Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation
Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $350K. Net investment income was $557K.
Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation gave $350K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $88K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $350,000
- +12.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $87,500
- +12.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $100,000
- Total assets
- $4,883,043
- +2.7% 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 October 2026.
Who Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Harmony Project ($100K). Together the top 4 received $350K.
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 14 grants of 22 (64%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 94% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $275K (2020) to $350K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $350K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Harmony Project Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $100,000 |
| Promises Foundationmiriam's House Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $100,000 |
| Olive Crest Bellflower, CA | Charitable | $100,000 |
| Los Angeles LGBT Center Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $50,000 |
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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 | $4,883,043 | $589,565 | $558,253 | $350,000 | 4 | $429,775 | $556,888 | $459,532 |
| 2024 | $4,755,930 | $256,163 | $414,902 | $310,000 | 4 | $384,476 | $225,713 | $426,981 |
| 2023 | $4,912,841 | $177,601 | $436,991 | $315,000 | 5 | $401,814 | $200,617 | $369,477 |
| 2022 | $5,186,689 | $291,483 | $401,198 | $315,000 | 5 | $377,516 | $206,615 | $364,465 |
| 2021 | $5,296,403 | $215,800 | $378,865 | $295,000 | 4 | $352,058 | $193,501 | $398,751 |
| 2020 | $5,445,011 | $57,768 | $380,430 | $275,000 | 5 | — | $193,028 | $350,144 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $460K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation's only listed officer is Robert C. Zapel Trustee, Foundtn Manager on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert C. Zapel Trustee
Foundtn Manager
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$88K (2020) → $96K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $96K, to Robert C Zapel Trustee (Foundtn MGR).
Frequently asked questions about Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation
How much does Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation give each year?
Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation gave $350K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $310K across 4 grants.
What is Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $100,000, and its average grant was $87,500, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation give grants?
Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation 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 Los Angeles, CA (3 grants).
Does Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (4 grants).
How large is Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation?
Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation reported $4.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $430K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $460K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4525435. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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