The Hyman and Mintz Family Foundation
Rancho Mirage, CA · EIN 68-0195202. Reported 156 grants totalling $1,047,419 to 64 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Hyman and Mintz Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,086. Half of everything it gave fell between $100 and $6,400; the smallest was $10 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | $320,650 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Services of the Desert | Palm Springs, CA | $148,734 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of the Desert | Rancho Mirage, CA | $60,722 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| College of the Desert | Palm Desert, CA | $58,550 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | Rancho Mirage, CA | $57,360 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens | Palm Desert, CA | $53,977 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Coachella Valley Repertory | Cathedral City, CA | $44,840 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Palm Springs Friends of the Philharmonic | Palm Desert, CA | $35,740 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Literary Society of the Desert | Palm Desert, CA | $33,599 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Mccallum Theatre | Palm Desert, CA | $29,001 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Act for Multiple Sclerosis | Palm Desert, CA | $28,630 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| John F Kennedy Foundation | Palm Desert, CA | $17,424 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stand With US | Los Angeles, CA | $15,746 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hidden Harvest | Coachella, CA | $15,333 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Find Food Bank | Indio, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Palm Springs Art Museum | Palm Desert, CA | $13,712 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Morningstar Kids | Brunswick, GA | $13,263 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harold Grinspoon Foundation | Agawam, MA | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pegasus Therapeutic Riding | Palm Desert, CA | $10,162 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Towers Elementary School | Torrance, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Affairs Council of the Desert | Palm Desert, CA | $8,560 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Palm Springs Air Museum | Palm Springs, CA | $8,015 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Palm Springs Waring International Piano Competition | Palm Springs, CA | $6,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Palm Springs International Film Society | Palm Springs, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club | Palm Desert, CA | $4,228 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mizell Senior Center of Palm Springs | Palm Springs, CA | $3,900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brooklyn College Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Inez Yanez | La Quinta, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish National Fund | Rockville Center, NY | $2,180 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Well in the Desert | Palm Springs, CA | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Variety Childrens Charity of the Desert | Palm Desert, CA | $1,125 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Point Associates of Graduates | West Point, NY | $1,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Cultural Center Inc | Palm Desert, CA | $1,010 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Palm Springs Opera Guild | Palm Springs, CA | $722 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars | Indio, CA | $613 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| USO | Washington, DC | $600 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | San Diego, CA | $418 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kcet 28 | Costa Mesa, CA | $356 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kentucky Colonels | Louisville, KY | $306 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Department of Justice | Washington, DC | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Jude Childrens Hospital | Memphis, TN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Agua Caliente Cultural Museum | Palm Springs, CA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Palm Desert, CA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Isreal Guide Dog Center | Warrington, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Point Association of Graduates | West Point, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Brandeis National Committee | Waltham, MA | $165 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish War Veterans | Washington, DC | $150 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Musical Theatre University | Rancho Mirage, CA | $117 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| AARP Foundation | Washington, DC | $104 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Kennesaw, GA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Desert Arc | Palm Desert, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kentucy Colonels | Louisville, KY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Martha's Village & Kitchen | Indio, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Tampa, FL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Margarets Church | Palm Desert, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of the College of the Desert Library | Palm Desert, CA | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Girls Scouts of America | New York, NY | $60 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of America | New York, NY | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Learning in Retirement | Palm Desert, CA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Association of Fundraising Professionals - Desert Communities Chapter | Palm Desert, CA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Toys for Tots | Twentynine Palms, CA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Disabled Veterans National Foundation | Lanham, MD | $22 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
39 of 64 (61%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 68%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Jewish Family Services of the Desert
TO HELP SERVE THE SOCIAL SERVICES NEEDS OF THE VALLEY. - City of Hope
TO FUND RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. - College of the Desert
TO SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE DESERT. - Coachella Valley Repertory
TO HELP BRING ART AND MAGIC TO THE STAGE. - Jewish Federation of the Desert
HELP CARING FOR THE VULNERABLE. - The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
TO HELP SUPPORT AND FEED THE ANIMALS AND FUND ADOPTION.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 77 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 36 | $147,700 | $158 |
| 2021 | 21 | $214,669 | $1,570 |
| 2022 | 26 | $164,384 | $1,278 |
| 2023 | 39 | $231,508 | $1,100 |
| 2024 | 34 | $289,158 | $5,131 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
97% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,086. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Hyman and Mintz Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 13 Stephen Terrace, Rancho Mirage, CA, 92270. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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