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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 14-2006411

The Mitzvah Foundation

A private foundation in Davis, CA. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 6 grants and $112,199 paid in grants.

Tax year 2023 (period ending Dec 31, 2023), 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2023

    $112,199

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2022

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $73,684
  • Tax year 2021

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $81,006
  • Tax year 2020

    $10,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $75,708
  • Tax year 2019

    $3,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $26,201
  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $26,887

Grants paid in 2023

6 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Program support

    $37,199
  2. Children's Hospital LALos Angeles, CA

    Program support

    $20,000
  3. st jude children centermemphis, TN

    Program support

    $20,000
  4. barbara Sinatra Children's CenterRancho Mirage, CA

    Program support

    $20,000
  5. Outside InPortland, OR

    Program support

    $10,000
  6. Individual

    Program support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $20,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $40,000
  2. Tennessee1 grant $20,000
  3. Oregon1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Julie CheungTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tobey ShawTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Debra GoldnerTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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