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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-4532840

The Double E-Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $32,000 paid in grants.

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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $619,283
  • Tax year 2024

    $30,755

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $627,479
  • Tax year 2023

    $28,750

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $614,270
  • Tax year 2022

    $43,350

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $631,559
  • Tax year 2021

    $34,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $675,691
  • Tax year 2020

    $37,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $701,644
  • Tax year 2019

    $30,050

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $743,486

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. JhpiegoBaltimore, MD

    General operating budget

    $4,000
  2. Americans United for the Separation of Church and StateWashington, DC

    General operating budget

    $2,000
  3. Brennan Center for JusticeNew York, NY

    General operating budget

    $2,000
  4. Compassion and ChoicesLittleton, CO

    General operating budget

    $2,000
  5. Human Rights WatchNew York, NY

    General operating budget

    $2,000
  6. Innocence ProjectNew York, NY

    General operating budget

    $2,000
  7. Institute for JusticeArlington, VA

    General operating budget

    $2,000
  8. Los Angeles Regional Food BankVernon, CA

    General operating budget

    $2,000
  9. Planned ParenthoodWashington, DC

    General operating budget

    $2,000
  10. The Bail ProjectPasadena, CA

    General operating budget

    $2,000
  11. Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MA

    General operating budget

    $2,000
  12. Pacific ClinicsLos Angeles, CA

    General operating budget

    $2,000
  13. Water for PeopleGreenwood Village, CO

    General operating budget

    $2,000
  14. A Sense of HomeHawthorne, CA

    General operating budget

    $2,000
  15. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General operating budget

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights3 grants $6,00038% of the total
  2. International aid3 grants $6,00038% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $4,00025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $8,000
  2. New York4 grants $8,000
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $4,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $4,000
  5. Colorado1 grant $2,000
  6. Iowa1 grant $2,000
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $2,000
  8. Virginia1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Lynda PalevskyPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alexander PalevskySECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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