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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-4836173

L Cruz Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $29,150 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

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

    $29,150

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $327,840
  • Tax year 2024

    $114,925

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $311,385
  • Tax year 2023

    $79,046

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $311,385
  • Tax year 2022

    $59,004

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $279,813
  • Tax year 2021

    $55,204

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $277,300
  • Tax year 2020

    $49,329

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $242,130
  • Tax year 2019

    $35,269

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $201,789
  • Tax year 2018

    $30,595

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $208,527

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Our Savior Catholic ChurchLos Angeles, CA

    Donation

    $15,000
  2. St Mel Catholic ChurchWoodland Hills, CA

    Donation

    $3,000
  3. Food for the PoorCoconut Creek, FL

    Donation

    $2,000
  4. Poor Clares of Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    Donation

    $2,000
  5. City of HopeDuarte, CA

    Donation

    $2,000
  6. Covenant HouseLos Angeles, CA

    Donation

    $2,000
  7. St John's SeminaryCamarillo, CA

    Donation

    $1,500
  8. St Denis Catholic ChurchDiamond Bar, CA

    Donation

    $1,000
  9. LA MissionLos Angeles, CA

    Donation

    $400
  10. Sacred Heart Southern MissionWalls, MS

    Donation

    $200
  11. AngelusLos Angeles, CA

    Donation

    $50

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $2,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California9 grants $26,950
  2. Florida1 grant $2,000
  3. Mississippi1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Lydia F CruzPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Leonardo CruzSECRETARY/CFO Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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