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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-4457115

Black Swan Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Pacific Palisades, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $85,000 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

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

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $753,845

  • Tax year 2024

    $66,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $665,652

  • Tax year 2023

    $30,001

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $691,482

  • Tax year 2022

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $680,393

  • Tax year 2021

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $625,432

  • Tax year 2020

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $641,732

  • Tax year 2019

    $34,050

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $880,258

  • Tax year 2018

    $34,700

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $708,521

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Diabetes Research

    $30,000
  2. Bel Air Bay ClubPacific Palisades, CA

    Employee Scholarship Fund

    $15,000
  3. American Cancer SocietyCharlotte, NC

    Cancer Research

    $12,000
  4. Phase One FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Clinical Cancer Trials

    $7,000
  5. A Place at the TableRaleigh, NC

    Feeding the hungry

    $5,000
  6. Foundation CommunitiesAustin, TX

    Affordable Housing

    $5,000
  7. Individual

    Family Planning

    $3,000
  8. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Feeding the Hungry

    $2,000
  9. Habitat for HumanityAmericus, GA

    Affordable Homes

    $1,000
  10. Paws ChicagoChicago, IL

    Services for homeless pets

    $1,000
  11. Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY

    Family Planning

    $1,000
  12. Astronaut Scholarship FoundationOrlando, FL

    Educational Scholarships

    $1,000
  13. Individual

    Pet Adoption

    $1,000
  14. Illinois Coalition for ImmigrationChicago, IL

    Immigrant and Refugee Rights

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $7,00041% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,00029% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $2,00012% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $1,0006% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $1,0006% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $1,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $22,000
  2. North Carolina2 grants $17,000
  3. Texas1 grant $5,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $2,000
  5. Illinois2 grants $2,000
  6. Florida1 grant $1,000
  7. Georgia1 grant $1,000
  8. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Charles H BlackPresident Hours 3Pay $0
  • Richard S BlackFinancial Officer Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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