The Mark Hughes Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation states an interest in children in need in Southern California, with priority given to Los Angeles County, so work for children in that area fits its stated focus most clearly.
- Typical grants fall between $10,000 and $50,000, with a median of $25,000, and half of its grants to organisations are $25,000 or less, so a modest request near that level suits its record; its largest grant was $75,000.
- Start with a signed, letterheaded letter of inquiry, sent by mail or email to the administrator, setting out your history and mission, the project and the amount sought, and the foundation invites a formal application from organisations it is interested in.
- The filing gives no deadlines and says it accepts applications, and 82% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so a relationship is likely to help a first approach.
Overview
The Mark Hughes Foundation is a US private foundation based in Marina Del Rey, 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 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation says it is interested in providing for children in need in the Southern California area, primarily Los Angeles County. It directs support through organisations seeking grants, whose inquiry should explain the organisation’s history and mission, the project for which funding is sought and the amount requested. Its grant record includes core programme support and education projects, alongside awards to food banks, museums, youth organisations and child-development services. Organisations and projects that interest the foundation are invited to submit a formal application after the initial inquiry. This is a geographically focused, organisation-led approach centred on support for children in need.
Themes
- Children in need
Geographic Focus
Priority: Southern California; Los Angeles County.
How to apply
Organisations should mail or email a signed, letterheaded letter of inquiry to the administrator, setting out the organisation’s history and mission, proposed project and amount sought. Organisations and projects of interest are invited to submit a formal application.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 82% 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 75 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The inquiry should describe the organisation’s history and mission, the project and the amount sought.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 9% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 82% of grant dollars went to organisations The Mark Hughes Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 21 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Play Equity Fund · Core program support$75,0002024 tax year
- Westside Food Bank · Core program support$50,0002024 tax year
- Wende Museum of the Cold War · Museum training program$50,0002024 tax year
- A Place Called Home · Core program support$40,0002024 tax year
- Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood · Core program support$30,0002024 tax year
- College Track · Core program support$30,0002024 tax year
- Las Familias del Pueblo · Core program support$30,0002024 tax year
- P F Bresee Foundation · Core program support$30,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Ann Van Dormolen- See Statement — Secretary & Treasurer
- Jeffrey Glassman — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $820,367 | $680,000 | $10,678,109 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $900,351 | $750,000 | $11,646,785 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $740,640 | $595,000 | $12,965,587 | 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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Applying to The Mark Hughes Foundation?
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Contact
- (928) 350-8388
- ANN@PAISERVICES.COM
- Marina Del Rey, CA
Applying to The Mark Hughes Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (928) 350-8388
- ANN@PAISERVICES.COM
- Marina Del Rey, CA