Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Los Angeles, CA EIN: 95-4578504

Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund is a private foundation focused on public and societal benefit, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $40K.

Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund at a glance

In short: Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund gave $40K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $40K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$40,000
+700.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$40,000
+700.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$40,000
Total assets
$17,898
-69.5% 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 September 2026.

Who Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Consumer Watchdog: $40KConsumer Watchdog$40K

The largest 2025 recipient was Consumer Watchdog ($40K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Los AngelesFresnoSanta Monica

How Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund gives

  • Giving grew 433% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40KTotal only2019 Total only2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $40K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $40K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Consumer Watchdog Los Angeles, CAPublic education and research on consumer protection$40,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$17,898$40,750$40,0001$40,750$1,968
2024$58,648$5,600$5,0001$5,600$3,026
2023$64,248$12,800————
2022$77,048$18,515$7,5001——
2021$95,563$20,950$10,0001——
2020$116,513$10,900$10,000Total only——
2019$127,413$16,015$15,000Total only——

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund is led by Martin Aarons, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Martin Aarons

    President

    2nd Vice President → 1st Vice President, 2023

    1st Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kwedi Moore

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas Silverstein

    Past President

    1st Vice President → President, 2021

    President → Past President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ibiere Seck

    Past President

    1st Vice President → President Elect, 2023

    President Elect → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Minh Nguyen

    Past President

    President Elect → President, 2023

    President → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christa Ramey

    1st Vice President

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → 1st Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Hernandez

    President Elect

    Treasurer → 2nd Vice President, 2023

    2nd Vice President → President Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danny Abir

    2nd Vice President

    Secretary → 2nd Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Olivier Taillieu

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Vartazarian

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Genie Harrison (2019–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Jeffrey Rudman (2019–2021) — Past President
  • Former: Ricardo Echeverria (2019–2021) — Past President
  • Former: Shawn McCann (2019–2021) — Past President
  • Former: Mike Arias (2019–2020) — Past President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund

How much does Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund give each year?

Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund gave $40K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 1 grant.

How large is Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund?

Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund reported $18K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $41K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund?

Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund is a private foundation focused on public and societal benefit, based in Los Angeles, CA. It holds $18K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund operate?

Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund has awarded grants in California.

What is Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund's EIN?

Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4578504. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 20, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 11, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 2, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 17, 2026)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 17, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 16, 2023)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 20, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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