Choose Kindness Foundation
Choose Kindness Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Diego, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $3K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $19K.
Choose Kindness Foundation at a glance
In short: Choose Kindness Foundation gave $19K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $6K), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $18,688
- -57.7% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 3
- -76.9% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $6,229
- +83.1% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $5,942
- Total assets
- $2,669
- -56.0% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Choose Kindness Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Orot Healing ($8K). Together the top 3 received $19K.
Grant Size Distribution
39 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 39 grants of 39 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Choose Kindness Foundation gives
- Giving grew 77% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out well above 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 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2019) to $44K (2023). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $19K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Orot Healing Irvine, CA | Therapy Sessions Sponsored | $7,657 |
| Kindness Initiative La Jolla, CA | Sponsor of Families | $5,942 |
| Point Loma Nazareth Univiersity San Diego, CA | Tuition Sponsorship | $5,089 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,669 | $16,086 | $19,486 | $18,688 | 3 | $18,688 | $12 |
| 2023 | $6,069 | $49,204 | $45,916 | $44,225 | 13 | $44,225 | $315 |
| 2022 | $2,781 | $48,317 | $45,536 | $37,953 | 11 | $37,953 | $3,049 |
| 2021 | — | $10,540 | $10,540 | $10,540 | 7 | $10,540 | — |
| 2020 | — | $17,340 | $17,340 | $17,340 | 5 | — | — |
| 2019 | — | $1,900 | $1,900 | $1,900 | 2 | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Choose Kindness Foundation reported a distributable amount of $12 for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Choose Kindness Foundation is led by Nicole Saloner, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Nicole Saloner
Chief Executive Officer
On filings since 2019
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Choose Kindness Foundation
How much does Choose Kindness Foundation give each year?
Choose Kindness Foundation gave $19K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $44K across 13 grants.
What is Choose Kindness Foundation's typical grant size?
Choose Kindness Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $5,942, and its average grant was $6,229, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Choose Kindness Foundation give grants?
Choose Kindness Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Choose Kindness Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Choose Kindness Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Choose Kindness Foundation?
Choose Kindness Foundation reported $3K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $19K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Choose Kindness Foundation's EIN?
Choose Kindness Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3109941. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 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 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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