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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-0936915

Roberta Freeman Cox Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Newport Beach, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 53 grants and $231,740 paid in grants.

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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

    $231,740

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $107,453

  • Tax year 2024

    $222,400

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $188,351

  • Tax year 2023

    $218,090

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $189,848

  • Tax year 2022

    $240,950

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $167,087

  • Tax year 2021

    $115,335

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $225,125

  • Tax year 2020

    $30,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $276,459

  • Tax year 2019

    $186,690

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $199,163

  • Tax year 2018

    $168,755

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $257,241

Grants paid in 2025

53 grants, largest first

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

  1. Segerstrom Center for the ArtsCosta Mesa, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $30,000
  2. Pacific Justice InstituteGarden Grove, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $24,000
  3. Individual

    To further their exempt purpose

    $20,000
  4. Individual

    To further their exempt purpose

    $16,000
  5. Hoag Hospital FoundationNewport Beach, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $16,000
  6. Nra FoundationColumbia, MO

    To further their exempt purpose

    $15,000
  7. Individual

    To further their exempt purpose

    $12,000
  8. Diavolo Veterans ProjectLos Angeles, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $11,000
  9. Laguna PlayhouseLaguna Beach, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $11,000
  10. American Legion Auxiliary FoundatioIndianapolis, IN

    To further their exempt purpose

    $10,000
  11. Individual

    To further their exempt purpose

    $7,000
  12. Festival Ballet TheaterFountain Vly, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $5,000
  13. Laguna Beach SeniorsLaguna Beach, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $5,000
  14. Laguna Dance FestivalLaguna Beach, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $5,000
  15. Individual

    To further their exempt purpose

    $5,000
  16. Ballet Project OcTustin, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $5,000
  17. Baltimore Museum of ArtBaltimore, MD

    To further their exempt purpose

    $3,500
  18. Socal Ballet SceneLake Forest, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $3,000
  19. Individual

    To further their exempt purpose

    $2,000
  20. Individual

    To further their exempt purpose

    $2,000
  21. The Tikvah FundNew York, NY

    To further their exempt purpose

    $2,000
  22. Chapman University ScholarshipsOrange, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $2,000
  23. Individual

    To further their exempt purpose

    $2,000
  24. Ten Mile Lake AssociationHackensack, MN

    To further their exempt purpose

    $1,040
  25. Boys and Girls Club of Laguna BeachLaguna Beach, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $1,000
  26. Colorado Mountain College FoundatioGlenwood Springs, CO

    To further their exempt purpose

    $1,000
  27. Sherman Library and GardensCorona de Mar, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $1,000
  28. Crystal Cove AllianceNewport Coast, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $1,000
  29. Laguna Beach LiveLaguna Beach, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $1,000
  30. Providence Mission Hospital FoundatMission Viejo, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $1,000
  31. Individual

    To further their exempt purpose

    $1,000
  32. Individual

    To further their exempt purpose

    $1,000
  33. Creative IdentityAnaheim, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $1,000
  34. Dance Arts Academy FoundationLaguna Beach, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $1,000
  35. The Ecology CenterSan Juan Capistrano, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $500
  36. Individual

    To further their exempt purpose

    $500
  37. Laguna Art MuseumLaguna Beach, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $500
  38. Thoroughbred Retirement FoundationSaratoga SPGS, NY

    To further their exempt purpose

    $500
  39. Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI

    To further their exempt purpose

    $500
  40. Armed Services YMCA at Camp PendletOceanside, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $500
  41. Blue Bell Foundation for CatsLaguna Beach, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $500
  42. Individual

    To further their exempt purpose

    $500
  43. Ghetto Rescue FoundationAnaheim Hills, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $500
  44. Individual

    To further their exempt purpose

    $500
  45. Individual

    To further their exempt purpose

    $300
  46. Individual

    To further their exempt purpose

    $300
  47. Stickley Museum at Craftsman FarmsMorris Plains, NJ

    To further their exempt purpose

    $300
  48. Individual

    To further their exempt purpose

    $300
  49. Individual

    To further their exempt purpose

    $300
  50. Laguna Beach Rotary FoundationLaguna Beach, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $200
  51. Individual

    To further their exempt purpose

    $200
  52. Sawdust FestivalLaguna Beach, CA

    To further their exempt purpose

    $200
  53. Individual

    To further their exempt purpose

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture10 grants $60,20063% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $16,00017% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $15,00016% of the total
  4. Education3 grants $3,5004% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $1,0001% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California25 grants $126,900
  2. Virginia1 grant $15,000
  3. Indiana1 grant $10,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $3,500
  5. New York2 grants $2,500
  6. Minnesota1 grant $1,040
  7. Colorado1 grant $1,000
  8. Michigan1 grant $500
  9. New Jersey1 grant $300

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Roberta F CoxFoundation Mana Hours 0Pay $0
  • Carol Davis HamiltonTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ronald Leifer NaymarkSecretary Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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