David and Elita Balfour Foundation
Private foundation · San Marino, CA · EIN 85-3971742 · reported 2023–2025
84grants reported
$250median award
$100lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$46Ktotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 84 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $3,625 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
2450 Mission St Ste 3
San Marino, CA 91108-1634
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cancer Support Community Pasadena | Sierra Madre, CA | $8,580 |
| Mayfield Senior School | Pasadena, CA | $3,000 |
| Cancer Support Community Pasadena | Sierra Madre, CA | $2,725 |
| The Foundation at Hearst Castle | San Simeon, CA | $2,500 |
| Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation | Oakland, CA | $2,000 |
| Pasadena Garden Club | Pasadena, CA | $1,380 |
| Holy Family Church Church | So Pasadena, CA | $1,225 |
| Holy Family Church Church | So Pasadena, CA | $1,200 |
| Pasadena Guild of Children Hospital | Los Angeles, CA | $1,100 |
| Holy Family Church Church | So Pasadena, CA | $1,000 |
| San Diego Foundation | San Diego, CA | $1,000 |
| Pasadena Guild of Children Hospital | Los Angeles, CA | $850 |
| Song for Charlie | Pasadena, CA | $841 |
| Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation | Oakland, CA | $800 |
| Las Madrinas | Los Angeles, CA | $750 |
| Cancer Support Community Pasadena | Sierra Madre, CA | $725 |
| Loyola High School | Los Angeles, CA | $700 |
| Christ Child Society of Pasadena | Pasadena, CA | $700 |
| Christ Child Society of Pasadena | Pasadena, CA | $700 |
| Las Madrinas | Los Angeles, CA | $600 |
| Ace Scholarships | Greenwood Village, CO | $500 |
| The Foundation Athea | Valley Village, CA | $500 |
| LA Casita Foundation | Miami, FL | $500 |
| Santa Teresita | Duarte, CA | $500 |
| Devil Pups Foundation | Wilmington, CA | $500 |
| Marilyn Reed Coloscopy Foundation | Indian Wells, CA | $500 |
| Loyola High School | Los Angeles, CA | $450 |
| Pasadena Garden Club | Pasadena, CA | $450 |
| The Huntington Library and Gardens | San Marino, CA | $448 |
| Pasadena Guild of Children Hospital | Los Angeles, CA | $400 |
| Arlington Garden in Pasadena | Pasadena, CA | $300 |
| Christ Child Society of Pasadena | Pasadena, CA | $300 |
| The Huntington Library and Gardens | San Marino, CA | $300 |
| Carmelite Sister of the Most Sacred | Alhambra, CA | $300 |
| Order of the Holy Sepulchre | New York, NY | $300 |
| Ace Scholarships | Greenwood Village, CO | $300 |
| Loyola High School | Los Angeles, CA | $250 |
| Pasadena Playhouse | Pasadena, CA | $250 |
| Santa Teresita | Duarte, CA | $250 |
| Mayfield Senior School | Pasadena, CA | $250 |
| Las Madrinas | Los Angeles, CA | $250 |
| Jake Stromsborg '23 Memorial Schola | Sherman Oaks, CA | $250 |
| Devil Pups Foundation | Wilmington, CA | $250 |
| Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA | $250 |
| Marlborough School | Los Angeles, CA | $250 |
| Skylight Theatre Company | Los Angeles, CA | $250 |
| LA Casita Foundation | Miami, FL | $250 |
| Pasadena Playhouse | Pasadena, CA | $250 |
| The Huntington Library and Gardens | San Marino, CA | $249 |
| Pasadena Community Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $200 |
| Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation | Oakland, CA | $200 |
| Pasadena Playhouse | Pasadena, CA | $200 |
| Dolores Mission Church | Los Angeles, CA | $200 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $200 |
| Harvard Westlake School | Los Angeles, CA | $150 |
| Harvard Westlake School | Los Angeles, CA | $150 |
| EL Pinal Parlor163 | San Francisco, CA | $150 |
| Hillsides | Pasadena, CA | $135 |
| Foundation for Alcoholism Research | Chicago, IL | $125 |
| The Kathi Koll Foundation | Irvine, CA | $100 |
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