Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Irvine, CA EIN: 33-0734363

Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Irvine, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 21 grants totaling $168K. Net investment income was $223K.

Key facts about Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation

In short: Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation gave $168K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
33-0734363
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$168,010
Grants made (2025)
21
Average grant
$8,000
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$3,703,621
Primary geography
Washington (62% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$3.7M

+1.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$168K

-7.6% YoY

Grant Count

21

+31.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

-29.6% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation reported a distributable amount of $177K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 158% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

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

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states

Share of all 21 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

Los AngelesIrvineElk GroveAntiochDavisFremontPleasantonSunnyvaleClaremontGoletaSan DiegoSeattleApple ValleyBendBerkeleyCerritosChino HillsCoronaCurpentinoDaly City

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K26 grants202027 grants202126 grants202222 grants202316 grants202421 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Omprakash: $105KOmprakash$105KMariely Flores Miranda: $7KMariely Flores Miranda$7KVrund Italiya: $7KVrund Italiya$7KCristopher Espino: $5KCristopher Espino$5KErin Nicholson: $5KErin Nicholson$5KSiona Samanta: $5KSiona Samanta$5KVyoma Bhanap: $5KVyoma Bhanap$5KCynthia Ortiz: $4KCynthia Ortiz$4KVivian Thanh Nguyen: $3KVivian Thanh Nguyen$3KMichell Mamombe: $3KMichell Mamombe$3K

Grant Size Distribution

112 grants across all recorded years

110<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
OMPRAKASH Seattle, WAEDUCATIONAL GRANT$104,700
MARIELY FLORES MIRANDA San Francisco, CAEDUCATIONAL GRANT$7,000
VRUND ITALIYA Los Angeles, CAEDUCATIONAL GRANT$7,000
CRISTOPHER ESPINO Tustin, CAEDUCATIONAL GRANT$5,000
ERIN NICHOLSON Santa Clara, CAEDUCATIONAL GRANT$5,000
SIONA SAMANTA Fremont, CAEDUCATIONAL GRANT$5,000
VYOMA BHANAP Milpitas, CAEDUCATIONAL GRANT$4,510
CYNTHIA ORTIZ Downey, CAEDUCATIONAL GRANT$3,500
VIVIAN THANH NGUYEN Arlington, TXEDUCATIONAL GRANT$3,000
MICHELL MAMOMBE Claremont, CAEDUCATIONAL GRANT$2,800

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K$400K202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$3,703,621$3,641,957$3,653,255
Revenue$226,168$354,962$230,341
Expenses$290,032$272,218$230,592
Qualifying Distributions$279,792$268,231$227,103
Net Investment Income$222,673$353,205$230,071
Distributable Amount$177,320$176,302$170,374

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation is led by Ankur Luthra, Board Chair since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 8 of 10 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ankur Luthra

    Board Chair

    Trustee → Board Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $500 (2020) → $500 (2025)

  • Duncan Strauss

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $500 (2020) → $500 (2025)

  • Matt Strauss

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $500 (2020) → $1K (2025)

  • Nancy Strauss Tietge

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $500 (2020) → $500 (2025)

  • Sally Reeder

    Trustee

    Board Chair → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $500 (2020) → $500 (2025)

  • Venita De Souza

    Adminstrative Director

    Executive Director → Adminstrative Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    15 hrs/week

    $12K (2023) → $40K (2025)

  • Sonia Lewis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    $500 (2025)

  • G. Jennifer Wilson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aram Nadjarian

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $500 (2020) → $500 (2025)

  • Gordon Strauss

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $500 (2020) → $0 (2025)

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Jonathan Graham (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Josue Franco (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Kathleen Harris (2023) — Former Excutive Director
  • Former: Tracy Tietge Schreiner (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: David Fanning (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Tess Bridgeman (2020–2021) — Trustee

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Venita De Souza — Adminstrative Director: $40KVenita De SouzaAdminstrative Director$40KMatt Strauss — Trustee: $1KMatt StraussTrustee$1KAnkur Luthra — Board Chair: $500Ankur LuthraBoard Chair$500Aram Nadjarian — Secretary: $500Aram NadjarianSecretary$500Sally Reeder — Trustee: $500Sally ReederTrustee$500Duncan Strauss — Trustee: $500Duncan StraussTrustee$500Nancy Strauss Tietge — Trustee: $500Nancy Strauss TietgeTrustee$500Sonia Lewis — Trustee: $500Sonia LewisTrustee$500

Frequently asked questions about Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation

How much does Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation give each year?

Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation gave $168K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $182K across 16 grants.

What is Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation's typical grant size?

Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $8,000, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation give grants?

Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation gives mostly in Washington: 62% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (35%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (3 grants).

Does Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 21 grants with a stated purpose on Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educational Grant" (21 grants).

Who are Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation's largest grantees?

Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Omprakash ($104,700), Mariely Flores Miranda ($7,000) and Vrund Italiya ($7,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 71% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation?

Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation reported $3.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $280K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $177K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation?

Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Irvine, CA. It holds $3.7M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation's EIN?

Donald a Strauss Scholarship Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0734363. 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.

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