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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 92-1586861

The Irmgard Cheek Foundation

A private foundation in Palm Desert, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $46,202 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $46,202

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,583,589

  • Tax year 2024

    $42,590

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,594,961

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,318

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,375,802

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

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

  1. Challenged Sailors San DiegoSan Diego, CA

    Support/persons with disabilities

    $12,500
  2. San Diego SymphonySan Diego, CA

    Support arts

    $6,036
  3. Stand with USLos Angeles, CA

    Organizational support

    $4,300
  4. Palm Springs Friends of PhilharmonicPalm Springs, CA

    Organizational support

    $4,000
  5. Shays Warriors Life After CancerPalm Desrt, CA

    Organizational support

    $4,000
  6. Individual

    Organizational support

    $3,700
  7. Friends of Desert MountainsPalm Desert, CA

    Support conservation

    $3,240
  8. San Diego Zoo Wildlife AllianceSan Diego, CA

    Organizational support

    $1,604
  9. UCLA FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Research

    $1,500
  10. Desert Town HallLa Quinta, CA

    Organizational support

    $1,350
  11. University Club San DiegoSan Diego, CA

    Organizational support

    $1,347
  12. LA County Science & Eng FairSouth Pasadena, CA

    Education

    $1,000
  13. Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    Support inclusiveness

    $520
  14. Desert Bicycle ClubPalm Desert, CA

    Health & wellness

    $500
  15. New Childrens MuseumSan Diego, CA

    Organizational support

    $335
  16. Uss Midway MuseumSan Diego, CA

    Organizational support

    $270

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $12,50051% of the total
  2. Animals2 grants $4,84420% of the total
  3. Arts and culture3 grants $4,60519% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $1,5006% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $5202% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California14 grants $41,982
  2. New York1 grant $520

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Sabby JonathanController Hours 0Pay $0
  • Wendy JonathanSecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Becky HartungCFO Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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