Havner Family Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Havner Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to health and human services, arts and culture, and education.
IP TAKE: The foundation keeps a low public profile, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. Grantseekers will have to network here to get this funder’s attention.
PROFILE: The Havner Family Foundation was established in 2003 by former Public Storage Chairman/CEO Ronald L. Havner and his wife LeeAnn Havner. Ronald L. Havner graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics from UCLA in 1979. Havner joined Public Storage in 1986 and has held a variety of senior management positions, rising to the position of CEO.
The foundation lacks transparency and does not maintain a website, which makes it difficult to locate further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies.
Grants for Community Development
Tax filings suggest the Havner Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to health and human services, arts and culture, and education. The couple steadily support Muse/ique, a live music venue in Pasadena, California. LeeAnn chairs the board of directors of Muse/ique.
Past grantees LA Philharmonic; Cancer Support Community; Huntington Hospital; Casa de las Amigas;and Villa Esperanza Services, which supports the developmentally disabled.
Grants for Arts and Culture
LeeAnn Havner chairs the board of directors of Muse/ique, a music venue in Pasadena that the couple regularly supports. Other grantees have included LA Philharmonic.
Grants for K-12 and Higher Education.
This foundation tends to support K-12 and higher ed interests at institutions with which the couple may be affiliated. Education grantmaking is purposefully broad. The couple has supported UCLA Foundation and San Marino Schools Foundation.
Important Grant Details
Grants range from $500 to $210,000. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation made grants totaling around $735,000.
The Havner Family Foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.
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CONTACT:
Havner Family Foundation
2275 Chaucer Road
San Marino, CA 91108
