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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-3604285

Anspar Foundation

A private foundation in Venice, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $50,764 paid in grants.

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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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $50,764

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,111,375

  • Tax year 2023

    $89,400

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,110,197

  • Tax year 2022

    $234,061

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,819,776

  • Tax year 2021

    $262,746

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,668,273

  • Tax year 2020

    $270,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,621,876

  • Tax year 2018

    $122,904

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,368,441

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Trepany HouseN Hollywood, CA

    Charity

    $15,000
  2. Downtown Women's CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Charoty

    $10,000
  3. Library Foundation of SarasotaSarasota, FL

    Charity

    $10,000
  4. Sunday Assembly LALos Angeles, CA

    Charity

    $6,300
  5. Electronic Frontier FNDSan Francisco, CA

    Charity

    $5,000
  6. Center for Inquiry Inc Cener for Inquiry IncAmherst, NY

    Charity

    $2,368
  7. Crash SpaceCulver City, CA

    Charity

    $1,096
  8. Friends of CdaVenice, CA

    Charity

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $17,36861% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $10,00035% of the total
  3. Science and technology1 grant $1,0964% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $38,396
  2. Florida1 grant $10,000
  3. New York1 grant $2,368

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michael C LewisPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $25,162
  • Brian RiesSECRETARY Hours 4Pay $0
  • Shannon PosniewskiTREASURER Hours 4Pay $0

The return

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