Laguna Beach Community Foundation
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Laguna Beach Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Laguna Beach Community Foundation reported $96 in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $96 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -100.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $797,378
- +2.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $28,895
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $28,895
- Expenses (2025)
- $15,724
- -95.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Laguna Beach Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
28 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 28 (36%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Laguna Beach Community Foundation gives
- Giving fell 90% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $96 (2025) to $4.9M (2020). In 2025 it reported $96 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pomona College Claremont, CA | General Fund | $53,076 |
| Friday Morning Music Club Inc Washington, DC | General Fund | $50,000 |
| Sally's Fund Inc Laguna Beach, CA | General Fund | $50,000 |
| Seaside Legal Services Laguna Beach, CA | General Fund | $25,000 |
| Friendship Shelter Inc Laguna Beach, CA | General Fund | $25,000 |
| Laguna Beach Seniors Inc Laguna Beach, CA | General Fund | $25,000 |
| Laguna Beach Police and Community Foundation Laguna Beach, CA | General Fund | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $797,378 | $28,895 | $15,724 | $96 | Total only | $28,895 |
| 2024 | $781,394 | $48,187 | $332,440 | $243,076 | 7 | — |
| 2023 | $1,065,647 | $779,048 | $624,878 | $612,110 | 10 | — |
| 2022 | $911,477 | $125,668 | $786,463 | $763,013 | 5 | — |
| 2021 | $1,572,272 | $1,072,561 | $2,485,618 | $2,432,500 | 6 | $-84,881 |
| 2020 | $2,985,329 | $7,898,597 | $4,913,268 | $4,867,300 | 12 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Laguna Beach Community Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Laguna Beach Community Foundation is a public charity, based in Laguna Beach, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $797K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $96 in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $29K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Laguna Beach Community Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tom Davis
Trustee
Chairman of the Board → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Greg Mech
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Fletcher
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Anderson
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
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 Laguna Beach Community Foundation
How much does Laguna Beach Community Foundation give each year?
Laguna Beach Community Foundation reported $96 in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $243K across 7 grants.
How large is Laguna Beach Community Foundation?
Laguna Beach Community Foundation reported $797K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $29K.
Where does Laguna Beach Community Foundation operate?
Laguna Beach Community Foundation has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia, Virginia.
What is Laguna Beach Community Foundation's EIN?
Laguna Beach Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-6390272. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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