8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists
8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists is a private foundation, based in Burbank, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $241K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $39K. Net investment income was $9K.
8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists at a glance
In short: 8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists gave $39K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $38,500
- -31.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- -56.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,500
- +56.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,000
- Total assets
- $240,927
- -1.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who 8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Non Disclosed Recipient ($39K across 7 grants).
Grant Size Distribution
68 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 68 grants of 68 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How 8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists gives
- Giving grew 166% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 404% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2021) to $56K (2024). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $39K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Non Disclosed Recipient Burbank, CA | Aid Grant | $7,500 |
| Non Disclosed Recipient Burbank, CA | Aid Grant | $7,000 |
| Non Disclosed Recipient Burbank, CA | Aid Grant | $6,000 |
| Non Disclosed Recipient Burbank, CA | Aid Grant | $6,000 |
| Non Disclosed Recipient Burbank, CA | Aid Grant | $5,000 |
| Non Disclosed Recipient Burbank, CA | Aid Grant | $4,000 |
| Non Disclosed Recipient Burbank, CA | Aid Grant | $3,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $240,927 | $47,316 | $49,914 | $38,500 | 7 | $49,780 | $8,626 | $12,329 |
| 2024 | $243,525 | $33,641 | $71,123 | $56,250 | 16 | $70,148 | $7,859 | $10,971 |
| 2023 | $281,007 | $30,260 | $34,710 | $24,000 | 10 | $34,560 | $9,575 | $11,521 |
| 2022 | $285,457 | $34,092 | $25,730 | $14,500 | 9 | $25,580 | $16,532 | $11,971 |
| 2021 | $277,095 | $63,305 | $22,923 | $11,498 | 26 | $22,773 | $33,215 | $14,322 |
| 2020 | $10,860 | $45,803 | $54,820 | $41,500 | 1 | — | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, 8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists reported a distributable amount of $12K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists is led by Roberta Wax, Chair on every filing since 2023; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Roberta Wax
Chair
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Doug Smith
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Saxon Reed
Secretary
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bob Rawitch
Vice Chair
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Tony Valdez (2020–2022) — CEO
- Former: Douglas Smith (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Reed Saxon (2020) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about 8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists
How much does 8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists give each year?
8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists gave $39K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $56K across 16 grants.
What is 8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists's typical grant size?
8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists's median grant in 2025 was $6,000, and its average grant was $5,500, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does 8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists give grants?
8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Burbank, CA (7 grants).
Does 8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on 8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Aid Grant" (7 grants).
How large is 8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists?
8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists reported $241K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $50K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is 8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists's EIN?
8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-2280089. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 12, 2026)
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