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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7070142

Max & Helen Philippson Foundation

A private foundation in Weston, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $7,500 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

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $105,303
  • Tax year 2024

    $3,250

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $114,200
  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $117,623
  • Tax year 2022

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $117,786
  • Tax year 2021

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $131,671
  • Tax year 2020

    $14,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $145,378
  • Tax year 2019

    $8,761

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $159,329
  • Tax year 2018

    $8,775

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $167,270

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Charleston Animal SocietyN Charleston, SC

    To help prevent cruelty to animals in the charelston community.

    $5,000
  2. Wings for KidsCharleston, SC

    To help children in under-served and overlooked communities to succeed in school and thrive in life by providing a safe and supportive place after school.

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $5,00067% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $2,50033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina2 grants $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Hilary PhilippsonTRUSTEE, PRES, TREAS,SEC Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Holly MelosiVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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