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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-6332170

The Illuminate Foundation

A private foundation in Encino, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $50,000 paid in grants.

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

9 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $8,030
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $25,411
  • Tax year 2023

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,554
  • Tax year 2022

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $11,859
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $4,416
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $5,764
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $22,658
  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $271
  • Tax year 2017

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $39,912

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jewish Tapestry ProjectCary, NC

    Educational

    $50,000

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Stephen M GrynbergTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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