Private foundation · EIN 30-6268353 · Dallas, TX · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where Walter J & Holly O Thomson Charitable's grants went

It reported $2.14M in grants paid across 58 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 87.4% of those dollars to 50 recipient organizations.

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What its filing says about applications

It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”

Form of application
THE WALTER J & HOLLY O. THOMSON FOUNDATION GRANT APPLICATION AND COVERSHEET
Deadlines
OCTOBER 31
Restrictions
CALIFORNIA-BASED QUALIFIED PUBLIC CHARITIES FOR PURPOSES TO BE CARRIED OUT WITHIN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND CENTRAL LOS ANGELES; ONE REQUEST PER ORGANIZATION WITHIN A 12-MONTH PERIOD; NO UNSOLICITED REQUESTS

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 58 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Music Academy of the West
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-1525814
$130,000THOMSON MEMORIALSame address 1.00
Los Angeles Conservancy
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-3273046
$100,000LAST REMAINING SEATS;Same city 1.00
The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-3797404
$100,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALSame city 1.00
Inner-City Arts
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4239478
$100,000LEARNING & ACHIEVINGSame address 1.00
Santa Barbara Humane SPCA
Santa Barbara, CA · no confident EIN match
$60,000SANTA MARIA SAFETY NETUnmatched Help match
The Midnight Mission
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-1691293
$50,000SUPPORT HOMELESS TO HOUSEDSame address 1.00
Elings Park Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-3500475
$50,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALSame address 1.00
Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 23-7304197
$40,000SUPPORT PROJECT CONNECTSame address 1.00
Santa Barbara Education Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 77-0071544
$35,000SUPPORT PROFESSIONALSame ZIP 1.00
Community Arts Music Association of Santa Barbara
Sta Barbara, CA · EIN 95-1816010
$35,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALSame address 1.00
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Society
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 23-7010825
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALSame address 1.00
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 23-7087774
$30,000FOR THOMSON SCHOLARSHIPSame address 1.00
The California 4-H Foundation
Davis, CA · EIN 23-7327765
$30,000SUPPORT SANTA BARBARASame address 1.00
Hospice of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 23-7448586
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALSame city 1.00
CARE4PAWS
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 27-0207473
$30,000MOBILE COMMUNITY SPAY ANDSame address 1.00
Doctors Without Walls Santa Barbara Street Medicine
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 33-1210731
$30,000WRAP AROUND CARE-ENHANCEDSame ZIP 0.86
Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 46-0750188
$30,000TOWBES LIBRARY PLAZASame address 1.00
Food from the Heart
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 56-2334859
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALSame address 1.00
The Santa Barbara Choral Society
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 77-0032197
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALSame address 1.00
Transition House
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 77-0099755
$30,000FAMILY EMERGENCY SHELTERSame address 1.00
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
Goleta, CA · EIN 77-0169214
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALExact name 1.00
Santa Barbara Wildlife CARE Network
Goleta, CA · EIN 77-0201505
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALExact name 1.00
Unity Shoppe
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 77-0391064
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALSame ZIP 1.00
Wilderness Youth Project
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 77-0526117
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALSame city 1.00
Braille Institute of America
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-1641426
$30,000SERVICES FOR LOW VISIONSame address 1.00
United Way of Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-1641968
$30,000"FUN IN THE SUN" LEARNINGSame address 1.00
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-1643378
$30,000SUPPORT BUTTERFLIES ALIVESame address 1.00
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-1644628
$30,000ELINGS PARK NATIVE PLANTSame address 1.00
Hillside House
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-1816019
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALSame address 1.00
Lobero Theatre Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-1831068
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALSame address 1.00
Direct Relief
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-1831116
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALSame address 1.00
Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-1962659
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALSame address 0.94
Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra Association
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-2104089
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALSame street 1.00
Los Angeles Master Chorale Association
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-2315682
$30,000CHORAL MUSIC EDUCATION FORSame address 1.00
Planned Parenthood California Central Coast
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-2319356
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALSame address 1.00
The Foundation for Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-3234551
$30,000SUPPORT RUNNING STARTSame address 1.00
Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society
Buellton, CA · EIN 95-3389449
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALSame address 1.00
Para Los Ninos
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-3443276
$30,000SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMSSame address 1.00
Los Angeles Trade Technical College Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-3813527
$30,000SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOW INCOMESame address 0.64
Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-3847102
$30,000COMMUNITY ACCESS TICKETINGSame ZIP 1.00
Single Room Occupancy Housing Corporation
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-3909215
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALSame ZIP 0.85
Path
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-3950196
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALSame address 0.86
Chrysalis Center
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-3972624
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALSame address 1.00
California Hospital Medical Center Foundation
Phoenix, AZ · EIN 95-4000909
$30,000HOPE STREET MARGOLIS FAMILYExact name 1.00
Los Angeles Conservation Corps
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4002138
$30,000HISTORIC SOUTH CENTRAL TREESame address 1.00
The Library Foundation of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4368250
$30,000SUPPORT SUMMER WITH THESame address 1.00
Heart of Los Angeles Youth
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4397418
$30,000BRIDGES MIDDLE & HSSame street 1.00
Homeboy Industries
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4800735
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALSame address 1.00
Girls Incorporated of Greater Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-6006417
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERALSame address 1.00
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-6111696
$30,000HISTORIC COTA-KNOX HOUSESame address 1.00

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    43 recipients in common
  2. Ann Jackson Family Foundation Santa Barbara, CA
    21 recipients in common
  3. Mosher Foundation Santa Barbara, CA
    14 recipients in common
  4. Hutton Foundation Santa Barbara, CA
    14 recipients in common
  5. June G Outhwaite Charitable Trust Santa Barbara, CA
    14 recipients in common
  6. Schlinger Chrisman Foundation Chicago, IL
    14 recipients in common
  7. Stone Family Foundation Santa Barbara, CA
    13 recipients in common
  8. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    13 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.