The Carl and Henrietta Herrmann Family Foundation concentrates its giving in and around the Los Angeles area, favoring a small number of relatively large, mission-driven gifts. Its support is split between a prominent local cultural institution (Los Angeles Arboretum), national medical philanthropy focused on blood cancers (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society), and local faith-based activity (St. Bede the Venerable). The foundation shows a preference for repeat support to select organizations rather than broad, one-off grantmaking.
Concentrated giving: a small number of mid-to-large grants, with repeat multi-grant support to a few core grantees rather than many small awards. Funding appears locally focused but includes national health charities.
A 2023 gift of $75,000 to the Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation stands out in the Carl and Henrietta Herrmann Family Foundation’s recent record, and it points to a grantmaker that favors a few recurring organizations over broad dispersion. The foundation’s support is concentrated around mission-driven activities, with repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years and a clear emphasis on Southern California institutions. Alongside its Arboretum funding, the foundation has also supported Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, including grants in Pasadena and Los Angeles, showing that its giving is not limited to one subject area or one type of organization. Its recent grants also include support for local faith-based work through St Bede the Venerable in La Canada, and for community-serving groups such as YWCA of Glendale, Door of Hope, Elizabeth House, and Pasadena Education Foundation. The grant record suggests a small circle of established recipients, several of which appear more than once in the data. The foundation’s pattern is not one of frequent small checks to many organizations; it is a focused program of repeat support, with some grants reaching $25,000 or more and several others at the $5,000 to $10,000 level.
Public gardens and botanical institutions are a visible part of the foundation’s giving. The largest example is $75,000 to Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation in 2023, followed by $50,000 in 2024 and $15,000 in 2025, all for activities pursuant to the organization’s mission statement. The foundation also supports blood-cancer work. It gave $30,000 to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in 2025, after a $25,000 grant in 2024 and a $5,000 grant in 2023, each described as activities pursuant to the entity’s mission statement. A separate stream of support goes to local faith-based and community organizations. St Bede the Venerable received $25,000 in 2025, while Door of Hope and Elizabeth House each received repeated $5,000 grants in 2024 and 2025. The record also includes $10,000 grants to Pregnancy Help Center of San Gabriel Valley and YWCA of Glendale in 2024 and 2025.
The grant size profile is compact: p25 is $2,000, median is $2,500, and p75 is $4,000, even though the recent record includes several larger mission grants. Giving appears recurring rather than one-off, with multiple recipients funded in more than one year, including organizations that show up in consecutive years. The foundation is a family foundation with local scope, not a program-related-investment funder, and it does not fund individuals. Its grant language is typically tied to the recipient’s mission statement, and one award is specified as support for fibromyalgia research.
$158K
$2.9M
$38K
$243K
Most grants fall between $2K and $4K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$4K
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Notable grantees: Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, St. Bede the Venerable
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly California-based: 87% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and California is also the top state by grant count. The recent list clusters around the Los Angeles area, especially Pasadena, Arcadia, La Canada, Glendale, Alhambra, Covina, and Newbury Park. Pasadena appears repeatedly through recipients such as Pasadena Education Foundation and Elizabeth House, while Arcadia and La Canada also recur. Outside California, the record includes grants to organizations in Washington, DC, Hollywood, FL, Brooklyn, NY, and Ketchum, ID. All recent grants in the dataset go to U.S. recipients.
The recent record shows support for Los Angeles-area public gardens and botanical institutions, blood-cancer research and patient services through Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and local Catholic parish or faith-based community services through St Bede the Venerable. It also includes grants to community-serving organizations such as YWCA of Glendale, Door of Hope, and Elizabeth House.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and organizations such as Door of Hope, Elizabeth House, Caltech Associates, and Northview High School across more than one year.
The grant distribution is relatively small at the middle of the range, with p25 at $2,000, median at $2,500, and p75 at $4,000. The recent grants list also shows occasional larger awards, including $75,000, $50,000, $30,000, and $25,000 grants.
California is the top state by grant count, and 87% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent California recipients are spread across Pasadena, Arcadia, La Canada, Glendale, Alhambra, Covina, and Newbury Park.
