The Julia Stearns Dockweiler Charitable Foundation concentrates its giving on scholarship support for a single educational institution, consistently funding Marymount High School in Los Angeles. Its grants are narrowly focused on student aid at a private, college-preparatory secondary school, suggesting a donor priority for supporting access to a specific faith-affiliated girls’ school. The foundation’s giving is highly targeted rather than diversified across causes or geographies.
The Julia Stearns Dockweiler Charitable Foundation’s giving is anchored by scholarship support for Marymount High School in Los Angeles, where it made $50,000 grants in both 2024 and 2025 for the school’s scholarship fund. That steady pattern matches a broader preference for closely held educational and faith-affiliated institutions in Southern California, especially Los Angeles Catholic secondary schools. Recent grants also show the foundation building scholarship endowments at Loyola High School and Verbum Dei High School, while supporting restricted scholarship and program work at Music Academy of the West. Beyond schooling, it has extended funding to cancer research, pediatric neurology, archival preservation, and reentry-related services, but those areas appear alongside a core commitment to student aid rather than replacing it. The foundation’s recent record also includes grants for general operations at Immaculate Heart High School and other religious communities, suggesting a relationship-based approach centered on long-term institutional support. Its gift sizes cluster in the five-figure range, with repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years.
Educational support is the clearest theme in the foundation’s recent awards. It gave $27,000 in 2023 and $25,000 in 2024 to Loyola High School for the Dockweiler Scholarship Endowment Fund, then $25,000 in 2025 to Verbum Dei High School for an endowment scholarship fund. The foundation also supported Marymount High School with $50,000 grants in both 2024 and 2025 for scholarship aid. Outside scholarship funding, it has made project-specific grants in other fields. USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center received $25,000 in 2024 and $25,000 in 2025 in support of cancer research. Las Madrinas received $25,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for an endowment for the chief of neurology chair at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. It also gave $12,500 to Homeboy Industries for a tattoo removal program and $20,000 to the Braille Institute of America Inc for new construction.
Typical grants cluster around the middle five figures: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $17,000. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Marymount High School, Loyola High School, Verbum Dei High School, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Las Madrinas, Music Academy of the West, and Young American's Foundation. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund, and it also funds individuals. Grants are often restricted or designated for scholarship endowments, general operations, capital, or specific programs.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $17K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$17K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Julia Stearns Dockweiler Charitable Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 116 | $1.4M | 99.2% |
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Highly concentrated: very few grants focused on one repeat grantee; large, targeted gifts for scholarship purposes rather than broad or varied funding; consistent support to a single institution rather than dispersed giving.
Notable grantees: Marymount High School (Los Angeles)
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly California-based: 87% of grants go to recipients in CA, and the top state by grant count is also CA. Los Angeles appears frequently, with recipients such as Marymount High School, Loyola High School, Verbum Dei High School, Immaculate Heart High School, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Homeboy Industries. Pasadena, Santa Barbara, and Sherman Oaks also appear in the recent list, showing a strong Southern California concentration. Outside the U.S., one recent recipient is in the UK, but the portfolio is otherwise domestic.
Its recent awards center on schools and scholarship funds, especially Los Angeles Catholic secondary schools. Examples include Marymount High School, Loyola High School, Verbum Dei High School, and Immaculate Heart High School. It also supports select institutions in cancer research, neurology, arts education, archival preservation, and reentry services.
The grant-size distribution is centered in the five figures. The 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $17,000. Recent awards also include several $25,000 grants and two $50,000 grants to Marymount High School.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Marymount High School in 2024 and 2025, Loyola High School in 2023 and 2024, Verbum Dei High School in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The giving is strongly concentrated in California. CA accounts for 87% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Within that pattern, Los Angeles recipients appear most often, alongside Pasadena, Santa Barbara, and Sherman Oaks.
