The Gould Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation located at 2658 Del Mar Heights Rd #348, Del Mar, CA 92014, dedicated to supporting innovative programs that promote experiential learning and the arts. Established in 1974 in New York and now headquartered in Del Mar, the foundation funds California-based programs in their formative stages that demonstrate a strong plan for becoming self-sustaining. Maile G. D'Arcy serves as Program Administrator and can be reached at 858-692-2680. The foundation's geographic focus includes Southern California, New York, Washington State, and Washington, D.C. Past recipients have included Camp TLC (Together Living a Challenge), the Shakespeare Theatre Company, Montessori School of Ojai, and the Ojai Music Festival. Founder Richard Gould passed away on November 6, 2024, and the foundation has entered a strategic planning phase, pausing acceptance of letters of inquiry and unsolicited proposals through 2025 as it determines its direction going forward. The foundation shares its Del Mar Heights Road office building with NAIOP San Diego, the region's leading commercial real estate trade association. Grant data shows the foundation distributed $26,543 across six awards in 2024, following a broader grant cycle of 29 awards the prior year. Nonprofits in Del Mar seeking additional funding support can also explore opportunities through Nature and Culture International, another Del Mar-based nonprofit with a global conservation mission.