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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-1835676

Clarence S Brooks Foundation

A private foundation in Beverly Hills, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $80,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 2025), 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

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

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $7,417,455
  • Tax year 2023

    $56,315

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $5,813,653
  • Tax year 2022

    $85,795

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $5,863,632
  • Tax year 2021

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $5,703,647
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,915

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,028,689
  • Tax year 2019

    $9,025

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $5,898,109
  • Tax year 2018

    $3,400

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $5,941,010
  • Tax year 2017

    $3,900

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $5,947,003

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hebrew Union CollegeLos Angeles, CA

    Educational

    $40,000
  2. Israel Emergency AllianceLos Angeles, CA

    Educational

    $20,000
  3. Jewish Vocational ServiceLos Angeles, CA

    Educational

    $10,000
  4. American Friends of Magen David AdomLos Angeles, CA

    Humanitarian

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $20,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $80,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jeffrey RatnerPresident Hours 40Pay $180,000
  • Irene GelfenVice President Hours 40Pay $96,000
  • Elina LermanSecretary Hours 10Pay $14,400

The return

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