The Gardner Grout Foundation makes very large, infrequent grants exclusively to other grantmaking entities, suggesting its role is to seed, endow, or pass through funds to affiliated or peer private foundations rather than to direct-service nonprofits. Its giving is concentrated in sizeable, equal transfers to a small set of foundations, indicating a focus on sustaining philanthropic vehicles (likely family or donor-affiliated foundations).
Highly concentrated: three very large, equal-sized grants totaling the foundation's reported giving. Funds flow to other foundations rather than direct program grantees, implying distribution to affiliated or successor philanthropic entities rather than diversified grantmaking.
Gardner Grout Foundation’s 2024 giving shows a very large pass-through style of philanthropy: three equal grants of $18,601,852 each went to The Malou Foundation, Gk Grout Foundation, and Quinn Hill Foundation for general support. That pattern points to a funder working through affiliated or peer grantmaking entities rather than through direct-service nonprofits. The foundation’s recent awards also include a smaller set of general-support grants to hospitals, universities, legal advocacy groups, cultural institutions, and community organizations. The 2023 list shows how broad that support can be within those channels. Hoag Hospital Foundation received $175,000, while Oregon Health and Science University Foundation received $100,000. Several other grants went to organizations in medicine, education, legal advocacy, and civic life, all labeled general support. The foundation’s annual grants total reached $58,968,256, with a typical grant size centered at $10,000 but with some very large transfers far above that level. In the recent grants list, the mix of donor-advised funds, family foundations, and nonprofit institutions suggests a structure built around flexible support to other philanthropic vehicles and selected operating charities.
Gardner Grout Foundation supports multiple cause areas through general-support grants rather than narrowly targeted program awards. In health care, it gave $175,000 to Hoag Hospital Foundation and $100,000 to Oregon Health and Science University Foundation, both for general support. In education and academic medicine, the foundation awarded $105,000 to Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC and $75,000 to USC Keck School of Medicine C/o USC Advancement Gift Services. Its civic and legal giving includes $80,000 to Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington and $50,000 to Judicial Watch. The foundation also funded arts and community institutions, including $75,000 to Huntington Library, $60,000 to Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation, and $65,000 to Farmers Market on the Jackson Town Square. Across these areas, the grants are structured as unrestricted support.
The grant-size distribution is highly compressed at the low end, with p25 at $10,000, median grant size also $10,000, and p75 at $27,500. That makes the foundation’s giving pattern look like many smaller awards alongside a few unusually large transfers. The 2024 list includes three identical $18,601,852 grants, while earlier entries in 2023 range from $25,000 to $600,000. The recipient set in the recent grants is varied, but the repeated use of general support and the presence of donor-advised and foundation vehicles suggest flexible, entity-to-entity funding rather than an application-based public grant program. The grant list does not show individuals receiving support.
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$96K
$56.1M
Most grants fall between $10K and $28K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$28K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: Quinn Hill Foundation, GK Grout Foundation, The Malou Foundation
Recipients are overwhelmingly in the United States, with 103 grants going to US organizations. California is the clearest concentration by recipient location, and many grants land in Southern California cities such as South Pasadena, Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Pasadena, Santa Barbara, and Torrance. Outside California, recent recipients include Alexandria, Virginia; Albany, New York; Portland, Oregon; Washington, DC; and Jackson, Wyoming. The foundation’s HQ is in Reno, Nevada, but the recent grants shown do not go to Nevada recipients.
The recent grants show support for other grantmaking entities, donor-advised funds, hospitals, universities, legal advocacy groups, cultural institutions, and community organizations. Examples in the data include The Malou Foundation, Hoag Hospital Foundation, Huntington Library, and Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington, all funded as general support.
The distribution centers on $10,000 grants: p25 is $10,000, the median is $10,000, and p75 is $27,500. The recent list also includes much larger transfers, including three grants of $18,601,852 in 2024 and a $600,000 grant in 2023.
California is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities in California include South Pasadena, San Francisco, Newport Beach, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Santa Barbara, Torrance, Oakland, Chino Hills, and Newport Coast.
No. The foundation’s profile indicates it does not fund individuals, and the recent grants list shows awards to organizations and grantmaking entities rather than people.
