Silent Partner Grants makes a small number of very large, program-focused gifts to mission-driven organizations working in global health, experiential education, veteran/family support, and resilience/mental-wellness. Their giving favors substantial unrestricted or program support payments rather than many small awards, and they often provide repeat funding to select partners. The foundation's portfolio shows an interest in international impact and direct service delivery rather than capital campaigns or broad-based grantmaking.
Highly concentrated: very few, large grants (multi-hundred-thousand to million-dollar level), with repeat grants to select organizations; primarily program support and international/direct-service focus rather than many small or local grants.
Silent Partner Grants makes a relatively small set of large, program-restricted gifts, with repeat support for a handful of organizations. Its biggest recent grant in the record is $1.1 million to the David Lynch Foundation for program support, followed by a $501,075 award to Semester at Sea and a $500,000 grant to the same foundation in 2025. The pattern points to funding that is concentrated in direct service and mission delivery rather than many small awards. The foundation’s portfolio includes global health and child health, experiential education, veteran and family support, and meditation or trauma-recovery programming. Recent grants also show support for organizations serving military communities and institutions tied to education and wellness. Several grantees appear more than once across the record, including the David Lynch Foundation, Semester at Sea, Navy Seal Foundation, Little Sisters Fund, Corelight, Eisenhower Health, and Texas Christian University. The foundation’s grants are consistently described as being for program support, which suggests a preference for funding specific activities rather than unrestricted general operating support. The sizes of the awards range from modest five-figure grants to seven-figure commitments, with the largest gifts reserved for programs the foundation has chosen to back over multiple years.
Meditation and mental-wellness programming appears prominently in the record. Silent Partner Grants gave $1.1 million to the David Lynch Foundation in 2023 and another $500,000 in 2025, both to support program work. In experiential education, the foundation supported Semester at Sea with $501,075 in 2025 and $250,000 in 2023, again marked for program support. That repeated funding suggests a sustained interest in study-abroad or shipboard learning models. Military and family services are another clear theme. The Navy Seal Foundation received $330,000 in 2025 and $257,500 in 2023 for program support. The foundation also backed Homeboy Industries with $150,000 in 2025 and $100,000 in 2023, indicating continued support for direct-service programming. Child health and capacity-building appear through a $315,000 grant to World Pediatric Project in 2025 and support for Eisenhower Health in both 2023 and 2025.
$2.4M
$49.8M
$2.2M
$3.6M
Most grants fall between $5K and $55K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$55K
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Notable grantees: David Lynch Foundation, Navy SEAL Foundation, Semester at Sea, World Pediatric Project
Typical grants cluster around five figures: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $55,300. The recent-grants record shows a much smaller number of large awards layered on top of that base, including repeated seven-figure and six-figure program grants. The same organizations appear across multiple years, including the David Lynch Foundation, Semester at Sea, Navy Seal Foundation, Little Sisters Fund, Corelight, Eisenhower Health, and Texas Christian University. The foundation is a grantmaker, not a fund for individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Its recent gifts are structured as program support rather than unrestricted awards.
Silent Partner Grants gives mostly in the United States, and the recent-grants record is entirely domestic. California appears frequently, with recipients in Los Angeles, Rancho Mirage, Pasadena, La Cañada Flintridge, and Santa Fe in the Southwest and West. Outside California, the record includes New York, Fort Collins, Richmond, Durham, Fort Worth, El Paso, Virginia Beach, Fairfield, and Hailey. The top state by grant count is Pennsylvania, while 60% of grants go to recipients in California, showing a strong concentration there even though the foundation is headquartered in San Marino, California.
The recent record shows support for global health and child health, experiential education, veteran and military-family services, and meditation or trauma-recovery programming. Examples include a seven-figure grant to the David Lynch Foundation, repeated support for Semester at Sea, and program funding for the Navy Seal Foundation and World Pediatric Project.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including the David Lynch Foundation, Semester at Sea, Navy Seal Foundation, Little Sisters Fund, Corelight, Eisenhower Health, and Texas Christian University. That pattern points to recurring relationships rather than one-time awards only.
The 25th percentile grant is $5,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $55,300. The record also includes much larger program grants, such as seven-figure and high six-figure awards, so the distribution is wide even though many grants are modest.
California receives 60% of the grants in the record. Recipient cities there include Los Angeles, Rancho Mirage, Pasadena, and La Cañada Flintridge. The top state by grant count is Pennsylvania, but California holds the largest share of grant activity in the data provided.
