Conboy Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Culver City, CA EIN: 83-0585966

Conboy Foundation is a private foundation, based in Culver City, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $240K. Net investment income was $101K.

Conboy Foundation at a glance

In short: Conboy Foundation gave $240K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $60K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$240,000
-2.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$60,000
-2.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$60,000
Total assets
$3,083,398
-2.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (50% 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 Conboy Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

City Hearts Kids Say Yes to the Arts: $100KCity Hearts Kids Say Yes tothe Arts$100KUnchained at Last: $100KUnchained at Last$100KCape IVE: $20KCape IVE$20KThe Harmony Project: $20KThe Harmony Project$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was City Hearts Kids Say Yes to the Arts ($100K). Together the top 4 received $240K.

Grant Size Distribution

31 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K6$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 31 (65%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

Los AngelesWestfieldTopangaCharlottesvilleBoulderSt. LouisMissoulaProvidenceAtlantaHattiesburgNew YorkPalm DesertSan Antonio

How Conboy Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). 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

$0$200K$400K$600K11 grants2020 7 grants2021 8 grants2022 8 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $229K (2022) to $508K (2020). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $240K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
City Hearts Kids Say Yes to the Arts Topanga, CACharity$100,000
Unchained at Last Westfield, NJCharity$100,000
Cape IVE Charlottesville, VACharity$20,000
The Harmony Project Los Angeles, CACharity$20,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$3,083,398$215,796$285,271$240,0004$255,686$101,469
2024$3,161,025$250,230$317,756$245,0004$288,669$86,173
2023$3,166,786$201,134$410,299$370,0008$380,787$65,361
2022$3,456,629$112,863$282,047$228,8308$243,199$74,015
2021$3,625,813$206,945$385,043$342,1007$345,643$167,545
2020$3,830,952$121,173$564,886$507,60411—$97,314

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Conboy Foundation is led by Karen Bobo, President, CFO & Director since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Karen Bobo

    President, CFO & Director

    President, CFO & Director → President & CEO, 2023

    President & CEO → President, CFO & Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Arminda Gordillo

    Secretary & Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Poole

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Melody Bobo

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Conboy Foundation

How much does Conboy Foundation give each year?

Conboy Foundation gave $240K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $245K across 4 grants.

What is Conboy Foundation's typical grant size?

Conboy Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $60,000, and its average grant was $60,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Conboy Foundation give grants?

Conboy Foundation gives mostly in California: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New Jersey (42%) and Virginia (8%).

Does Conboy Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Conboy Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charity" (4 grants).

How large is Conboy Foundation?

Conboy Foundation reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $216K.

What is Conboy Foundation's EIN?

Conboy Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-0585966. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 12, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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