Private foundation · EIN 26-2919688 · Balboa Island, California · Human services

Arnold and Margaret Peterson Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 9 grants paid, $126K total, median $5,000. 44% of grants stayed in California.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
9
$126K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in CA
44%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.8M

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Teen ChallengeSanta Ana, CASupport of organization's activities$70K
Carpinteria Children's ProjectCarpinteria, CASupport of organization's activities$15K
Samaritan's PurseBoone, NCSupport of organization's activities$15K
Chapman UniversityOrange, CASupport of organization's activities$12K
Graystone BuildersStrafford, NHSupport of organization's activities$5,000
Northeast of the WellCosta Mesa, CASupport of organization's activities$5,000
Prison FellowshipMerrifield, VASupport of organization's activities$2,000
Life Without LimbsPlano, TXSupport of organization's activities$1,200
Holt InternationalEugene, ORSupport of organization's activities$516

By state: California 4 · North Carolina 1 · New Hampshire 1 · Virginia 1 · Texas 1 · Oregon 1

About this foundation

Arnold and Margaret Peterson Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Balboa Island, California, administered in care of Judy Tucker, tax-exempt since 2009. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Arnold and Margaret Peterson Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Arnold and Margaret Peterson Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $126K across 9 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Arnold and Margaret Peterson Family Foundation give?

California (4 grants), North Carolina (1 grants), New Hampshire (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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