

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