Private foundation · EIN 45-3821338 · San Martin, California

Ahrendts-Couch 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: 19 grants paid, $1.3M total, median $40K. 21% of grants stayed in California.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
19
$1.3M
Median grant
$40K
Stays in CA
21%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.7M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Charity WaterFranklin, TNWater relief$433K
Magnify CollectiveMiddlesex, UKCommunity center$274K
Your Move Collective IncAlpharetta, GAReligious organization$100K
Fletcher Place CommunityIndianapolis, INCommunity center$60K
St Catherine ChurchMorgan Hill, CAReligious organization$60K
Boys and Girls ClubMilpitas, CACommunity center$50K
In Touch MinistriesAtlanta, GAReligious organization$50K
Turning Point for GodSan Diego, CAReligious organization$50K
Family Hope IncMadison, CTFoster care system$40K
Lutheran Child and Family ServicesIndianapolis, INCommunity center$40K
Love Incorporated of Greater Hancock CountyGreenfield, INReligious organization$35K
Save the Children Federation IncFairfield, CTHurricane relief$25K
Hancock County Food PantryGreenfield, INCharitable contribution$24K
America's Charities - Fiscal AgentChantilly, VACharitable agent$15K
Fit FoundationNew York, NYCommunity center$10K
Royal Family KidsSanta Ana, CAFoster care system$10K
University of Oxford DevelopmentOxford, UKBusiness school$6,392
Notre Dame SchoolDallas, TXEducation$6,000
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteNeedham, MAPan-mass challenge for medical research$5,000

By state: Tennessee 1 · INTL 2 · California 4 · Indiana 4 · Georgia 2 · Connecticut 2

About this foundation

Ahrendts-Couch Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in San Martin, California, administered in care of Angela Ahrendtscouch, tax-exempt since 2013. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Ahrendts-Couch 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 Ahrendts-Couch Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.3M across 19 grants, a median of $40K.

Where does Ahrendts-Couch Family Foundation give?

Tennessee (1 grants), INTL (2 grants), California (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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