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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-4124009

JLuz Foundation

A private foundation in Scottsdale, AZ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $65,100 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

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

    $65,100

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,583,791
  • Tax year 2023

    $33,400

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,397,376
  • Tax year 2022

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $831,527
  • Tax year 2021

    $59,969

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $960,397

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Area of greatest need

    $20,000
  2. Individual

    Christian Church Services

    $20,000
  3. Leadership TheatrePhoenix, AZ

    To provide a fun safe and successful art form

    $12,600
  4. Individual

    To provide a fun safe and successful art form

    $10,000
  5. Phoenix TheatrePhoenix, AZ

    To provide a fun safe and successful art form

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $2,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona2 grants $15,100

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • J WilkersonExecutive Director Hours 0Pay $0
  • Luz Molina-WilkersonAssociate Director Hours 0Pay $0
  • Carter WilkersonExecutive Associate Hours 0Pay $0
  • Thomas WilkersonBoard Trustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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