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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 99-1872153

Gemm Foundation

A private foundation in Malibu, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $36,250 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $36,250

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $60,330

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $43,480

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Koto FM RadioTelluride, CO

    Domestic needs

    $20,000
  2. Seas of TreesTelluride, CO

    Environment

    $10,000
  3. Telluride Jewish CommunityTelluride, CO

    Religious

    $4,500
  4. The Nightscout FoundationLittleton, CO

    Domestic needs

    $1,000
  5. JDRFNew York, NY

    Domestic needs

    $750

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $10,00065% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $4,50029% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $1,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado4 grants $35,500
  2. New York1 grant $750

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Joanna Measer KanowCEO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Daniel KanowCFO, SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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