The Muriel Pollia Foundation

EIN 954111302

Los Angeles, CA 90049 |(323) 656-7006

Total Given 2021–2025
$2.8M
170 grants · $565K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $2K–$19K
grant size
49%
supporter · 47/96 multi-year
repeat
$31.3M
Assets (2025)
96
Distinct Recipients

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (323) 656-7006

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 N/A $9.3M $578K N/A
2021 $400K $16.7M $943K 28
2022 $627K $17.1M $1.6M 36
2024 $844K $27.4M $1.6M 52
2025 $954K $31.3M $1.8M 54

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 170 grants on record

Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$5K
Average
$17K
75th Pctl
$19K
Maximum
$175K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Officers & Directors

CK
Colleen M Keegan 3 yrs
Vice Chair-Vice President Leadership
MK
Michael B Keegan 3 yrs
Chairman-President Leadership

Grants Awarded (170 total)

Purpose
People for the American Way Washington, DC $175,000 GENERAL FUND GRANT 2025
People for the American Way Washington, DC $100,000 GENERAL FUND GRANT 2022
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN $100,000 FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE PROJECTS 2022
Library Foundation Los Angeles, CA $100,000 GENERAL FUND GRANT 2024
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN $100,000 FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE PROJECTS 2024
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN $100,000 FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE PROJECTS 2025
The Dolores Huerta Foundation Bakersfield, CA $85,000 FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE PROJECTS 2024
New York Live Arts New York, NY $85,000 GENERAL FUND GRANT 2024
Library Foundation Los Angeles, CA $85,000 GENERAL FUND GRANT 2025
People for the American Way Washington, DC $75,000 GENERAL FUND GRANT 2021
New York Live Arts New York, NY $60,000 GENERAL FUND GRANT 2025
Humanitas Santa Monica, CA $55,000 GENERAL FUND GRANT 2025
Houston Food Bank Houston, TX $53,000 GENERAL FUND 2025
Humanitas Santa Monica, CA $52,000 GENERAL FUND GRANT 2024
Pen America New York, NY $50,000 GENERAL FUND GRANT 2021
The Rothko Chapel Houston, TX $50,000 GENERAL FUND GRAND 2021
Art Council Inc Sacramento, CA $50,000 GENERAL FUND GRANT 2021
Library Foundation Los Angeles, CA $50,000 GENERAL FUND GRANT 2022
For Freedoms San Francisco, CA $50,000 GENERAL FUND GRANT 2022
People for the American Way Washington, DC $50,000 GENERAL FUND GRANT 2024
New York Live Arts New York, NY $47,500 GENERAL FUND GRANT 2022
Goodman Theatre Chicago, IL $45,000 GENERAL FUND GRANT 2025
Houston Food Bank Houston, TX $40,000 GENERAL FUND 2024
Hollywood High School Los Angeles, CA $35,000 GENERAL FUND 2022
The Laundromat Project Brooklyn, NY $30,000 GENERAL FUND GRANT 2022