High Desert Test Sites

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Joshua Tree, CA EIN 45-2844566

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$192K

Foundation funders

10

Grants recorded

16

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds High Desert Test Sites?

High Desert Test Sites is funded by 10 grantmakers, led by The Ford Family Foundation ($53K), The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation ($50K), Myles D & J Faye Sampson Family ($30K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $192K in grants to High Desert Test Sites between 2020–2025.

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$20K$40K$60K1 grants20201 grants20212 grants20225 grants20233 grants20244 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2020) to $49K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $49K.

What grants has High Desert Test Sites received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Myles D & J Faye Sampson FamilyGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$30,000
2025The Edelstein FoundationCHARITABLE - GENERAL SUPPORT$8,000
2025The Dorothea and Leo Rabkin FoundationGENERAL ARTS WRITING GRANT$5,500
2025Freedman Family FundPROGRAM SUPPORT$5,000
2024The Horace W Goldsmith FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$25,000
2024The Edelstein FoundationCHARITABLE - GENERAL SUPPORT$9,700
2024The Dorothea and Leo Rabkin FoundationWRITERS RESIDENCY$5,500
2023The Horace W Goldsmith FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$25,000
2023The Wilhelm Family FoundationCREATIVE FELLOWSHIP$10,000
2023The Galen Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$5,000
2023The Edelstein FoundationCHARITABLE - GENERAL SUPPORT$4,400
2023Barron Family FoundationBUS SPONSORSHIP$2,500
2022The Ford Family FoundationYucca Valley Material Lab / Iris Project Residency$32,000
2022The Harriet K and Howard N BernsteinGENERAL PURPOSE$1,000
2021The Ford Family FoundationYucca Valley Material Lab / Iris Project Residency$20,500
2020The Wilhelm Family FoundationPUBLIC ART PROGRAMMING & DIGITAL CONTENT$3,000

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds High Desert Test Sites?

High Desert Test Sites is funded by 10 grantmakers, led by The Ford Family Foundation ($53K), The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation ($50K), Myles D & J Faye Sampson Family ($30K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $192K in grants to High Desert Test Sites between 2020–2025.

Who is High Desert Test Sites's largest funder?

The Ford Family Foundation is the largest recorded funder of High Desert Test Sites, with $53K across 2 grants (2021–2022).

How much grant funding has High Desert Test Sites received?

IRS 990 filings record $192K in grants to High Desert Test Sites across 16 grants from 10 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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