James Irvine Foundation
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The James Irvine Foundation is a philanthropic nonprofit organization that provides grants to other organizations in California.[1]
The foundation was created in 1937 by James Harvey Irvine Sr. (1867–1947), as a charitable organization to hold controlling stock in the Irvine Company, because his intended successor, James Harvey Irvine Jr. (1894–1935) died of tuberculosis in 1935.[2] Since 1937 the Foundation has provided more than $2.4 billion in grants to nonprofit organizations throughout California. With about $3.2 billion in assets, the Foundation made grants of $187.3 million in 2022.[3]
The Foundation is based in San Francisco, with an office in Los Angeles. The current president and CEO of The James Irvine Foundation is Don Howard.