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Form 990-PFTax year 2022EIN 33-0588322

Serenity Grace Foundation

A private foundation in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. Its return for tax year 2022 lists 18 grants and $175,448 paid in grants.

Tax year 2022 (period ending Dec 31, 2022), 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2022

    $175,448

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2021

    $37,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $244,009
  • Tax year 2020

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $291,551
  • Tax year 2019

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $376,843
  • Tax year 2018

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $408,531

Grants paid in 2022

18 grants, largest first

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

  1. Santosha Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General operations

    $82,168
  2. Individual

    Support transformative visual arts & documentary workshops

    $10,000
  3. Transcendance Youth Arts ProjectSan Diego, CA

    Financial aid

    $10,000
  4. Individual

    SUPPORT GARDEN & [individual] CENTER

    $10,000
  5. Transcendance Youth Arts ProjectSan Diego, CA

    Financial aid

    $10,000
  6. Individual

    Support children's field trip program

    $8,000
  7. Tariq Khamisa FoundationEscondido, CA

    Support peace educator mentoring program

    $5,000
  8. Individual

    Financial aid

    $5,000
  9. Individual

    Financial aid

    $5,000
  10. A Step BeyondEscondido, CA

    Financial aid

    $5,000
  11. Just in Time for Foster YouthSan Diego, CA

    Financial aid

    $5,000
  12. Tariq Khamisa FoundationEscondido, CA

    Financial aid

    $5,000
  13. Kitchens for GoodSan Diego, CA

    Financial aid

    $5,000
  14. Individual

    Financial aid

    $2,500
  15. A Step BeyondEscondido, CA

    Dance program expansion

    $2,500
  16. Just in Time for Foster YouthSan Diego, CA

    Financial aid

    $2,500
  17. Kitchens for GoodSan Diego, CA

    Support culinary apprenticeship programs

    $2,500
  18. Individual

    SUPPORT [individual] & [individual] CENTER

    $280

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $20,00044% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $10,00022% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $7,50017% of the total
  4. Youth development2 grants $7,50017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio1 grant $82,168
  2. California10 grants $52,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Karen KohlbergPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cortney BohlingTreasurer Hours 10Pay $25,000

The return

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