John Mohme Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send a cold application and should look for an introduction from someone who already knows the foundation.
- Its grants cover a broad mix of charitable work, from universities and public radio to food banks and animal rescue, with most recorded dollars going to California and Michigan, though no geographic focus is stated, and no selection criteria are published.
- Most grants are modest: half of its 90 grants to organisations were $60,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $5,000 and $160,000, so a request sized in that typical range is a realistic starting point, although its largest grant was $300,000.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 86% of grant dollars in its latest filing going to organisations it had also funded in one of the two filings before, which suggests that existing relationships matter more than new approaches.
Overview
John Mohme Foundation is a US private foundation based in Culver City, CA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Across the filings, grants are recorded as general support for a varied range of charitable organisations. Recipients include universities and colleges, public radio and orchestral or youth arts organisations, youth centres and education programmes, food banks, legal-services organisations, and animal and wildlife rescue groups. Other grants support community foundations. The recorded pattern is broad rather than tied to a single stated funding theme: the available information gives no foundation-authored description of priorities, eligible applicants or selection criteria. Most recorded grant dollars went to California, with further giving in Michigan.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California and Michigan.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filings give no public application instructions.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 86% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 90 grants to organisations were $60,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 9% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 86% of grant dollars went to organisations John Mohme Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 4% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 28 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $100k (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Regents of the University of California, Davis · General support$300,0002025 tax year
- Regents of the University of Michigan · General support$300,0002025 tax year
- Capital Public Radio · General support$241,5002025 tax year
- Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles · General support$200,0002025 tax year
- Guide Dogs for the Blind · General support$175,0002025 tax year
- Los Angeles Philharmonic Association · General support$175,0002025 tax year
- A Place Called Home · General support$125,0002025 tax year
- Placer Community Foundation · General support$125,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jayne Bower — Operations Manager, Audit Chair
- Robert Mohme — Vice President, Secretary
- Rodger Mohme — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $1,939,428 | $1,451,721 | $27,481,380 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,631,370 | $2,210,100 | $27,058,165 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $3,452,470 | $3,106,250 | $25,738,060 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Culver City, CA
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Contact
- Culver City, CA