No. Scholarships are central, but recent grants also support cancer research at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, a neurology chair endowment at Children's Hospital Los Angeles through Las Madrinas, a tattoo removal program at Homeboy Industries, and new construction at the Braille Institute of America Inc.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | RESTRICTED GRANT FOR THE COLLABORATIVE PIANO STUDIO, SCHOLARSHIP AND OTHER PROGRAMS |
| YOUNG AMERICAN'S FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND THE REAGAN RANCH ROUNDTABLE |
| LAS MADRINAS | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | ENDOWMENT FOR CHIEF OF NEUROLOGY CHAIR AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES |
| ST RAPHAEL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| IMMACULATE HEART HIGH SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| USC NORRIS COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CEN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | IN SUPPORT OF CANCER RESEARCH |
| VERBUM DEI HIGH SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | FOR ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| USC TOWN GOWN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| VINCENTIAN FATHERS AND BROTHERS | ST LOUIS, MO | $21,250 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,500 | 2026 | TATTOO REMOVAL PROGRAM |
| LOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $14,750 | 2026 | FOR DOCKWEILER SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND |
| SISTERS SERVANTS OF MARY MINISTERS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $14,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BRAILLE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $13,500 | 2026 | NEW CONSTRUCTION |
| ASCENCIA | GLENDALE, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| USC CARUSO CATHOLIC CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| LA CHILDREN'S CHORUS | PASADENA, CA | $9,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT | LOS ANGELES, CA | $7,500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| MARYMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $6,750 | 2026 | FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $6,000 | 2026 | FOR PRESERVATION OF THE ART AND LITERATURE ARCHIVES |
| BROTHERS HELPERS INC | LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, CA | $6,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ST JOHN OF GOD HOSPITALLER FOUNDATI | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,750 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| LOS ANGELES ORPHANAGE MARYVALE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $4,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GIFT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| HOUSE INSTITUTE FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $3,500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN WARRIORS | VISTA, CA | $2,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SEE INTERNATIONAL | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $2,000 | 2026 | FOR PURCHASE OF MEDICL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT |
| LUMINAIRES | PASADENA, CA | $1,500 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENCE PROGRAM |
| GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND | SYLMAR, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FREEDOM ALLIANCE | WINCHESTER, VA | $1,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| DIRECT RELIEF | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | DIRECT RELIEF- DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS |
| HILLSDALE COLLEGE | HILLSDALE, MI | $1,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| MARYMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| LAS MADRINAS | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | ENDOWMENT FOR CHIEF OF NEUROLOGY CHAIR AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES |
| MUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | RESTRICTED GRANT FOR THE COLLABORATIVE PIANO STUDIO, SCHOLARSHIP AND OTHER PROGRAMS |
| IMMACULATE HEART HIGH SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| USC NORRIS COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CEN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF CANCER RESEARCH |
| VERBUM DEI HIGH SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| VINCENTIAN FATHERS AND BROTHERS | ST LOUIS, MO | $20,250 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| YOUNG AMERICAN'S FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND THE REAGAN RANCH ROUNDTABLE |
| LOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $12,750 | 2025 | FOR DOCKWEILER SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND |
| BRAILLE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $12,250 | 2025 | NEW CONSTRUCTION |
| HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $12,000 | 2025 | TATTOO REMOVAL PROGRAM |
| USC CARUSO CATHOLIC CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $12,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| USC TOWN GOWN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $11,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SISTERS SERVANTS OF MARY MINISTERS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ASCENCIA | GLENDALE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| LA CHILDREN'S CHORUS | PASADENA, CA | $8,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ST JOHN OF GOD HOSPITALLER FOUNDATI | LOS ANGELES, CA | $7,250 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BROTHERS HELPERS INC | LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, CA | $6,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,500 | 2025 | FOR PRESERVATION OF THE ART AND LITERATURE ARCHIVES |
| WORKS IN NEW DIRECTIONS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
RESTRICTED GRANT FOR THE COLLABORATIVE PIANO STUDIO, SCHOLARSHIP AND OTHER PROGRAMS
YOUNG AMERICAN'S FOUNDATION
$25,000FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND THE REAGAN RANCH ROUNDTABLE
LAS MADRINAS
$25,000ENDOWMENT FOR CHIEF OF NEUROLOGY CHAIR AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES
ST RAPHAEL CENTER
$25,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
IMMACULATE HEART HIGH SCHOOL
$25,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
USC NORRIS COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CEN
$25,000IN SUPPORT OF CANCER RESEARCH
VERBUM DEI HIGH SCHOOL
$25,000FOR ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND
USC TOWN GOWN
$25,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
VINCENTIAN FATHERS AND BROTHERS
$21,250UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
LOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL
$14,750FOR DOCKWEILER SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND
SISTERS SERVANTS OF MARY MINISTERS
$14,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
USC CARUSO CATHOLIC CENTER
$10,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
LA CHILDREN'S CHORUS
$9,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT
$7,500UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
MARYMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL
$6,750FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND
FOR PRESERVATION OF THE ART AND LITERATURE ARCHIVES
BROTHERS HELPERS INC
$6,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
LOS ANGELES ORPHANAGE MARYVALE
$4,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
LUMINAIRES
$1,500ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENCE PROGRAM
GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND
$1,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
MARYMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL
$50,000FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND
ENDOWMENT FOR CHIEF OF NEUROLOGY CHAIR AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES
RESTRICTED GRANT FOR THE COLLABORATIVE PIANO STUDIO, SCHOLARSHIP AND OTHER PROGRAMS
IMMACULATE HEART HIGH SCHOOL
$25,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
USC NORRIS COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CEN
$25,000IN SUPPORT OF CANCER RESEARCH
VERBUM DEI HIGH SCHOOL
$25,000FOR ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND
VINCENTIAN FATHERS AND BROTHERS
$20,250UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
YOUNG AMERICAN'S FOUNDATION
$20,000FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND THE REAGAN RANCH ROUNDTABLE
LOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL
$12,750FOR DOCKWEILER SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND
USC CARUSO CATHOLIC CENTER
$12,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
USC TOWN GOWN
$11,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
SISTERS SERVANTS OF MARY MINISTERS
$10,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
LA CHILDREN'S CHORUS
$8,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
BROTHERS HELPERS INC
$6,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
FOR PRESERVATION OF THE ART AND LITERATURE ARCHIVES
WORKS IN NEW DIRECTIONS
$5,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS