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You are here: Home / Grant Duration>Grant Duration Not Mentioned / Submit Applications for S. Mark Taper Foundation Grant 2025 – California

Submit Applications for S. Mark Taper Foundation Grant 2025 – California

Dated: December 12, 2024

The S. Mark Taper Foundation provides grants to enhance the quality of people’s lives by supporting nonprofit organizations and their work in the communities.

Donor Name: S. Mark Taper Foundation

State: California

County: Imperial County (CA), Los Angeles County (CA), Orange County (CA), Riverside County (CA), San Bernardino County (CA), San Diego County (CA), Santa Barbara County (CA)

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 02/04/2025

Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

Funding Areas

The S. Mark Taper Foundation is a responsive grantmaker that typically provides funding in the following areas:

  • Arts
  • Civic Affairs
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Social Services

Types of Grant Funding Provided

  • General Operating Support (GOS): unrestricted, core operating support that bolsters an organization’s overall mission and can be allocated as the organization sees fit.
  • Program: funding is allocated to a specific program or project within the organization.
  • Capital: funding is allocated to a physical project, such as the purchase of a building and/or land, renovating an existing building, constructing a new building, or purchasing equipment. Capital funding is currently restricted to Los Angeles County-based nonprofit organizations and for capital projects based in and serving Los Angeles County only.

Funding Information

  • Small: Up to $50,000
  • Medium: $50,001 – $100,000
  • Large: $100,001 and above.

Eligibility Criteria 

  • An applicant must be certified as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. During the Foundation’s review process, equal consideration and due diligence will be given to all organizations – both those that are past grant recipients and those that have never received a grant from the S. Mark Taper Foundation.
  • The S. Mark Taper Foundation will consider a Letter of Inquiry from a non-profit organization that provides services in any of the following eight Southern California counties:
    • Los Angeles County
    • Imperial County
    • Orange County
    • Riverside County
    • San Bernardino County
    • San Diego County
    • Santa Barbara County
  • A non-profit organization must be in good standing with the California Franchise Tax Board and the California Registry of Charitable Trusts. Each organization will be required to upload a California Entity Status Letter as part of their LOI.
  • A non-profit organization that received a grant payment from the S. Mark Taper Foundation within the past three calendar years is not eligible for the current grant cycle. For example, an organization that received a grant payment in December 2022 will not be eligible to re-apply until the 2026 grant cycle.

Grant Limitations

Grants are generally not approved for the following:

  • Endowment funds
  • Vehicles
  • Government agencies
  • Universities (public and private) and community colleges
  • Elementary, middle and high schools (public and private)
  • Charter schools
  • Hospitals/hospital foundations
  • Scientific and/or medical research
  • Organizations focused on specific diseases (e.g., diabetes, heart disease)
  • Grants for programs that re-grant donated funds to other entities
  • Elections, political candidates, or political campaigns
  • Documentary filmmaking or television programming
  • Organizations that have had or will have a change in CEO/Executive Director within twelve months of LOI submission
  • Organizations with loans to/from board members or executive staff.

For more information, visit SMTF.

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