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La Jolla United Methodist Church Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker La Jolla, CA EIN: 33-0467521 Website

The La Jolla United Methodist Church Foundation exists to provide a means for interested individuals to fund legacy gifs to support the ongoing ministries of the La Jolla United Methodist Church.

La Jolla United Methodist Church Foundation at a glance

In short: La Jolla United Methodist Church Foundation gave $70K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $35K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$69,728
+77.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$34,864
+77.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$34,864
Total assets
$2,107,045
+10.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who La Jolla United Methodist Church Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

La Jolla United Methodist Church: $57KLa Jolla United MethodistChurch$57KVarious members of La Jolla United Methodist Church: $13KVarious members of La JollaUnited Methodist Church$13K

The largest 2025 recipient was La Jolla United Methodist Church ($57K). Together the top 2 received $70K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 10 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

La Jolla

How La Jolla United Methodist Church Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 26% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K2 grants2020 Total only2021 4 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2021) to $107K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $70K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
La Jolla United Methodist Church La Jolla, CATo fund maintenance and outreach programs for the La Jolla United Methodist Church$57,128
Various members of La Jolla United Methodist Church La Jolla, CATo provide financial assistance to our church members who are struggling financially. A total in 2025 of 2 members.$12,600
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,107,045$292,604$8,923$69,7282$283,304
2024$1,908,152$15,831$70,823$39,3582$3,731
2023$1,795,019$302,103$138,737$106,8022$190,876
2022$1,631,653$11,575$82,644$55,3604$2,776
2021$1,906,634$5,044$30,526$22,651Total only$2,744
2020$1,748,723$8,484$48,788$41,6622$2,743

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About La Jolla United Methodist Church Foundation

Based on IRS filings

La Jolla United Methodist Church Foundation is a public charity, based in La Jolla, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $70K. Net investment income was $283K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

La Jolla United Methodist Church Foundation is led by Donald Lincoln, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Donald Lincoln

    President

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Betsy Del Pozo

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Cosford

    Secretary

    Treasurer → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Tseng Smith

    Treasurer

    Secretary → Director, 2023

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Gray

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Janet Lind (2020–2024) — La Jolla Umc Church Treasurer

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 La Jolla United Methodist Church Foundation

How much does La Jolla United Methodist Church Foundation give each year?

La Jolla United Methodist Church Foundation gave $70K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $39K across 2 grants.

How large is La Jolla United Methodist Church Foundation?

La Jolla United Methodist Church Foundation reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $293K.

Where does La Jolla United Methodist Church Foundation operate?

La Jolla United Methodist Church Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is La Jolla United Methodist Church Foundation's EIN?

La Jolla United Methodist Church Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0467521. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 23, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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