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Christopher Isherwood Foundation

Grantmaking foundation in Santa Monica, California · EIN 95-4840905

Grants itemized on the 990
$28KTax year 2024
Grants made
2Tax year 2024
Total assets
$340KLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2024Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

SINCE 2016 THE CHRISTOHPER ISHERWOOD FOUNDATION HAS BEEN A SPONSOR IN THE ANNUAL LOS ANGELES TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, THE CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD PRIZE FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PROSE WAS AGAIN AWARDED IN 2023. THE PRIZE CATEGORY INCLUDES FICTION, TRAVEL WRITING, MEMOIR AND DIARY, TO HONOR CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOODS'S WORK ACROSS THOSE GENRES. THE LA TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS IS THE LARGEST LITERARY FESTIVAL IN NORTH AMERICA AND DRAWS APROXIMATELY 155,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY TO CELBRATE THE WRITTEN WORD.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$22K2018
$62K2019
$33K2020
$23K2021
$48K2022
$52K2023
$28K2024

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
La Times Festival of Books$23K2024
Caf American Donor Fund Benefit of the Royal Drawing School$5K2024

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list (2 grants in 2024) is available with a free account.

Website: www.isherwoodfoundation.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2024. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.