Walter J & Holly O Thomson Charitable Foundation

How to apply, from its 2025 IRS return

How to ask

The Walter J & Holly O. Thomson Foundation grant application and coversheet

Deadlines

October 31

Limits on who can apply

California-based qualified public charities for purposes to be carried out within Santa Barbara County and central Los Angeles; one request per organization within a 12-month period; no unsolicited requests

Grants paid in 2025

$2.2 million, to organizations

This is what the foundation told the IRS on Form 990-PF. It isn’t a confirmed open grant round, and details may have changed, so contact the foundation before applying. Its mailing address is on the full return: see it on ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer.