The John H. and Regina K. Scully Foundation concentrates its giving in two clear areas: arts/media and Bay Area K–12 education. A majority of dollars flow to a small number of repeat recipients, with very large, transformative gifts for both creative production and school facilities/programs. The foundation appears to favor capital and program support that builds organizational capacity rather than a high volume of small grants.
A defining feature of the John H and Regina K Scully Foundation formerly Scully Memorial Foundation is its repeated use of very large general-support grants, especially to Artemis Rising Foundation, which received four grants between 2023 and 2025, including two at $25,000,000. That pattern points to a funder that backs a small set of organizations with substantial, sustained capital. Another core relationship is with Making Waves Foundation and Making Waves Academy in Richmond, where the foundation has funded construction and general support across multiple years at amounts ranging from $335,004 to $12,945,000. The foundation’s recent giving also reaches arts and media through Creative Visions Foundation, Fractured Atlas, Liberty Science Center, and the Academy Musuem Foundation, while still supporting education organizations such as KIPP Bay Area Schools and iMentor. Its grants include general operating support, construction, programming, and legacy funding, suggesting a mix of institutional support and project-specific backing. The overall picture is of a national funder with a concentrated portfolio and recurring relationships rather than a broad, high-volume grantmaking style.
Arts and media are a major thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $250,000 to Creative Visions Foundation for general support and $100,000 to Liberty Science Center for Train Exhibition. It also awarded $100,000 to Fractured Atlas for general support, indicating support for cultural production and presentation. On the education side, the foundation gave $200,000 to KIPP Bay Area Schools for general support and $100,000 to iMentor for general support in both 2023 and 2025. Community and social-service work appears as well: Good Plus Foundation received $100,000 in 2024 for The Academy Training for Social Workers, while Pamoja Initiative received $100,000 in 2025 for general support. The portfolio also includes issue-specific support such as $250,000 to Amalgamated Charitable Foundation for Rhizome Food & Farming.
Grant sizes are highly polarized. The typical grant is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $500,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent list also includes multimillion-dollar awards. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF and makes grants nationally. Its pattern favors repeat recipients: Artemis Rising Foundation, Making Waves Foundation, Making Waves Academy, and iMentor each appear more than once across the recent grants list. The mix of general support, construction, and program-restricted funding shows a preference for flexible, institution-building grants alongside targeted project support.
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Most grants fall between $25K and $500K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$500K
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Highly concentrated giving: very large, repeat grants to a few core grantees (multi-million-dollar capital and program support), rather than many small awards; emphasis on transformational, capacity-building gifts.
Notable grantees: Artemis Rising Foundation, Making Waves Foundation, Making Waves Academy
The foundation gives nationally, and every recent grant in the dataset went to a U.S. recipient. New York is the top state by grant count, with recipients in New York, Hartsdale, East Hampton, and other in-state locations appearing repeatedly. California also appears often, including Richmond, Oakland, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Santa Barbara, Malibu, San Rafael, and Pittsburg. Other recipient locations include Jersey City, New Jersey; Washington, DC; and Palm Beach, Florida. The recipient map is broad, but the strongest concentration is in California and New York.
The recent grants show a strong emphasis on arts and media organizations and Bay Area K–12 education. Recurring recipients include Artemis Rising Foundation, Making Waves Foundation, and Making Waves Academy. The foundation also supports education, social services, food and farming, and selected public programming.
Yes. Artemis Rising Foundation appears four times in the recent grants list from 2023 to 2025. Making Waves Foundation and Making Waves Academy also receive multiple grants across several years, and iMentor appears in both 2023 and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $500,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes much larger awards, including multiple grants above $10 million.
The foundation gives nationally, but New York is the top state by grant count. California is also a major recipient state, with multiple grantees in Richmond, San Rafael, Oakland, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Santa Barbara, Malibu, and Pittsburg.
