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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-1125707

Peters Pharis Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $580,000 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $580,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,288,158

  • Tax year 2024

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,406,920

  • Tax year 2023

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,825,088

  • Tax year 2022

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,754,728

  • Tax year 2021

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,672,119

  • Tax year 2020

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,329,840

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ron Brown Scholar FundCharlottesvle, VA

    Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose

    $150,000
  2. Thrive ScholarsLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose

    $150,000
  3. UCLA Giving - Riordan ScholarsLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose

    $75,000
  4. Council for Great City SchoolsWashington, DC

    Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose

    $60,000
  5. College BoundMesa, AZ

    Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose

    $40,000
  6. QuestbridgePalo Alto, CA

    Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose

    $30,000
  7. New Village AcademyAnnapolis, MD

    Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose

    $25,000
  8. Assistance League of LALos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose

    $20,000
  9. Fulfillment FundLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose

    $15,000
  10. High JumpChicago, IL

    Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $385,00096% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $15,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $290,000
  2. Virginia1 grant $150,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $60,000
  4. Arizona1 grant $40,000
  5. Maryland1 grant $25,000
  6. Illinois1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Aulana L PetersTRUSTEE Hours 1.25Pay $0
  • Bruce F PetersTRUSTEE Hours 0.58Pay $0
  • Derek FanTRUSTEE Hours 0.58Pay $3,000
  • Amy AndersonTRUSTEE Hours 0.77Pay $3,000
  • Phyllis Renee OwensTRUSTEE Hours 0.77Pay $3,000
  • Fadi HakimTRUSTEE Hours 0.77Pay $3,000

The return

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