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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-4678226

The Zemeckis Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Encino, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 24 grants and $55,840 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.

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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

    $55,840

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $175,562

  • Tax year 2023

    $71,834

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $131,493

  • Tax year 2022

    $87,833

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $103,371

  • Tax year 2021

    $64,308

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $141,294

  • Tax year 2020

    $107,800

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $104,521

  • Tax year 2019

    $101,450

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $131,775

  • Tax year 2018

    $204,450

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $234,001

Grants paid in 2024

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. OceanaWashington, DC

    501(c)(3)

    $25,000
  2. Laguna Blanca SchoolSanta Barbara, CA

    501(c)(3)

    $5,000
  3. Beloved AshevilleAsheville, NC

    501(c)(3)

    $5,000
  4. USC Shoah FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    501(c)(3)

    $3,000
  5. AHA Attitude Harmony AchievementSanta Barbara, CA

    501(c)(3)

    $2,500
  6. International Dyslexia AssociationRiverside, CA

    501(c)(3)

    $2,500
  7. Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF)Hagerstown, MD

    501(c)(3)

    $2,000
  8. American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY

    501(c)(3)

    $1,000
  9. Dream FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    501(c)(3)

    $1,000
  10. Michael Patterson FoundationTowson, MD

    501(c)(3)

    $1,000
  11. State Street BalletSanta Barbara, CA

    501(c)(3)

    $1,000
  12. Friends of the Montecito LibrarySanta Barbara, CA

    501(c)(3)

    $1,000
  13. Gary Sinise FoundationFranklin, TN

    501(c)(3)

    $1,000
  14. The Elephant Project Every OrgSan Francisco, CA

    501(c)(3)

    $840
  15. Heal the OceanSanta Barbara, CA

    501(c)(3)

    $500
  16. Aspen Indigenous FoundationWoody Creek, CO

    501(c)(3)

    $500
  17. Pitzer CollegeClaremont, CA

    501(c)(3)

    $500
  18. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)New York, NY

    501(c)(3)

    $500
  19. Sarcoma Foundation of AmericaBethesda, MD

    501(c)(3)

    $500
  20. Alcoholics AnonymousVan Nuys, CA

    501(c)(3)

    $300
  21. City of HopeDuarte, CA

    501(c)(3)

    $300
  22. Eagles Charitable FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    501(c)(3)

    $300
  23. Star Paws Rescue FoundationWoodland HLS, CA

    501(c)(3)

    $300
  24. We SparkSherman Oaks, CA

    501(c)(3)

    $300

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $25,50059% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $5,50013% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $5,00012% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $2,5006% of the total
  5. Arts and culture3 grants $2,0005% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $1,3003% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $1,6004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $25,000
  2. California14 grants $19,040
  3. North Carolina1 grant $5,000
  4. Maryland3 grants $3,500
  5. New York2 grants $1,500
  6. Tennessee1 grant $1,000
  7. Colorado1 grant $500
  8. Pennsylvania1 grant $300

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert ZemeckisPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Leslie ZemeckisDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Cary MacmillerSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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