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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-4622086

The Jack Roth Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Pacific Palisades, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $2.6 million paid in grants.

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

    $2,583,800

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $10,804,507
  • Tax year 2023

    $3,195,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $11,560,375
  • Tax year 2022

    $3,770,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $12,580,874
  • Tax year 2021

    $3,920,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $20,051,978
  • Tax year 2020

    $3,067,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $21,466,963
  • Tax year 2019

    $2,346,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $19,786,333
  • Tax year 2018

    $407,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $80,122

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Turning Point USAIndianapolis, IN

    Community support

    $1,250,000
  2. Claremont InstituteUpland, CA

    Community support

    $450,000
  3. Prager University FoundationSherman Oaks, CA

    Community support

    $400,000
  4. Steamboat InstituteSteamboat SPR, CO

    Community support

    $100,000
  5. Unreported Story SocietyWashington, DC

    Community support

    $100,000
  6. Gatestone InstituteNew York, NY

    Community support

    $70,000
  7. David Horowitz Freedom CenterValencia, CA

    Community support

    $36,000
  8. Association of Threat Assessment ProfessionalsSacramento, CA

    Community support

    $30,000
  9. Moving Picture InstituteNew York, NY

    Community support

    $25,000
  10. Lex Rex InstituteLong Beach, CA

    Community support

    $20,000
  11. Assistance League of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    Community support

    $15,000
  12. For Purpose FoundationCardiff, CA

    Community support

    $15,000
  13. Creative Visions FoundationMalibu, CA

    Community support

    $13,300
  14. Bear's FoundationWindsor Locks, CT

    Community support

    $10,000
  15. Giving Kitchen IncDenver, CO

    Community support

    $10,000
  16. Proclaiming Justice to the NationsFranklin, TN

    Community support

    $10,000
  17. Save the Persecuted ChristiansMonument, CO

    Community support

    $10,000
  18. The Center for Security PolicyWashington, DC

    Community support

    $10,000
  19. Richstone Family CenterHawthorne, CA

    Community support

    $5,000
  20. PHD Productions LLCStudio City, CA

    Community support

    $4,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $584,50069% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $138,30016% of the total
  3. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $30,0004% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid1 grant $20,0002% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $15,0002% of the total
  6. Public affairs1 grant $15,0002% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $40,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona1 grant $1,250,000
  2. California11 grants $1,088,800
  3. Colorado3 grants $120,000
  4. New York2 grants $95,000
  5. Connecticut1 grant $10,000
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  7. Tennessee1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Arlynn WhittakerCEO Hours 5Pay $125,000

The return

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