Assisting Communities Toward Self
Assisting Communities Toward Self is a private foundation, based in Cocoa, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $324 in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $11.
Assisting Communities Toward Self at a glance
In short: Assisting Communities Toward Self gave $11 across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $11), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $11
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $11
- Median grant
- $11
- Total assets
- $324
- -18.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (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 Assisting Communities Toward Self funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Youngbaum Foundation Inc ($11).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Assisting Communities Toward Self gives
- Giving fell 85% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 69% 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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11 (2025) to $75 (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $11.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Youngbaum Foundation Inc Cocoa, FL | General | $11 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $324 | $72 | $11 | 1 | $11 | $16 |
| 2024 | $396 | — | — | — | — | $20 |
| 2023 | $396 | $25 | $25 | 1 | $25 | $20 |
| 2022 | $421 | $83 | $75 | 1 | $75 | $23 |
| 2021 | $504 | — | — | — | — | $25 |
| 2020 | $504 | — | — | — | — | $25 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Assisting Communities Toward Self reported a distributable amount of $16 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Assisting Communities Toward Self's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Malcolm Kirschenbaum
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Cindy Ciordia
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Lorraine Ercolano (2020–2021) — Director
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 Assisting Communities Toward Self
How much does Assisting Communities Toward Self give each year?
Assisting Communities Toward Self gave $11 across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Assisting Communities Toward Self?
Assisting Communities Toward Self reported $324 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $16 (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.
Where does Assisting Communities Toward Self operate?
Assisting Communities Toward Self has awarded grants in Florida.
What is Assisting Communities Toward Self's EIN?
Assisting Communities Toward Self's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-2647607. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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