Bradford M. Freeman Foundation

EIN 956040946 Private Foundation

Costa MESA, CA 92626 |(310) 444-1822

Total Given 2016–2024
$23.9M
97 grants · $2.7M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $2K–$25K
grant size
23%
balanced · 17/74 multi-year
repeat
$67.4M
Assets (2024)
74
Distinct Recipients

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (310) 444-1822
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $2.0M $28.1M $754K 24
2017 $1.5M $43.9M $6.4M 23
2019 N/A $43.7M $6.6M N/A
2020 $3.1M $49.9M $4.7M 8
2021 $494K $60.3M $7.8M 15
2022 $3.4M $65.7M $3.3M 14
2023 $5.4M $63.0M $3.3M 8
2024 $8.0M $67.4M $5.0M 5

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 97 grants on record

Minimum
$30
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$10K
Average
$246K
75th Pctl
$25K
Maximum
$5.0M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

5.2% of US grants · Rank #4 of 14 states $9.6M across 5 grants 3 of 254 counties

Top 3 counties

  1. 1 Harris 2 grants · $3.7M
  2. 2 Dallas 1 grant · $3.0M
  3. 3 Brazos 2 grants · $2.9M

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (97 total)

Purpose
Leland Stanford Junior University Stanford, CA $5,001,683 CONTRIBUTION 2024
Leland Stanford Junior University Stanford, CA $5,000,000 CONTRIBUTION 2023
Bush Foundation Dallas, TX $3,000,000 CONTRIBUTION 2022
George Bush Presidential Library Houston, TX $2,993,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2020
The George and Barbara Bush Foundation College Station, TX $2,913,761 CONTRIBUTION 2024
Harvard Business School ASSN of Southern California Scholarship Fund Manhattan Beach, CA $1,000,000 general purpose 2016
The National Audubon Society New York City, NY $1,000,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2017
George Bush Pres Library Houston, TX $688,750 General purpose 2016
Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC $330,000 CONTRIBUTION 2023
Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress Washington, DC $300,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2021
Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC $170,000 CONTRIBUTION 2022
Stanford University Bookstore Stanford, CA $118,087 General Purpose 2016
Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress Washington, DC $100,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2020
SCGA Junior Golf Foundation Studio City, CA $100,000 CONTRIBUTION 2022
Caremessage San Francisco, CA $100,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2017
Community Partners for College Match LOS Angeles, CA $100,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2017
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation SIMI Valley, CA $75,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2017
UC Regents for Dr MING GUO LOS Angeles, CA $50,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2021
Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress Washington, DC $50,000 General Purpose 2016
Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress Washington, DC $50,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2017
University of Southern California LOS Angeles, CA $45,000 CONTRIBUTION 2022
University of Southern CA (Brenot) LOS Angeles, CA $42,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2021
Global Health Corps New York City, NY $40,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2017
Crossroads School Santa Monica, CA $30,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2017
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute SIMI Valley, CA $25,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2020

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