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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 05-0579315

The Elaion Foundation

A private foundation in Santa Ana, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $441,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $441,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,321,592
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,726,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,938,042
  • Tax year 2022

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,442,216
  • Tax year 2021

    $195,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,889,233
  • Tax year 2020

    $212,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,751,027
  • Tax year 2019

    $48,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $422,652
  • Tax year 2018

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $471,144

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Holy Faith Fellowship ChurchLong Beach, CA

    Charitable

    $100,000
  2. Individual

    Charitable

    $100,000
  3. Think TogetherSanta Ana, CA

    Charitable

    $50,000
  4. Individual

    Charitable

    $50,000
  5. Rooted MinistriesVan Buren TWP, MI

    Charitable

    $50,000
  6. Boys Girls Club of Central OCIrvine, CA

    Charitable

    $40,000
  7. Narramore Christian FoundationWest Covina, CA

    Charitable

    $25,000
  8. Assistance League of Newport MesaCosta Mesa, CA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  9. Evangelical Covenant ChurchChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $6,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $50,00042% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $50,00042% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $20,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $235,000
  2. Michigan1 grant $50,000
  3. Illinois1 grant $6,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Robert LeePresident Hours 4Pay $0

The return

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