Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation

Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation is a US private foundation based in Pasadena, CA.

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website and other web pages about the foundation (borchardcla.org, borchardcenter.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Foundation makes grants to non-profit organisations located primarily, but not exclusively, in California, and operates and supports research and education programmes through three Centers. Its priorities include the Borchard Foundation Centers, elimination of poverty, youth development, health and medicine, education, the arts and the environment. Poverty grants support food and nutrition programmes, case management, supportive housing and efforts to inform policymakers and opinion leaders. Youth grants fund services for people under 21 years, focusing on education, mentoring and after-school programmes for at-risk, disabled or under-served young people. Health grants support comprehensive health care. Education grants support programmes, scholarships, internships and fellowships at K–12, undergraduate and graduate levels. Arts grants commonly support music, art, creative writing and dance; environmental grants target awareness and programmes to improve the environment.

Themes

• Elimination of Poverty
• Youth Development
• Health and Medicine
• Education
• The Arts
• The Environment

Geographic Focus

Priority: California.

What They Don't Fund

• Individuals
• Private foundations
• Annual fund drives, building campaigns, or major equipment (not generally awarded)
• Activities that exclusively benefit the members of sectarian or religious organizations
• Academic Research Grant Program only: Projects that are primarily educational or service-oriented; Faculty salary support, other than for summer when the applicant is not eligible for summer support from their university or buying out a course; university overhead or administrative charges; tuition or fees; Travel costs to attend conferences, generally not funded unless participation is integral to the research project; Dissertation or thesis research (as reported in other published sources)
• Scholar-in-Residence Grant Program only: university overhead or administrative charges (as reported in other published sources)

Organizations are solicited by the Foundation; invited applicants complete and submit the online application electronically.

Deadlines: Invited grant proposals are due April 1 or October 1.

• Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 47% 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 128 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

• Proposals are assessed for their relationship to the Foundation's mission, geographic limitations, policies and eligibility criteria.
• The proposal should reflect thoughtful and careful planning.
• The organization should have a record of sound fiscal management.
• The organization should be likely to meet its objectives.
• The Board of Directors invites organizations to submit proposals.
• Prior grant recipients may be invited to reapply; prior funding does not guarantee future approval.