The recent record points to repeated support through general-support grants rather than one-off program awards. The same type of funding appears across 2023 and 2024, and several recipient categories recur, including donor-advised funds, family foundations, hospitals, and universities.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUINN HILL FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $18,601,852 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GK GROUT FOUNDATION | SOUTH PASADENA, CA | $18,601,852 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE MALOU FOUNDATION | SOUTH PASADENA, CA | $18,601,852 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DONORS TRUST | ALEXANDRA, VA | $600,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $175,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GH - PAY IT FORWARD (DONOR ADVISED FUND) C/O WHITTIER TRUST CO | SOUTH PASADENA, CA | $173,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GOLDMAN SACHS PHILANTHROPY FBO BRENT AND SHELBY BELOTE FDN | ALBANY, NY | $150,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GH - MALOU FUND DAF (DONOR ADVISED FUND) C/O WHITTIER TRUST CO | SOUTH PASADENA, CA | $125,500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HERMAN OSTROW SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY OF USC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $105,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATON (OHSU) | PORTLAND, OR | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY & ETHICS IN WASHINGTON | WASHINGTON, DC | $80,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HUNTINGTON LIBRARY | SAN MARINO, CA | $75,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| USC KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE C/O USC ADVANCEMENT GIFT SERVICES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HERITAGE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $75,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FARMERS MARKET ON THE JACKSON TOWN SQUARE | JACKSON, WY | $65,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SANTA BARBARA BOWL FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $60,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JUDICIAL WATCH | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HUNTINGTON MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES | PASADENA, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL | PASADENA, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION | SACRAMENTO, CA | $40,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS REPUBLIC | CHINO HILLS, CA | $37,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ENVIRONMENTAL NATURE CENTER | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $35,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CIRCUIT EPA 880 | OAKLAND, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TORRANCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | TORRANCE, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CRYSTAL COVE CONSERVANCY | NEWPORT COAST, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHEDELIC STUDIES (MAPS) | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BRIGID ALLIANCE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAGE TRAIL ALLIANCE | OJAI, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOBERO THEATRE FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OUTRIGGER RACING ASSOCIATION | HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST PHILIP APOSTLE SCHOOL | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE CREST AT WILLOW WITT RANCH | ASHLAND, OR | $23,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SUN VALLEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER | KETCHUM, ID | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TURNING POINT USA | LEMONT, IL | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATE DISORDERS ASSOCIATION | ORANGE, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PROVIDENCE SCHOOL | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TALENT MAKER CITY | TALENT, OR | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TRUE THE VOTE | HOUSTON, TX | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ACCESS | MEDFORD, OR | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOUTHERN OREGON LAND CONSERVANCY | ASHLAND, OR | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ASHLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | ASHLAND, OR | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WALK WITH SALLY | EL SEGUNDO, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ASHLAND FOOD ANGELS | ASHLAND, OR | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SANTA BARBARA INT'L FILM FESTIVAL | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
QUINN HILL FOUNDATION
$18,601,852GENERAL SUPPORT
GK GROUT FOUNDATION
$18,601,852GENERAL SUPPORT
THE MALOU FOUNDATION
$18,601,852GENERAL SUPPORT
DONORS TRUST
$600,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$175,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GH - PAY IT FORWARD (DONOR ADVISED FUND) C/O WHITTIER TRUST CO
$173,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GOLDMAN SACHS PHILANTHROPY FBO BRENT AND SHELBY BELOTE FDN
$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GH - MALOU FUND DAF (DONOR ADVISED FUND) C/O WHITTIER TRUST CO
$125,500GENERAL SUPPORT
HERMAN OSTROW SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY OF USC
$105,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATON (OHSU)
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY & ETHICS IN WASHINGTON
$80,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HUNTINGTON LIBRARY
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
USC KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE C/O USC ADVANCEMENT GIFT SERVICES
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FARMERS MARKET ON THE JACKSON TOWN SQUARE
$65,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SANTA BARBARA BOWL FOUNDATION
$60,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JUDICIAL WATCH
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HUNTINGTON MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BOYS REPUBLIC
$37,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ENVIRONMENTAL NATURE CENTER
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CIRCUIT EPA 880
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TORRANCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CRYSTAL COVE CONSERVANCY
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHEDELIC STUDIES (MAPS)
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BRIGID ALLIANCE INC
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SAGE TRAIL ALLIANCE
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LOBERO THEATRE FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OUTRIGGER RACING ASSOCIATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST PHILIP APOSTLE SCHOOL
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE CREST AT WILLOW WITT RANCH
$23,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SUN VALLEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TURNING POINT USA
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATE DISORDERS ASSOCIATION
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PROVIDENCE SCHOOL
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TALENT MAKER CITY
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TRUE THE VOTE
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ACCESS
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SOUTHERN OREGON LAND CONSERVANCY
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ASHLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WALK WITH SALLY
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ASHLAND FOOD ANGELS
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SANTA BARBARA INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT