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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-3452143

Tamara L Harris Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $270,000 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

    $270,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,660,902

  • Tax year 2024

    $190,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,543,760

  • Tax year 2023

    $255,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,582,931

  • Tax year 2022

    $265,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,707,834

  • Tax year 2021

    $198,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,720,885

  • Tax year 2020

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,574,061

  • Tax year 2019

    $250,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,364,010

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $4,493,862

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership IncNewark, NJ

    Charitable contribution - to support economic development through entrepreneurship.

    $100,000
  2. Griffith Observatory FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable contribution - to support & promote the griffith observatory.

    $40,000
  3. Florida International University Foundation IncMiami, FL

    Charitable contribution - to encourage, solicit, receive, and administer gifts and bequests of property and funds for scientific, educational, and charitable purposes for fiu and its objectives.

    $35,000
  4. The Museum of Contemporary Art IncLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable contribution - to make contemporary art accessible to diverse audiences- especially underserved populations by exploring the art of our time and its relationship to a broader cultural context.

    $30,000
  5. California State University Northridge FoundationNorthridge, CA

    Charitable contribution - to support and enhance the vision, mission, and values of california state university, northridge.

    $30,000
  6. Corporate Counsel Women of Color IncFt Washington, MD

    Charitable contribution - to promote and advance the professional development of minority women in the legal profession.

    $25,000
  7. Los Angeles Philharmonic AssociationLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable contribution - to perform, present, and promote music in its many varied forms at the highest level of excellence to a large & diverse audience.

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $100,00037% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $65,00024% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $40,00015% of the total
  4. Science and technology1 grant $40,00015% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $25,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $110,000
  2. New Jersey1 grant $100,000
  3. Florida1 grant $35,000
  4. New York1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Tamara L HarrisTRUSTEE, PRESIDENT, AND TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Susan PennTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paige RobinsonTRUSTEE AND SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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