Kirchgessner Vision Foundation

How to apply, from its 2024 IRS return

How to ask

Initially, an applicant should submit an executed letter of intent containing all contact information, including email address but not accompanied by any supporting materials, and should be sent via email to the grants coordinator of the foundation at grantscoordinator@kirchgessnerfoundation.org. The letter of intent should also include a statement that the applicant does and will comply with the requirements set forth in the foundation's grantmaking guidelines. If the foundation requests the…

Deadlines

The letter of intent is due by October 15th each year and the formal grant application by February 1

Limits on who can apply

The foundation places the highest priority on the grant proposals of nonprofits serving communities in the five-county region of greater Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties). Agencies who serve the greater LA region but are headquartered elsewhere may also apply for a grant. The foundation makes grants only to organizations which are currently qualified as tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and are not private foundations or…

Grants paid in 2024

$598,300, 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.