California · Public charity
Descanso Gardens Foundation
To practice exemplary stewardship of the gardens, offering people an experience close to nature and cultivating understanding of the natural world and people's place in it through inspiration, education, and example.
- $11k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,700
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $10,700
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 1
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $27M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Descanso Gardens Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $11k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $14k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $15k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $9k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| California School of the Arts San Gabriel Valley | $25,055 | 2 | 0% |
| California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley Foundation | $23,608 | 2 | 3% |
About Descanso Gardens Foundation
- How much does Descanso Gardens Foundation give?
- Descanso Gardens Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $10,700 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 1 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does Descanso Gardens Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (100%).
- Who are Descanso Gardens Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: California School of the Arts San Gabriel Valley ($25k), California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley Foundation ($24k).
- Does Descanso Gardens Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Descanso Gardens Foundation based?
- Descanso Gardens Foundation is based in CA.
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