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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-4001578

Downey Kiwanis Foundation

A private foundation in Downey, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $281,386 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Carmen Vasquez
10428 Haledon Ave
Downey, CA 90241
(562) 291-9526
Form and materials
N/A
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

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

    $281,386

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $6,452,545
  • Tax year 2024

    $238,333

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $6,059,762
  • Tax year 2023

    $300,904

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $5,830,511
  • Tax year 2022

    $300,030

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $5,836,766
  • Tax year 2021

    $164,705

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $5,655,058
  • Tax year 2020

    $106,448

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $5,370,439
  • Tax year 2019

    $161,142

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $5,290,884
  • Tax year 2018

    $124,476

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,260,606

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Scholarship

    $143,125
  2. Downey Family YMCADowney, CA

    Financial support for construction of new YMCA

    $50,000
  3. Individual

    Financial support

    $23,000
  4. Downey Symphonic SocietyDowney, CA

    Bringing music to the 5th grade students of downey

    $17,000
  5. Kiwanis Club of Downey Los AmigosDowney, CA

    Support of pathfinder's leadership camp andchristmas shopping for disadvantaged children

    $15,597
  6. Rancho Los Amigos FoundationDowney, CA

    Financial support

    $7,076
  7. Individual

    3 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR [individual] OF THE YEAR

    $6,000
  8. Individual

    Financial support to improve the lives of children around the world

    $6,000
  9. Pih Health FoundationWhittier, CA

    Financial support

    $5,000
  10. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney, CA

    Support of true lasting connection program

    $4,838
  11. Downey Police Officers' AssociationDowney, CA

    Financial support for the shop with a cop program

    $2,500
  12. Kiwanis Literacy Club FoundationBurbank, CA

    Purchase books for the children's literacy program

    $1,250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $7,07665% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $2,50023% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $1,25012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California8 grants $103,261

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Carmen VasquezPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Leslie JonesSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gary NesbitTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Charles PiferDirector Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Steve RobersonDirector Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Alan FrischerDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Stephen ChuDirector Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • John CasillasDirector Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Jesse PadillaDirector Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Phil RequejoDirector Hours 0.2Pay $0

The return

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