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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 90-0658941

Phantasos Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $1.6 million 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

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

    $1,554,658

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $31,510,256
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,063,350

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $30,112,283
  • Tax year 2023

    $963,250

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $28,756,952
  • Tax year 2022

    $763,250

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $27,523,988
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,337,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $33,381,181
  • Tax year 2020

    $555,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $24,863,728
  • Tax year 2019

    $455,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $28,502,136
  • Tax year 2018

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $24,058,168

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

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

  1. Fidelity Charitable FundBoston, MA

    General Support

    $1,487,608
  2. Individual

    General Support

    $67,050

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 $1,487,608100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio1 grant $1,487,608

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Edwin Solot JrPres/Dir/Chair Hours 20Pay $159,000
  • Fusako PharesTreasurer Hours 5Pay $15,900
  • Judith KiefferDirector Hours 2Pay $7,950
  • Kenneth FeingoldDirector Hours 2Pay $7,950
  • Kyle ReisDirector Hours 2Pay $7,950
  • Robert SerlinVice President Hours 2Pay $0
  • Ryan NowickiSecretary Hours 2Pay $0
  • T Wilson EglinDirector Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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