Private foundation · Pasadena, CA

The Confidence Foundation

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Typical grant size
$3K $5K $20K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
378
Repeat grantees
180
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Cheyenna Whittier
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Kimberly a Whittier
VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
David a Dahl
CFO/DIRECTOR
Haley Kirk Dahl
SECRETARY
Michael J Casey
DIRECTOR
Linda J Blinkenberg
DIRECTOR
Arlo G Sorensen
DIRECTOR
Julie Lytle Nesbit
SECRETARY
Cheyenna L Whittier
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Julie L Nesbit
SECRETARY

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
4.2%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
1,309
Total grants awarded
$25.3M
Total amount
$19K
Average grant
$386K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$4.5M
215 grants
2023
$4.1M
184 grants
2022
$4.8M
230 grants
2021
$3.4M
170 grants
2020
$3.3M
204 grants
2019
$2.2M
139 grants
2018
$3.1M
167 grants

Top recipients

28 grants · MO · ≈ likely match
$3.9M
Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute
8 grants · CA
$1.3M
7 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$720K
8 grants · WA · ✓ Exact match
$480K
13 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$426K
9 grants · ID · ✓ Exact match
$409K
Providence Health and Services Foundation San Fernando and Santa Clarita Va
4 grants · CA
$400K
7 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$350K
7 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$350K
8 grants · WA · ✓ Exact match
$327K

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

Greater Horizons
TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PUBLIC CHARITIES ON A WIDE VARIETY OF CAUSES
MO · TY 2024
$386K
Greater Horizons
TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PUBLIC CHARITIES ON A WIDE VARIETY OF CAUSES
MO · TY 2024
$300K
Greater Horizons
TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PUBLIC CHARITIES ON A WIDE VARIETY OF CAUSES
MO · TY 2024
$300K
Greater Horizons
TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PUBLIC CHARITIES ON A WIDE VARIETY OF CAUSES
MO · TY 2024
$200K
Strength of Shadow Dog Rescue Inc
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$190K
Greater Horizons
TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PUBLIC CHARITIES ON A WIDE VARIETY OF CAUSES
MO · TY 2024
$180K
Boy Scouts of America Aloha Council
TO FUND THE PROGRAM AND OPERATIONAL EXPENSES OF MAUI COUNTY SCOUTING
HI · TY 2024
$100K
Boys & Girls Club of Maui Inc
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS LAHAINA - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HI · TY 2024
$100K
Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute
PROJECT DULCE SUPPORT - M/Y GRANT
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Museique
MUSE/IQUE OFFSTAGE
CA · TY 2024
$75K
John Tracy Center
PEDIATRIC AUDIOLOGY FOR UNDERSERVED CHILDREN
CA · TY 2024
$75K
Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc
AVIATION EDUCATION AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES/ENGAGING YOUTH
CA · TY 2024
$75K
Foss Waterway Seaport
UPGRADE ON THE ESPLANADE AND THE DUMP STATION
WA · TY 2024
$75K
Helen Woodward Animal Center
THERAPEUTIC RIDING AND PET ENCOUNTER THERAPY PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$70K
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NV · TY 2024
$51K
University of Southern California
GENERAL SUPPORT - MARSHALL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
CA · TY 2024
$50K
The Museum of Flight
"HOME BEYOND EARTH" SPACE STATIONS EXHIBIT; PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE.
WA · TY 2024
$50K
Model Forest Policy Program
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ID · TY 2024
$50K
Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows
CHALLENGE GRANT - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NV · TY 2024
$50K
Armed Services YMCA Camp Pendleton
CAMP PENDLETON FISHER CHILDRENS CENTER PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Mount Saint Mary's University
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT - MULTIYEAR GRANT
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Pepperdine University
2024 YOUTH CITIZENSHIP SEMINAR AT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Taft Oil Technology Academy
OIL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Boy Scouts of America San Diego Imperial Council
AVIATION CAREER EXPLORING PROGRAM
CA · TY 2024
$40K
Sandpoint Waldorf School
NEW CAMPUS FUND
ID · TY 2024
$40K
Kaniksu Land Trust
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ID · TY 2024
$40K
Sandpoint Waldorf School
TO SUPPORT THE INITIAL STAGE OF THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
ID · TY 2024
$40K
North Idaho High School Aerospace Program Inc
JABIRU J430 PROJECT
ID · TY 2024
$36K
Guide Dogs of Americatender Loving Canines
PRISON SERVICE DOG TRAINING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$30K
Idaho Conservation League
PONDEREY LAKE PROGRAM
ID · TY 2024
$30K
California Institute of Technology
SURF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM
CA · TY 2024
$30K
Mountain Communities Boys and Girls Club
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$30K
Music Conservatory of Sandpoint Inc
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ID · TY 2024
$27K
San Juan Community Theatre
EDUCATION PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS
WA · TY 2024
$25K
YMCA of Orange County
IN SUPPORT OF ADVENTURE GUIDES PROGRAM
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Panida Theater Committee Inc
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ID · TY 2024
$25K
Music Conservatory of Sandpoint Inc
IN SUPPORT OF MUSIC MATTERS! OUTREACH CLASSES
ID · TY 2024
$25K
Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation
ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE PROGRAM SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Transpacific Yacht Club
TRANSPAC 2025
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Orange County Council Boy Scouts of America
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Four Winds Inc
CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS
WA · TY 2024
$25K
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire Inc
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank (aka North County Food Bank)
CLIENT CHOICE AND COLLEGE HUNGER RELIEF PROGRAMS IN NORTH COUNTY SAN DIEGO
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Boy Scouts of America Western Los Angeles County Council
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$25K
California Science Center Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$25K
YMCA of Greater Seattle (dale Turner Family YMCA)
CAMP ORKILA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO SUPPORT CAMPERS ON ORCAS ISLAND
WA · TY 2024
$25K
Hoag Hospital Foundation
TO SUPPORT PARKINSON'S AND MOVEMENT DISORDERS PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$25K
YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES IN 2025
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire Inc
GOURMET DINNER
CA · TY 2024
$25K

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