The grants shown are consistently labeled as program support, which indicates a preference for funding specific activities. The foundation gives grants rather than supporting individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSTITUTE FOR SHIPBOARD EDUCATION | FORT COLLINS, CO | $565,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| DAVID LYNCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION | VIRGINIA BEACH, CA | $300,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| MAHARISHI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | FAIRFIELD, IA | $200,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| FLINTRIDGE PREPARATORY | LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, CA | $120,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| LITTLE SISTERS FUND | HAILEY, ID | $115,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| GLOBAL PROJECTS FOR PEACE | FAIRFIELD, IA | $90,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| CORELIGHT | SANTE FE, NM | $72,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| EISENHOWER HEALTH | RANCHO MIRAGE, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| CATHOLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| OPEN COLLECTIVE DOCS | COVINA, CA | $40,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| WORLD PEDIATRIC PROJECT | RICHMOND, VA | $35,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| YOUNG AND HEALTHY | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY | FORT WORTH, TX | $21,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL | PASADENA, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| PETRA PUBLIC CHARITY | EL DORADO HILLS, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| GARY SINISE FOUNDATION | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| HEFFERNAN GROUP FOUNDATION | WALNUT CREEK, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| SAN MARINO SCHOOL FOUNDATION | SAN MARINO, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION | GLENVIEW, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| THE FLYING T CLUB | FORT WORTH, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| REGIS JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | AURORA, CO | $10,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $10,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY | ARLINGTON, VA | $10,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,300 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| FIRST TEE GREATER PASADENA | PASADENA, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| ALPHA DELTA PI FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | TUCSON, AZ | $5,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| LOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION | DETROIT, MI | $5,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| ONCE UPON A ROOM | LA CANADA, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| FIVE ACRES THE BOYS AND GIRLS AID SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY | PASADENA, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| MATER DOLOROSA PASSION | SIERRA MADRE, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| THE LACER FUND | SACRAMENTO, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| LACER FOUNDATION | PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| FOOTHILL FAMILY | PASADENA, CA | $500 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| BOYS TO MEN MENTORING NETWORK INC | SPRING VALLEY, CA | $263 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON | PORTLAND, OR | $250 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY RESEARCH FOUNDATION | RYE BROOK, NY | $250 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| MISC CONTRIBUTIONS | SAN MARINO, CA | $126 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| CONTRIBUTION FROM K-1 - LAUNCHPAD CAPITAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND | OAKLAND, CA | $55 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| SEMESTER AT SEA | FORT COLLINS, CO | $501,075 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| DAVID LYNCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION | VIRGINIA BEACH, CA | $330,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| WORLD PEDIATRIC PROJECT | RICHMOND, VA | $315,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| LITTLE SISTERS FUND | HAILEY, ID | $115,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $110,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| FLINTRIDGE PREPARATORY | LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, CA | $101,700 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| CORELIGHT | SANTE FE, NM | $72,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
DAVID LYNCH FOUNDATION
$500,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
FLINTRIDGE PREPARATORY
$120,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
LITTLE SISTERS FUND
TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
GLOBAL PROJECTS FOR PEACE
$90,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
CORELIGHT
$72,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
CATHOLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES
$50,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
OPEN COLLECTIVE DOCS
$40,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
$21,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL
$20,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
PETRA PUBLIC CHARITY
$10,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
GARY SINISE FOUNDATION
$10,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
HEFFERNAN GROUP FOUNDATION
$10,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
SAN MARINO SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$10,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
$10,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
THE FLYING T CLUB
$10,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
REGIS JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
$10,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
FIRST TEE GREATER PASADENA
$5,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
$5,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
ONCE UPON A ROOM
$5,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
MATER DOLOROSA PASSION
$5,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
THE LACER FUND
$1,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
LACER FOUNDATION
$1,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
$250TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$250TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
MISC CONTRIBUTIONS
$126TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
CONTRIBUTION FROM K-1 - LAUNCHPAD CAPITAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
$55TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
DAVID LYNCH FOUNDATION
$500,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
WORLD PEDIATRIC PROJECT
$315,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
LITTLE SISTERS FUND
$115,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
FLINTRIDGE PREPARATORY
$101,700TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
CORELIGHT
$72,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAM