Organization · EIN 95-3635496 · Irvine, CA · Arts, culture & humanities

Who funds Pacific Symphony?

29 private foundations reported paying Pacific Symphony $2.21M on returns for tax year 2023.

29 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers

Funders 29

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation
Costa Mesa, CA
$1,000,000 SPONSORSHIP OF CLASSICS SERIES
Filed as “PACIFIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA”
Same address 0.81 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Nicholas Endowment
Irvine, CA · Preselected only
$154,000
2 grant lines
CORE SUPPORT +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Henry T and Elizabeth Segerstrom Charitable Foundation
Costa Mesa, CA · Preselected only
$150,000 SUPPORT FOR ARTISTRY PROGRAMS Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Segerstrom Foundation
Costa Mesa, CA
$140,000 TO SUPPORT THE HEARTSTRINGS PROGRAM Same street 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Ronald M Simon Family Foundation
Newport Beach, CA
$125,000 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES Same street 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Charlotte, NC
$100,250
2 grant lines
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Theodore J and Janice F Smith Family Foundation
Newport Beach, CA · Preselected only
$100,000 2022-2023 ANNUAL FUND Same street 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Louise Merage Family Foundation
Newport Beach, CA · Preselected only
$49,500 GENERAL OPERATIONS Same street 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Paul & Elisabeth Merage Family Foundation
Newport Beach, CA · Preselected only
$48,500 GENERAL OPERATING Same street 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Eugene and Carol Choi Family Foundation
Irvine, CA · Preselected only
$43,000 SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION - INSPIRES, ENGAGES AND SERVES ORANGE COUNTY AND THE REGION THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL MUSIC PERFORMANCES,… Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Argyros Family Foundation
Costa Mesa, CA
$35,000 PUBLIC CHARITY
Filed as “PACIFIC SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION”
Same street 0.92 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 07/2024
Bluebird Legacy
Irvine, CA · Preselected only
$35,000 charitable qualifying distribution Same street 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Mark Chapin Johnson Foundation
Mission Viejo, CA · Preselected only
$35,000 SPONSORSHIP OF PROGRAM
Filed as “PACIFIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA”
Same address 0.81 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Leatherby Family Foundation
Modjeska Canyon, CA · Preselected only
$30,000 TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Ernest & Irma Rose Foundation
Irvine, CA · Preselected only
$25,000 YOUTH ENSEMBLES Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Kennedy Foundation
Wilmington, DE · Preselected only
$20,000 General Operating Fund and Education Programs Same street 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Bassman Family Charitable Trust
New York, NY · Preselected only
$19,000 GENERAL PURPOSES Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Margolis Family Foundation
Corona del Mar, CA · Preselected only
$18,000 SUPPORT Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Uhl & Kk Foundation
Costa Mesa, CA · Preselected only
$15,000 GENERAL SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Loftus Family Foundation
Wilmington, DE · Preselected only
$15,000 General & Unrestricted Same street 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023

Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.

Foundations that fund organizations like Pacific Symphony

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Pacific Symphony, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.

  1. Croul Family Foundation Irvine, CA
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $326K to them
  2. Samueli Foundation Corona del Mar, CA
    Paid 6 of the 25 closest peers · $465K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  3. Spenuzza-Velastegui Family Foundation Monarch Beach, CA
    Paid 4 of the 25 closest peers · $387K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  4. Charles D & Twyla R Martin Foundation Laguna Beach, CA
    Paid 3 of the 25 closest peers · $44K to them
  5. The Sharon D Lund Foundation Orange, CA
    Paid 4 of the 25 closest peers · $955K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  6. Farmers & Merchants Bank Foundation Long Beach, CA
    Paid 3 of the 25 closest peers · $70K to them
  7. Ueberroth Family Foundation Los Angeles, CA
    Paid 5 of the 25 closest peers · $350K to them
  8. J Stanley & Mary W Johnson Family Foundation Newport Beach, CA
    Paid 5 of the 25 closest peers · $37.5K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. Orange County Museum of Art Costa Mesa, CA
    8 shared funders · 22 funders in all
  2. Segerstrom Center for the Arts Costa Mesa, CA
    8 shared funders · 43 funders in all
  3. South Coast Repertory Costa Mesa, CA
    6 shared funders · 11 funders in all
  4. The Wooden Floor for Youth Movement Santa Ana, CA
    6 shared funders · 29 funders in all
  5. Chapman University Orange, CA
    6 shared funders · 63 funders in all
  6. Charles W Bowers Museum Corporation Santa Ana, CA
    3 shared funders · 7 funders in all

Where this comes from

Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.

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