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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-7088552

JVK Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $145,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 2024

    $145,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,187,525
  • Tax year 2023

    $260,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,796,005
  • Tax year 2022

    $225,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,015,935
  • Tax year 2021

    $329,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,227,352
  • Tax year 2020

    $83,900

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,462,279
  • Tax year 2019

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,584,767
  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $2,704,430

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The David Foster FoundationBeverly Hills, CA

    General support

    $100,000
  2. Rosarian Dominican SistersSilverado, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  3. Koenig Childhood Cancer FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $125,000
  2. New York1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Kevin KnipfingTRUSTEE Hours 15Pay $0
  • Leslie KnipfingTRUSTEE Hours 15Pay $0

The return

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