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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-6556291

Why Not Foundation

A private foundation in Orange, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $5,000 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

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

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,955,483
  • Tax year 2024

    $20,650

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,843,444
  • Tax year 2023

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,730,817
  • Tax year 2022

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,638,242
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,760,880
  • Tax year 2020

    $266,650

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,558,313
  • Tax year 2019

    $69,040

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,820,377
  • Tax year 2018

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,881,741

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Donation

    $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Kevin StecklerTrustee Hours 5Pay $0
  • Terry StecklerTrustee Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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