Cherub Foundation
Cherub Foundation is a private foundation focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Vista, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $59K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $30K.
Cherub Foundation at a glance
In short: Cherub Foundation gave $30K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), top state Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $30,493
- -17.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- -43.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,388
- +47.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,400
- Total assets
- $59,236
- -8.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Alabama (11% 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 Cherub Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Cherub Charitable Trust ($7K). Together the top 9 received $30K.
Grant Size Distribution
67 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 67 grants of 67 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
Cities
How Cherub Foundation gives
- Giving fell 32% from 2022 to 2025. 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 $28K (2020) to $64K (2021). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $30K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cherub Charitable Trust | Medical aid for under privilaged school supplies widows support Tution fee evangelism,orphange support,feeding program,media gospel ministies | $7,174 |
| Apostolic Fellowship Tabernacle | Gospel media monistry | $6,971 |
| Ephaatha Charitable Trust | Widow support,gospel work,school supplies medical support | $3,556 |
| Jeevan Foundation | Bible college Tution fee for under privilaged students | $3,461 |
| Pure Charity Bentoville, AL | Mission work in Shimoni Kenya visiting villages sharing gospel | $3,400 |
| Shalom Agape Trust | Widow support medical aid youth counceling | $2,788 |
| New Life Charitable Trust | Gypsi Tribal children feeding program | $1,743 |
| Anbarin Oozhiyam ministries | Medical equipments,Christian conference | $1,200 |
| Truth matters International Pasadena, CA | Science and Religion conference | $200 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $59,236 | $27,800 | $33,457 | $30,493 | 9 | $33,457 |
| 2024 | $64,893 | $29,170 | $37,190 | $36,775 | 16 | $36,775 |
| 2023 | $72,913 | $18,100 | $34,496 | $33,101 | 13 | $33,496 |
| 2022 | $89,309 | $28,260 | $44,901 | $44,591 | 13 | $44,901 |
| 2021 | $105,950 | $56,400 | $68,314 | $63,734 | 16 | $68,314 |
| 2020 | — | $150,000 | — | $28,253 | Total only | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cherub Foundation is led by Ramaiah Samuel, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ramaiah Samuel
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Benhur Daniel
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Godwin Cornelius
Director
Diretor → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melwin Manickam
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lilly Samuel
Secretary
Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Cherub Foundation
How much does Cherub Foundation give each year?
Cherub Foundation gave $30K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $37K across 16 grants.
What is Cherub Foundation's typical grant size?
Cherub Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,400, and its average grant was $3,388, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Cherub Foundation give grants?
Cherub Foundation's top state is Alabama, with 11% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Does Cherub Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Cherub Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Cherub Foundation's largest grantees?
Cherub Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Cherub Charitable Trust ($7,174), Apostolic Fellowship Tabernacle ($6,971) and Ephaatha Charitable Trust ($3,556), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 58% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Cherub Foundation?
Cherub Foundation reported $59K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $28K.
What is Cherub Foundation?
Cherub Foundation is a private foundation focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Vista, CA. It holds $59K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Cherub Foundation's EIN?
Cherub Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-2527067. 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 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 28, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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