The David William Upham Foundation
Invitation OnlyLos Angeles, California · EIN 95-4652179 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$3.6M
Organizations funded75
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$96.2M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $15,000 and $40,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
16% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Academy International | Sun Valley, CA | To support pastor training | $350,000 |
| The Master's Seminary | Santa Clarita, CA | To support ministry training | $350,000 |
| Grace Community Church | Sun Valley, CA | General support | $350,000 |
| Heart and Armor Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To support veteran's sleep study | $250,000 |
| Children's Hospital of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Mark taper and johnny mercer artists program | $125,000 |
| American Cancer Society | Hagerstown, MD | To support the hope lodge program | $100,000 |
| Camp Hess Kramer | Los Angeles, CA | To support the rebuilding of the wilshire boulevard temple camps | $100,000 |
| LA Dream Center Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To support the LA wildfire victims | $100,000 |
| Los Angeles Lgbt Center | Los Angeles, CA | To support services for the elderly and providing housing for lgbt youth | $100,000 |
| Center Theater Group - Institutional Advancement | Los Angeles, CA | Children's educational programming - student matinees | $75,000 |
| Intervention Center for Early Childhood | Irvine, CA | To fund a touch activated tech assistance device for the aac department and group scholarships | $75,000 |
| Los Angeles Philharmonic Association | Los Angeles, CA | To provide community support | $75,000 |
| Project Angel Food | Los Angeles, CA | To provide food delivery for the ill | $65,000 |
| Temple Beth El | Aptos, CA | To provide relevant and meaningfull programs to the congregation and beyond | $60,000 |
| Children's Hospital of Orange County | Orange, CA | Cherese mari laulhere child life dept general donation | $50,000 |
| Helping Hands Ministries | Tallulah Falls, GA | To support the poor and needy | $50,000 |
| LA Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | To provide meals to people in need | $50,000 |
| Southeast Community Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | Fund tutoring programs | $50,000 |
| Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc | Los Angeles, CA | To support after-school programs | $40,000 |
| Jewish Family Service of LA | Los Angeles, CA | To support the food insecure, low-income seniors, domestic violence victims and mental health services | $40,000 |
| Pacific Collegiate School | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | $40,000 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Manhattan Beach, CA | To support pancreatic cancer research | $40,000 |
| San Diego Zoological Society | San Diego, CA | To purchase two electric carts for the horticulture team | $40,000 |
| LA Family Housing Foundation | Hollywood, CA | To support housing for homeless | $35,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | To support children with debilitating illness | $35,000 |
| Girls on the Run | Los Gatos, CA | To support after school programming and provide support to girls in need | $30,000 |
| Lakewood High School Asb | Lakewood, CA | To support lakewood asb | $30,000 |
| Lupus LA Foundation | Encino, CA | To support lupus research | $30,000 |
| Phase One Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To support cancer research | $30,000 |
| Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center | Santa Cruz, CA | To support the youth scholarship program | $30,000 |
| Shakespeare Play on Dba Santa Cruz Shakespeare | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | $30,000 |
| Gardena Carson YMCA | Gardena, CA | Food distribution program | $25,000 |
| Hoag Hospital Foundation Melanoma & Skin Cancer Program | Newport Beach, CA | To support the melanoma and skin cancer program | $25,000 |
| Los Angeles Residential Community Foundation | Saugus, CA | To support residential care for challenged adults | $25,000 |
| The Storeorg | Nashville, TN | To help feed the food insecure | $25,000 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | To support multiple sclerosis research | $25,000 |
| YMCA | Wilmington, CA | To provide afterschool care to elementary school children | $25,000 |
| Gardena Carson YMCA | Gardena, CA | Youth and government program | $25,000 |
| Friends of the Santa Cruz Libraries | Santa Cruz, CA | Support of the library | $25,000 |
| Cabrillo College Foundation | Aptos, CA | For emergency grants for students | $25,000 |
| Long Beach State Foundation | Long Beach, CA | For the student emergency services - basic needs program | $25,000 |
| End Brain Cancer Initiative | Redmond, WA | To support the chris elliot fund to fund the brain tumor patient advocacy and access program | $25,000 |
| Student Lunch Box | Los Angeles, CA | Support for the mobile food pantry | $25,000 |
| Mammoth Ski Patrol Alumni Association | Mammoth Lakes, CA | For general support | $25,000 |
| Mono County Sheriff Search & Rescue Team | Mammoth Lakes, CA | For rescue training | $25,000 |
| Summit High School Asb | Fontana, CA | To support girls softball | $22,000 |
| Csulb Lauren Chalmers '83 Beach Pantry | Long Beach, CA | To support food insecure csulb students | $20,000 |
| Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra | Mammoth Lakes, CA | To allow disabled persons to experience outdoor mountain sports | $20,000 |
| Fish for Life | San Clemente, CA | To support fishing trips for children with special needs | $20,000 |
| UCLA Foundation - Veterans Legal Clinic | Pasadena, CA | To provide legal support for veterans | $20,000 |
| Wallace Rheumatic Diseases Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | To support treatments for autoimmune rheumatic diseases | $20,000 |
| Bay Area Wheelchair Tennis | San Jose, CA | General support | $20,000 |
| Pacific Lutheran University | Tacoma, WA | For the student pantry | $20,000 |
| Food on Foot | West Hollywood, CA | For the jobs & housing program | $20,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League | Los Angeles, CA | To support anti-defamation of the jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all | $15,000 |
| United in Harmony | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $15,000 |
| Long Beach Rescue Mission | Long Beach, CA | General support for food bank | $15,000 |
| Redondo Union High School Asb | Redondo Beach, CA | To support the girls basketball and volleyball programs | $11,000 |
| Assistance League of LA - Operation School Bell | Los Angeles, CA | To provide support for school childrens uniforms, under garments and school supplies | $10,000 |
| California Hockey Officials - Brandon Blumberg Foundation | Long Beach, CA | To offer financial support for start costs for hockey officials and educational scholarships | $10,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 75 grants to organizations.
The return also lists 1 grant to individuals ($10,000). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,575,000 | 76 |
| 2024 | $3,193,705 | 65 |
| 2023 | $3,005,000 | 61 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Jul 20, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202602019349100230
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 95-4652179
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.