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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-4016569

The Held Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $94,720 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $94,720

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $7,008,101

  • Tax year 2023

    $171,883

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $6,527,782

  • Tax year 2022

    $251,925

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $7,095,266

  • Tax year 2021

    $108,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $6,905,930

  • Tax year 2020

    $363,150

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $5,864,924

  • Tax year 2019

    $299,840

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $5,714,054

  • Tax year 2018

    $266,980

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $5,364,269

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

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

  1. Wayfinder Family ServicesView Park, CA

    Public charity

    $61,000
  2. Individual

    Public charity

    $25,000
  3. Individual

    Public charity

    $5,000
  4. Sinai TempleLos Angeles, CA

    Public charity

    $1,000
  5. National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyLos Angeles, CA

    Public charity

    $1,000
  6. Rett Syndrome Research TrustTrumbull, CT

    Public charity

    $720
  7. Individual

    Public charity

    $500
  8. Individual

    Public charity

    $250
  9. Steven S Wise TempleLos Angeles, CA

    Public charity

    $250

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 $61,00099% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $7201% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $63,250
  2. Connecticut1 grant $720

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Melissa BordyTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert HeldTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joseph HeldTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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