Ciel Foundation
Ciel Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Antonio, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $643 in total assets. In 2025, it reported $18K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
Ciel Foundation at a glance
In short: Ciel Foundation reported $18K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $17,980 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- Total assets
- $643
- +103.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $17,200
- -11.8% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $17,980
- -3.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $18,177
- -5.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Ciel Foundation funds
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
States
Cities
How Ciel Foundation gives
- 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $18K (2025) to $26K (2020). In 2025 it reported $18K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $643 | $17,200 | $18,177 | $17,980 | Total only | $17,980 | — |
| 2024 | $316 | $19,500 | $19,184 | — | — | $18,676 | $49 |
| 2023 | — | $21,407 | $21,407 | $21,287 | Total only | $42,674 | $49 |
| 2022 | — | $22,691 | $22,429 | $22,133 | Total only | $22,133 | $49 |
| 2021 | — | $23,400 | $23,449 | $23,173 | Total only | $23,449 | — |
| 2020 | $2,369 | $21,744 | $26,232 | $26,168 | 67 | — | — |
"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
Ciel Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Edward Elmer
Director
Trustee → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Elmer
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Goldy
Director
On filings since 2021
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 Ciel Foundation
How much does Ciel Foundation give each year?
Ciel Foundation reported $18K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF, as a total without an itemized list of grants.
How large is Ciel Foundation?
Ciel Foundation reported $643 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $17K.
Where does Ciel Foundation operate?
Ciel Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington.
What is Ciel Foundation's EIN?
Ciel Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1263948. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 27, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 11, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
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