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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 33-0243114

David S Ascher MD Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Laguna Beach, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $78,858 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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 2024

    $78,858

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $49,560

  • Tax year 2023

    $122,971

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $109,122

  • Tax year 2022

    $101,013

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $226,192

  • Tax year 2021

    $135,299

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $330,742

  • Tax year 2020

    $139,781

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $460,062

  • Tax year 2019

    $183,860

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $552,371

  • Tax year 2018

    $248,949

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $691,536

  • Tax year 2017

    $166,428

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $946,042

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

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

  1. Tufts UniversityMedford, MA

    Health, educations, or wellness

    $25,183
  2. Individual

    Health, education, or wellness

    $15,250
  3. Individual

    Health, education, or welfare

    $12,435
  4. Orange County Museum of ArtCosta Mesa, CA

    Health, education, or wellness

    $10,000
  5. The Craig SchoolIrvine, CA

    Health, education, or wellness

    $10,000
  6. Individual

    Health, education, or welfare

    $4,000
  7. Salem Lutheran SchoolOrange, CA

    Health, education, or wellness

    $1,990

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $25,18372% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00028% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts1 grant $25,183
  2. California3 grants $21,990

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Renetta CayaCEO/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Linnsey CayaVP/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Viviann TabbTREASURER/DIREC Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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