One named research-related grant is to the Arthritis Foundation, with the purpose text specifying fibromyalgia research. The broader topical record also points to fibromyalgia research, chronic pain research, and clinical or biomedical research on pain disorders, with beneficiaries identified as people with fibromyalgia and medical researchers or research institutions.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY | PASADENA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| ST BEDE THE VENERABLE | LA CANADA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| LOS ANGELES ARBORETUM FOUNDATION | ARCADIA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| PREGNANCY HELP CENTER OF SAN GABRIEL VALLEY | ALHAMBRA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| YWCA OF GLENDALE | GLENDALE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| NORTHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL | COVINA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| INTERNATIONAL SPORTS AND MUSIC PROJECT | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| DOOR OF HOPE | PASADENA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT AND IN PARTICULAR FIBROMYALGIA RESEARCH. |
| ELIZABETH HOUSE | PASADENA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| MARY HEALTH OF THE SICK CONVALESCENT & NURSING HOSPITAL | NEWBURY PARK, CA | $4,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| CALTECH ASSOCIATES | PASADENA, CA | $4,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| AMERICAN FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME | TUCSON, AZ | $3,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES | PASADENA, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| PASADENA EDUCATION FOUNDATION | PASADENA, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| HILLSIDE SCHOOL AND LEARNING CENTER | LA CANADA, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| FLINTRIDGE SACRED HEART ACADEMY | LA CANADA, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| VILLA DE VIDA | POWAY, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | PASADENA, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $1,500 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $1,500 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| CAMPBELL CENTER | GLENDALE, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT |
| SANTA TERESITA SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| OPERATION GRATITUDE | CHATSWORTH, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| CHRIST CHILD SOCIETY OF PASADENA | PASADENA, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT |
| FRIENDS OF THE SOUTH PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY | SOUTH PASADENA, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| HUNTINGTON MEDICAL RESEARCH | PASADENA, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| LA BALLONA EDUCATION PARTNERS | CULVER CITY, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| THE CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR | EL MONTE, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| BREAST CANCER FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| HATHWAY - SYCAMORES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| PRIMERA IGLESIA CRISTIANA FILADELFIA INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $500 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| YMCA OF SOUTH PASADENA | SOUTH PASADENA, CA | $500 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| YMCA OF THE FOOTHILLS | LA CANADA, CA | $500 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| DESI GEESTMAN FOUNDATION | LA CRESCENTA, CA | $500 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CHURCH | IRWINDALE, CA | $500 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| THE HUNTINGTON | SAN MARINO, CA | $350 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| LOS ANGELES ARBORETUM FOUNDATION | ARCADIA, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| YWCA OF GLENDALE | GLENDALE, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| NORTHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL | COVINA, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| BREAST CANCER FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| ELIZABETH HOUSE | PASADENA, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| DOOR OF HOPE | PASADENA, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2024 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT AND IN PARTICULAR FIBROMYALGIA RESEARCH. |
| PASADENA EDUCATION FOUNDATION | PASADENA, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| CALTECH ASSOCIATES | PASADENA, CA | $4,000 | 2024 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
| MARY HEALTH OF THE SICK CONVALESCENT & NURSING HOSPITAL | NEWBURY PARK, CA | $4,000 | 2024 | ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT. |
ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
ST BEDE THE VENERABLE
$25,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
PREGNANCY HELP CENTER OF SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
$10,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
NORTHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
$5,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
INTERNATIONAL SPORTS AND MUSIC PROJECT
$5,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION
$5,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT AND IN PARTICULAR FIBROMYALGIA RESEARCH.
ELIZABETH HOUSE
$5,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
MARY HEALTH OF THE SICK CONVALESCENT & NURSING HOSPITAL
$4,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
AMERICAN FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME
$3,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL
$3,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
PASADENA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$2,500ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
HILLSIDE SCHOOL AND LEARNING CENTER
$2,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
FLINTRIDGE SACRED HEART ACADEMY
$2,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
VILLA DE VIDA
$2,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
$2,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$1,500ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
CAMPBELL CENTER
$1,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT
SANTA TERESITA SCHOOL
$1,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
CHRIST CHILD SOCIETY OF PASADENA
$1,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT
FRIENDS OF THE SOUTH PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY
$1,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
HUNTINGTON MEDICAL RESEARCH
$1,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
LA BALLONA EDUCATION PARTNERS
$1,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
THE CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR
$1,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
BREAST CANCER FUND
$1,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
HATHWAY - SYCAMORES
$1,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
PRIMERA IGLESIA CRISTIANA FILADELFIA INC
$500ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
YMCA OF SOUTH PASADENA
$500ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
YMCA OF THE FOOTHILLS
$500ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
DESI GEESTMAN FOUNDATION
$500ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CHURCH
$500ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
THE HUNTINGTON
$350ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
NORTHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
$5,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
BREAST CANCER FUND
$5,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION
$5,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT AND IN PARTICULAR FIBROMYALGIA RESEARCH.
ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
MARY HEALTH OF THE SICK CONVALESCENT & NURSING HOSPITAL
$4,000ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE ENTITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.