California · Private foundation
John C Hench Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1.5M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 12
- Grants FY2025
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $596,070
- Organizations funded a year
- 14 to 18
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $14M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 20% of the organizations John C Hench Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $150k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 11 | $1.4M | 0% |
| FY2024 | 15 | $1.2M | 20% |
| FY2023 | 18 | $1.6M | 44% |
| FY2022 | 18 | $1.3M | 17% |
| FY2021 | 17 | $1.3M | 0% |
| FY2020 | 16 | $1.2M | 13% |
| FY2019 | 18 | $1.2M | 22% |
| FY2018 | 14 | $1.2M | 7% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Foundation | $765,000 | 5 | 16% |
| Pasadena Dance Theatre | $325,000 | 5 | 19% |
| The Independent Shakespeare Co Inc | $190,000 | 7 | 4% |
| 4 Paws for Ability Inc | $175,000 | 9 | 1% |
| Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association | $130,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Cristo Rey Miami High School Inc | $130,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Pepperdine University | $125,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Bradley University | $105,000 | 6 | 0% |
| The Ryman-Carroll Foundation | $80,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Downtown Repertory Theater Company Inc | $70,000 | 4 | 13% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Foundation | $765,000 | 5 | 16% |
| Pasadena Dance Theatre | $325,000 | 5 | 19% |
| The Independent Shakespeare Co Inc | $190,000 | 7 | 4% |
| 4 Paws for Ability Inc | $175,000 | 9 | 1% |
| Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association | $130,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Cristo Rey Miami High School Inc | $130,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Pepperdine University | $125,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Bradley University | $105,000 | 6 | 0% |
| The Ryman-Carroll Foundation | $80,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Downtown Repertory Theater Company Inc | $70,000 | 4 | 13% |
| Pasadena Child Development Associates Inc doing business as PCDA | $70,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Assistance League of Los Angeles | $70,000 | 6 | 0% |
| South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Assoc | $55,000 | 4 | 11% |
| National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sweet Adelines International | $15,000 | 1 | 39% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($9.2M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
John C Hench Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 15 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · Pasadena Showcase House For The Arts · Pasadena Community Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About John C Hench Foundation
- How much does John C Hench Foundation give?
- John C Hench Foundation reported 12 grants totaling $1,471,070 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 18 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does John C Hench Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (47%), Health (36%), Education (10%).
- Who are John C Hench Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Foundation ($765k), Pasadena Dance Theatre ($325k), The Independent Shakespeare Co Inc ($190k).
- Does John C Hench Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does John C Hench Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as John C Hench Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include California Community Foundation, Pasadena Showcase House For The Arts, Pasadena Community Foundation.
- Where is John C Hench Foundation based?
- John C Hench Foundation is based in CA.
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