The Cygnet Foundation
Private foundation · Pasadena, CA · EIN 91-2172710 · reported 2023–2025
32grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$382Ktotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
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
1289 S Oak Knoll Ave
Pasadena, CA 91106-4526
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Laguna Ocean Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | $100,000 |
| Activesgv | EL Monte, CA | $52,000 |
| Algalita Marine Research and Educat | Long Beach, CA | $50,000 |
| Sustainable Conservation EDUCATION | San Francisco, CA | $43,000 |
| Arroyos Foothills Conservancy CONSERVATION | Pasadena, CA | $41,000 |
| University of California Davis EDUCATION | Davis, CA | $30,000 |
| Build IT Green | Oakland, CA | $13,000 |
| Sustainable Conservation | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| University of California Davis EDUCATION | Davis, CA | $10,000 |
| LA Compost | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000 |
| Crystal Cove Conservancy | Newport Coast, CA | $2,000 |
| LA Compost | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 |
| University of California Davis EDUCATION | Davis, CA | $2,000 |
| California Trout | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 |
| Sustainable Conservation EDUCATION | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 |
| LA Compost | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 |
| North East Trees | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 |
| Arroyos Foothills Conservancy | Pasadena, CA | $1,000 |
| Clockshop | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| Xerces Society | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| The Story of Stuff Project EDUCATION | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 |
| Enrich LA EDUCATION | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| Climate Resolve | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| Clockshop | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| Black Thumb Farm | Panorama City, CA | $1,000 |
| North East Trees | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| Audubon Center at Debs Park | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| California Trout | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 |
| The Story of Stuff Project EDUCATION | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 |
| Algalita Marine Research and Educat | Long Beach, CA | $1,000 |
| California Trout | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 |
| Arroyo Seco Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $1,000 |
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