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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-3854103

Carpenter Family Foundation

A private foundation in Encino, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $150,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Jan 31, 2026), 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

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,270,544
  • Tax year 2024

    $107,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,274,889
  • Tax year 2023

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,272,120
  • Tax year 2022

    $6,522

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,215,782
  • Tax year 2021

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,170,644
  • Tax year 2020

    $3,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,917,601
  • Tax year 2019

    $140,100

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,867,087
  • Tax year 2018

    $297,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,921,052

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Boys and Girls Club of Conejo ValleyWestlake Village, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $20,000
  2. California State University Long BeachLong Beach, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $20,000
  3. Make A Wish Tri-CountiesCamarillo, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $20,000
  4. Musical Theatre WestLong Beach, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $20,000
  5. Senior ConcernsThousand Oaks, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $20,000
  6. St Jude Children Research CenterFullerton, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $20,000
  7. Westlake High SchoolWestlake Village, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $20,000
  8. La GoalCulver City, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $10,000

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 $20,00050% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $20,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California8 grants $150,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Richard CarpenterPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary CarpenterVICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Susan FrazinTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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