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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-5481398

The Neilan Foundation

A private foundation in Pasadena, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $1.2 million 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

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

    $1,230,184

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,097,206
  • Tax year 2024

    $920,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,115,573
  • Tax year 2023

    $992,836

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,388,837
  • Tax year 2022

    $605,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,068,936
  • Tax year 2021

    $647,797

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $3,466,485
  • Tax year 2020

    $518,824

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $3,660,395
  • Tax year 2019

    $425,610

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,648,046
  • Tax year 2018

    $466,400

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,402,975

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    TO SUPPORTPROGRAMS ATHUNTINGTONHOSPITAL SERVINGTHE [individual] CARENEEDS OF OURLOCAL COMMUNITY.

    $486,000
  2. Pasadena Senior CenterPasadena, CA

    To address the food security needs of the pasadena senior population.

    $209,184
  3. Individual

    To fund a research assistant for operation of the hyperion xti systemand support an immunology research study.

    $200,000
  4. The Huntington Library Art MuseumPasadena, CA

    To support conservation of rare plants, care for the orchid collection,and exhibition of the stories from the library exhibition.

    $185,000
  5. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    To supportresearch intothe causes ofneurologicaldisease.

    $50,000
  6. Emergency Assistance Foundation IncWest Palm BCH, FL

    To support thereliance steel &aluminum coemployee relieffund.

    $25,000
  7. Individual

    To support thequilts for kidsprogram.

    $25,000
  8. Boys RepublicChino Hills, CA

    To support programs providing services to address the needs of young people.

    $20,000
  9. Individual

    To support homeless veterans' program.

    $20,000
  10. Individual

    TO SUPPORT[individual]'SMISSION TO MAKEA POSITIVEIMPACT ONINDIVIDUALS ANDCOMMUNITIES BYCHAMPIONING THEPOWER OFCLASSICAL MUSIC.

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services3 grants $254,18484% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $50,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $464,184
  2. Florida1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michael WhalenPresident Hours 1Pay $26,000
  • Gail GimbelDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Thomas GimbelDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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