Dan & Lillian King Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Monterey, CA EIN: 45-3831446

Dan & Lillian King Foundation is a private foundation, based in Monterey, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $65K.

Dan & Lillian King Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$1,188,920
-2.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$64,866
-67.6% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$64,866
-67.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$90,482
-1.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Dan & Lillian King Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

SalinasMontereyPajaroSan FranciscoSeasideCastroville

How Dan & Lillian King Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 26% from 2019 to 2022. Method
  • In 2022 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

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M4 grants2019 10 grants2020 1 grant2021 4 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2021) to $1.6M (2020). In 2022 it made 4 grants totaling $512K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$274,290
Monterey County Office of Education Salinas, CATo fund the constitution project, which includes the following: The development of the curriculum and materials of the project which is a one-week lesson plan designed to deepen students' understanding of the US constitution by engaging students in rigorous application of its principles through writing, debate, and role playing; secretarial and copying costs associated with the curriculum development, teacher stipend costs incurred to fund teacher participation in curriculum development; costs associated with filming and editing videos of lesson plans; and scholarship awards for teachers and students participation in school-sponsored field trips to Washingtonian DC and Philadelphia.$225,427
Pajaro Middle School Pajaro, CATo fund the constitution project, which includes the following: The development of the curriculum and materials of the project which is a one-week lesson plan designed to deepen students' understanding of the US constitution by engaging students in rigorous application of its principles through writing, debate, and role playing; secretarial and copying costs associated with the curriculum development, teacher stipend costs incurred to fund teacher participation in curriculum development; costs associated with filming and editing videos of lesson plans; and scholarship awards for teachers and students participation in school-sponsored field trips to Washingtonian DC and Philadelphia.$10,000
Mac AVA Productions Monterey, CATo fund the constitution project, which includes the following: The development of the curriculum and materials of the project which is a one-week lesson plan designed to deepen students' understanding of the US constitution by engaging students in rigorous application of its principles through writing, debate, and role playing; secretarial and copying costs associated with the curriculum development, teacher stipend costs incurred to fund teacher participation in curriculum development; costs associated with filming and editing videos of lesson plans; and scholarship awards for teachers and students participation in school-sponsored field trips to Washingtonian DC and Philadelphia.$2,190
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,188,920$64,866$90,482———$64,866$57,652
2024$1,214,536$199,901$92,101———$199,901$57,037
2023$1,106,736$239,089$78,046———$239,089$51,184
2022$945,693$18,045$632,773$511,9074$511,907$18,045$46,324
2021$1,560,421$79,812$148,865$50,0001—$79,812$75,742
2020$1,629,474$81,113$1,716,973$1,583,48210—$81,113$79,441
2019$3,265,334$-1,545,499$984,928$692,4104——$234,835

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dan & Lillian King Foundation reported a distributable amount of $58K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dan & Lillian King Foundation is led by Stephen Collins, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Stephen Collins

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    24 hrs/week

    $60K (2019) → $80K (2025)

  • Nader Agha

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronald Weitzman

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Safwat Malek

    Vice Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Stephen Collins — Executive Dir.: $80KStephen CollinsExecutive Dir.$80K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $80K, to Stephen Collins (Executive Dir.).

Frequently asked questions about Dan & Lillian King Foundation

How large is Dan & Lillian King Foundation?

Dan & Lillian King Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $65K.

Where does Dan & Lillian King Foundation operate?

Dan & Lillian King Foundation has awarded grants in California.

How much is Dan & Lillian King Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Dan & Lillian King Foundation reported a distributable amount of $58K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Dan & Lillian King Foundation's EIN?

Dan & Lillian King Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3831446. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 6, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 11, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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