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.
