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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 90-1899633

Talem Foundation

A private foundation in Temecula, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $6,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Alanna Miyajima
46640 Via Vaquero
Temecula, CA 92590
(435) 655-5698
talemfoundation@gmail. com
Form and materials
Grant application forms can be found on the Talem Foundation website www.talemfoundation. org
Deadlines
9 30 2026
Restrictions
Grants are awarded to charitable organizations 501c3 or equivalent working in low income or lower middle income countries in the areas of health education economic development or infrastructure.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $282,980

  • Tax year 2024

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $280,728

  • Tax year 2023

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $266,873

  • Tax year 2022

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $317,830

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Construction for ChangeSeattle, WA

    Unrestricted Donation

    $4,000
  2. GFCHLPoulsbo, WA

    Unrestricted Donation

    $2,000

Approved for future payment

7 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Myriad USANew York, NY

    Donation to American Friends Funds

    $7,000
  2. Education Bridge for AfghanistanPortsmouth, United Kingdom

    Expenditure Responsibility Grant for Education

    $5,000
  3. Rahela TrustSouth Harrow, United Kingdom

    Expenditure Responsibility Grant for Education

    $5,000
  4. Book Aid InternationalCamberwell, United Kingdom

    Expenditure Responsibility Grant for Project in Africa

    $2,000
  5. Cure Cervical CancerBeverly Hills, CA

    Unrestricted Donation

    $2,000
  6. Apopo USWashington, DC

    Unrestricted Donation

    $2,000
  7. Msichana InitiativeDar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Expenditure Responsibility Grant for Education and Economic Development

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $4,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington2 grants $6,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Cheryl ButlerCEO Hours 2Pay $0
  • Lisa MiyajimaTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alanna MiyajimaSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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