Bragdon R Garrow Foundation
Bragdon R Garrow Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Palm Desert, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $346K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $6K. Net investment income was $5K.
Bragdon R Garrow Foundation at a glance
In short: Bragdon R Garrow Foundation gave $6K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,664
- -83.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,888
- -66.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,664
- Total assets
- $346,326
- -4.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bragdon R Garrow Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Desert Figure Skating ($3K). Together the top 3 received $6K.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Bragdon R Garrow Foundation gives
- Giving fell 80% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 26% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2025) to $52K (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $6K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Desert Figure Skating Palm Desert, CA | Youth Program | $2,500 |
| Travis School Fairfield, CA | Youth Program | $1,664 |
| Word on Fire Catholic Church Los Angeles, CA | Building Fund | $1,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $346,326 | $28,007 | $45,866 | $5,664 | 3 | $5,664 | $4,669 | $21,408 |
| 2024 | $364,185 | $50,326 | $72,718 | $33,342 | 6 | $33,342 | $5,130 | $21,879 |
| 2023 | $386,577 | $49,518 | $75,864 | $39,023 | 5 | $39,023 | $1,182 | $21,114 |
| 2022 | $412,923 | $33,711 | $62,680 | $28,000 | 4 | $28,000 | $5,664 | $28,763 |
| 2021 | $441,892 | $34,016 | $58,019 | $21,000 | 2 | $21,000 | $11,373 | $27,703 |
| 2020 | $465,895 | $28,013 | $87,494 | $52,000 | 6 | — | $16,663 | $28,348 |
| 2019 | $525,376 | $39,434 | $67,063 | $31,600 | 9 | — | $28,411 | $27,717 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bragdon R Garrow Foundation reported a distributable amount of $21K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bragdon R Garrow Foundation is led by David L. Abel, Director on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David L. Abel
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Bragdon R Garrow Foundation
How much does Bragdon R Garrow Foundation give each year?
Bragdon R Garrow Foundation gave $6K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $33K across 6 grants.
What is Bragdon R Garrow Foundation's typical grant size?
Bragdon R Garrow Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,664, and its average grant was $1,888, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Bragdon R Garrow Foundation give grants?
Bragdon R Garrow Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Bragdon R Garrow Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Bragdon R Garrow Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Bragdon R Garrow Foundation?
Bragdon R Garrow Foundation reported $346K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $21K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Bragdon R Garrow Foundation?
Bragdon R Garrow Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Palm Desert, CA. It holds $346K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Bragdon R Garrow Foundation's EIN?
Bragdon R Garrow Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-0442445. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 22, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 4, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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