Who funds Pepperdine University?

Malibu, California · EIN 95-1644037 · NTEE B430 · 501(c)(3)

128 private foundations paid Pepperdine University 259 grants on IRS Form 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $28.6M in all. Its IRS activity code (NTEE B430) places it in education.

All years on file, including returns before 2022.

Foundations that funded it

Largest total first.

Largest grants since 2022

Largest first. The purpose is what the foundation wrote on its return, for the tax year shown.

• Lilly Endowment Inc · 2024 - Ministry in rural areas & towns init$7,500,000
• W M Keck Foundation · 2023 - To support the keck data science center and initiative.$2,500,000
• Lilly Endowment Inc · 2024 - Religion & cultural inst initiative$2,499,510
• The Caruso Family Foundation · 2023 - General operations$2,204,845
• Vivian G Prins Foundation · 2025 - Professorship$1,500,000
• The Caruso Family Foundation · 2024 - General operations/caruso school of law/philipps endowed chair$1,224,410
• The Fletcher Jones Foundation · 2023 - The fletcher jones professorship of data science$1,000,000
• The Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation · 2024 - Religious liberty clinic$500,000
• Cummins Family Foundation · 2024 - General operations$500,000
• The Ahmanson Foundation · 2024 - Toward construction of a parking structure$500,000
• The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation · 2023 - For cybersecurity: global engagements and partnerships$350,000
• G H Palmer Family Foundation · 2024 - General charitable$277,000
• G H Palmer Family Foundation · 2023 - General charitable$267,000
• Brenden Mann Foundation · 2023 - Support various programs &$264,400
• Brenden Mann Foundation · 2024 - Bm chair in law and$250,000
• Lilly Endowment Inc · 2023 - Compelling preaching initiative$250,000
• Singleton Foundation for Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship · 2024 - Charitable$225,000
• Singleton Foundation for Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship · 2023 - Charitable$225,000
• The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation · 2022 - Nonprofit leadership collaborative; 2022 pepperdine wave classic; 19th annual savvy chic event$205,000
• The Randall Family Foundation · 2024 - To support internship program$200,000
• The Danhakl Family Foundation · 2023 - Education$200,000
• The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation · 2023 - Nonprofit leadership collaborative; 2022 pepperdine wave classic; 19th annual savvy chic event$200,000
• The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation · 2024 - Nonprofit leadership collaborative; support of the 2024 pepperdine wave classic golf tournament$180,000
• HE Rayfield Jr Foundation Inc · 2025 - General Operating$150,000
• Jams Foundation · 2025 - Beyond the dialogue initiative$150,000

Organizations the same foundations fund

Organizations paid by many of the same foundations since 2022, by how much their lists of funders overlap.

• Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA · 18 shared funders
• Homeboy IndustriesLos Angeles, CA · 17 shared funders
• Spelman CollegeAtl, GA · 13 shared funders
• Childrens Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · 23 shared funders
• University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA · 12 shared funders
• Trustees of Boston UniversityOxford, OH · 12 shared funders
• PelotoniaColumbus, OH · 12 shared funders
• Chapman UniversityOrange, CA · 11 shared funders

By tax year of the funder's return

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• Education grants in California
• All foundation grants in California

How this page is made

Each grant comes from a foundation's IRS Form 990-PF and was linked to this EIN only when this was the single organization in the IRS Business Master File with that name in that state. Grants written under a different spelling, or where several organizations share the name, are not counted here, so the real totals can be higher. Government grants and gifts from individuals do not appear on these returns.

• IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 95-1644037
• IRS Business Master File record updated Nov 9, 2026; listed in Publication 78 (eligible for deductible contributions)

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.