John H and Regina K Scully Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation is by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, and its filing describes no other application steps, so a cold proposal is unlikely to be considered and there is no published route or deadline to follow.
- Most of its grant dollars go to organisations it has funded before (96% in its most recent filing), so its giving is relationship-led and the connection it already has matters more than an unsolicited case.
- Half of its 66 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less, with a median of $50,000, so a modest request near that level fits its usual pattern; about 8 in 10 grants fall between $10,000 and $11,500,000, a typical band rather than a ceiling, and the largest grant was $25,000,000.
- Its grants span educational, arts, community, environmental and social-service organisations, and no field of giving or geographic focus is stated, so fit is hard to judge from the filing alone.
- The filing states no eligibility requirements beyond the invitation-only rule, so it is that rule, not your organisation's type or size, that most determines whether you can approach it.
Overview
John H and Regina K Scully Foundation is a US private foundation based in San Rafael, CA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 12 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The grants recorded in the filings went to a mix of foundations, educational institutions, arts and cultural organisations, community groups, environmental organisations and social-service charities. The stated purposes were predominantly general support; other recorded purposes included construction, food and farming, programming, exhibitions, training for social workers, education programmes and research. The grant record is concentrated in California, with a smaller number of recipients in other states. The filings do not state a particular field of giving or further eligibility requirements for grants.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California.
How to apply
The filing says it contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; it describes no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 96% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 66 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 60% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 96% of grant dollars went to organisations John H and Regina K Scully Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 29 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $100k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Artemis Rising Foundation · General Support$25,000,0002024 tax year
- Making Waves Academy · General Support$7,100,0002024 tax year
- Making Waves Foundation · General Support$3,488,2632024 tax year
- Making Waves Foundation · Construction$335,0042024 tax year
- Society of the Four Arts · Programming Department$250,0002024 tax year
- Creative Visions Foundation · General Support$250,0002024 tax year
- Amalgamated Charitable Foundation · Rhizome Food & Farming$250,0002024 tax year
- WomenOne · General Support$150,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Kenneth J Blum — Secretary / Director
- Regina K Scully — Chief Financial Officer / Director
- John Scully — President / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $59,409,364 | $58,163,559 | $667,132,826 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $73,197,823 | $70,276,471 | $681,185,847 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $41,539,746 | $38,033,267 | $724,004,020 | Filing for 2024 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- San Rafael, CA