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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-2553479

Samuel J Heller Foundation

A private foundation in Santa Clarita, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $21,393 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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 2025

    $21,393

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $11,594

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,511

  • Tax year 2023

    $21,400

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $455

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $12,485

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $90

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,600

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $85

  • Tax year 2019

    $100

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $578

  • Tax year 2018

    $5,213

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $858

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Temple Ramat ZionNorthridge, CA

    General support

    $9,100
  2. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    General support

    $4,000
  3. Shriners HospitalPasadena, CA

    General support

    $4,000
  4. Tunnel To Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    General support

    $3,993
  5. Vasques Students CharityBurbank, CA

    General support

    $200
  6. Palm Springs Art MuseumPalm Springs, CA

    General support

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $9,10053% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $4,00023% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $3,99323% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $100<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $13,400
  2. Tennessee1 grant $4,000
  3. New York1 grant $3,993

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Samuel J HellerPresiden Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marlies PetersenSecretaryTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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