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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-6211470

The Brookheim Foundation

A private foundation in La Jolla, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 52 grants and $117,280 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Jun 30, 2026), 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

    $117,280

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $238,568
  • Tax year 2024

    $91,767

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $254,744
  • Tax year 2023

    $107,914

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $85,991
  • Tax year 2022

    $122,876

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $258,770
  • Tax year 2021

    $144,369

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $271,704
  • Tax year 2020

    $118,730

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $286,093
  • Tax year 2019

    $111,937

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $102,728
  • Tax year 2018

    $178,716

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $110,875

Grants paid in 2025

52 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Repairs

    $20,000
  2. Individual

    Donation

    $8,000
  3. Individual

    Donation

    $5,500
  4. Individual

    Financial support

    $5,500
  5. Hope MinistriesMoravian Falls, NC

    Donation

    $5,000
  6. Individual

    Educator grant

    $4,800
  7. Individual

    Medical support

    $4,500
  8. Individual

    Medical suport

    $4,000
  9. San Diego Humane SocietySan Diego, CA

    Donation

    $3,500
  10. Individual

    Donation

    $3,000
  11. SD Food BankVista, CA

    Donation

    $3,000
  12. Individual

    financial support

    $2,700
  13. Individual

    Grants

    $2,500
  14. Individual

    Financial support

    $2,500
  15. Neighborhood HealthcareEscondido, CA

    Donation

    $2,500
  16. Interfaith ServicesEscondido, CA

    Donation

    $2,500
  17. Individual

    Donation

    $2,500
  18. Vista Community ClinicVista, CA

    Doantion

    $2,500
  19. Healthy Day PartnersEncinitas, CA

    Doantion

    $2,500
  20. Individual

    Financial support

    $2,000
  21. Individual

    Artist grant

    $2,000
  22. Individual

    Legal fees

    $2,000
  23. Healthy Day PartnersEncinitas, CA

    Donation

    $2,000
  24. Individual

    Financial support

    $1,000
  25. Individual

    Donation

    $1,000
  26. Individual

    Medical support

    $1,000
  27. Individual

    Financial support

    $1,000
  28. Individual

    Education grant

    $1,000
  29. Individual

    Education grant

    $1,000
  30. Individual

    Education grant

    $1,000
  31. Individual

    Education grant

    $1,000
  32. Individual

    Education support

    $1,000
  33. Individual

    Education grant

    $1,000
  34. Individual

    Education grant

    $1,000
  35. Individual

    Education grant

    $1,000
  36. Individual

    Education grant

    $1,000
  37. Individual

    Education grant

    $1,000
  38. Individual

    Educatin grant

    $1,000
  39. Individual

    Donation

    $985
  40. Individual

    Donation

    $760
  41. Individual

    Donation

    $735
  42. Individual

    Medical grant

    $500
  43. Individual

    Artist grant

    $500
  44. Individual

    Financial support

    $500
  45. Individual

    Financial support

    $500
  46. Individual

    Medical grant

    $500
  47. Individual

    Medical support

    $500
  48. Individual

    Financial support

    $500
  49. The Bond BetweenMinnetonka, MN

    Donation

    $500
  50. Individual

    Donation

    $400
  51. Ilan-Lael FDNSanta Ysabel, CA

    Hubble donation

    $200
  52. Individual

    Financial support

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $4,50060% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $2,50033% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $5007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California8 grants $18,700
  2. North Carolina1 grant $5,000
  3. Minnesota1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Catherine ConheimTrustee Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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