It provides general support, construction funding, program-specific grants, legacy fund support, and training-related support. Recent examples include construction grants for Making Waves Foundation, a programming grant for the Society of the Four Arts, and training support for Good Plus Foundation.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artemis Rising Foundation | San Rafael, CA | $25,000,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Making Waves Academy | Richmond, CA | $7,100,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Making Waves Foundation | Richmond, CA | $3,488,263 | 2025 | General Support |
| Making Waves Foundation | Richmond, CA | $335,004 | 2025 | Construction |
| Society of the Four Arts | Palm Beach, FL | $250,000 | 2025 | Programming Department |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 2025 | Rhizome Food & Farming |
| Creative Visions Foundation | Malibu, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| WomenOne | New York, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| WomenOne | New York, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Academy Musuem Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Fractured Atlas | Hartsdale, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| AHA Attitude Harmony Achievement | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | Legacy Fund |
| Liberty Science Center | Jersey City, NJ | $100,000 | 2025 | Train Exhibition |
| Chandler Lodge Foundation | Hollywood, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| iMentor | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Pamoja Initiative | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Amber Waves Farm | Amagansett, NY | $65,000 | 2025 | Education Programs |
| Hamptons Lifeguard Association | East Hampton, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Academy Musuem Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| En Garde Arts | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| New York Stage Film | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Oceana | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Palm Beach Civic Association | Palm Beach, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Child Mind Institute | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Studio Musuem in Harlem | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | Annual Fund |
| San Francisco Giants Community Fund | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Brooklyn Workforce Innovations | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | 2024 Hero Award |
| Everglades Foundation | Palmetto Bay, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Artemis Rising Foundation | San Rafael, CA | $25,000,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Artemis Rising Foundation | San Rafael, CA | $24,737,018 | 2024 | General Support |
| Making Waves Foundation | Richmond, CA | $11,064,532 | 2024 | General Support |
| Making Waves Academy | Richmond, CA | $4,500,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Making Waves Foundation | Richmond, CA | $4,409,921 | 2024 | Construction |
| Good Plus Foundation | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | For the Academy Training for Social Workers |
| Hamptons Lifeguard Association | East Hampton, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Oceana | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| UCSC Foundation | Santa Cruz, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | For the Dolores Huerta Research Center |
| Geena Davis Institute on Gender in | Marina del Rey, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Theatre for a New Audience | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Oceana | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Ribbon Foundation | Denver, CO | $25,000 | 2024 | For Curious Cardinals |
| Project ALS | Huntingtown, MD | $25,000 | 2024 | For Women & the Brain Series |
| Coastwatch Wildlife Society | Sausalito, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Fashion Trust US | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $10,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Turkish Philanthropy Fund | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | In honor of Turkish Earthquake Victims by My Beachy Side |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Jumpstart Labs | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | For the Curious Cardinals Program |
| Giants Community Fund | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | General Support |
Artemis Rising Foundation
$25,000,000General Support
Making Waves Foundation
$3,488,263General Support
Making Waves Foundation
$335,004Construction
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation
$250,000Rhizome Food & Farming
WomenOne
$150,000General Support
WomenOne
$150,000General Support
Academy Musuem Foundation
$100,000General Support
Fractured Atlas
$100,000General Support
Chandler Lodge Foundation
$100,000General Support
Pamoja Initiative
$100,000General Support
Amber Waves Farm
$65,000Education Programs
Hamptons Lifeguard Association
$50,000General Support
Academy Musuem Foundation
$50,000General Support
En Garde Arts
$50,000General Support
Studio Musuem in Harlem
$15,000General Support
San Francisco Giants Community Fund
$10,000General Support
Brooklyn Workforce Innovations
$10,0002024 Hero Award
Artemis Rising Foundation
$25,000,000General Support
Artemis Rising Foundation
$24,737,018General Support
Making Waves Foundation
$11,064,532General Support
Making Waves Foundation
$4,409,921Construction
Hamptons Lifeguard Association
$100,000General Support
UCSC Foundation
$50,000For the Dolores Huerta Research Center
Geena Davis Institute on Gender in
$50,000General Support
Ribbon Foundation
$25,000For Curious Cardinals
Coastwatch Wildlife Society
$20,000General Support
Turkish Philanthropy Fund
$10,000In honor of Turkish Earthquake Victims by My Beachy Side
Harvard University
$10,000General Support
Giants Community Fund
$10,000General Support