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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-1050793

Lucky Number 9 Foundation

A private foundation in Topanga, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $173,194 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

    $173,194

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,881,588

  • Tax year 2024

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,762,719

  • Tax year 2023

    $86,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,644,893

  • Tax year 2022

    $90,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,531,543

  • Tax year 2021

    $217,800

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,374,338

  • Tax year 2020

    $454,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,068,510

  • Tax year 2019

    $57,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $822,530

  • Tax year 2018

    $30,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $679,600

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. California Hospital Medical Center FoundationPhoenix, AZ

    Financial support

    $100,000
  2. BNF Sangay Choling FoundationSherimuhung, Bhutan

    For the construction of the two storied prayer hall for nuns at thangrong.

    $58,194
  3. Faks FoundationGranite Bay, CA

    Financial support

    $10,000
  4. The Mendez National Institute of Transplatation FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Financial support

    $1,000
  5. West Valley Food PantryWoodland Hills, CA

    Financial support

    $1,000
  6. Yoga Gives BackLos Angeles, CA

    Financial support

    $1,000
  7. Self-Realization Fellowship ChurchPacific Palisades, CA

    Financial support

    $1,000
  8. American Society of Buddhist Studies IncNew York, NY

    SRF lake shrine

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $100,00090% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,0009% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $114,000
  2. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Marshall BernesVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Siew King ThamPRESIDENT & CEO Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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