Ebell of Los Angeles Scholarship
Ebell of Los Angeles Scholarship is a private foundation, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $168K. Net investment income was $137K.
Ebell of Los Angeles Scholarship at a glance
In short: Ebell of Los Angeles Scholarship gave $168K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $168K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $167,500
- +11.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $167,500
- +11.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $167,500
- Total assets
- $4,282,721
- +3.1% 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 Ebell of Los Angeles Scholarship funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Students ($168K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 6 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Ebell of Los Angeles Scholarship gives
- Giving fell 22% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 96% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $145K (2019) to $227K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $168K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Students Los Angeles, CA | Educational Scholarships | $167,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,282,721 | $191,187 | $241,330 | $167,500 | 1 | $196,747 | $137,196 | $205,977 |
| 2024 | $4,152,254 | $157,001 | $219,379 | $150,000 | 1 | $170,340 | $100,518 | $198,335 |
| 2023 | $4,038,377 | $155,233 | $212,239 | $166,000 | 1 | $166,000 | $116,200 | $192,725 |
| 2022 | $3,939,893 | $256,072 | $254,654 | $213,500 | 2 | $216,850 | $218,688 | $217,808 |
| 2021 | $4,681,555 | $229,431 | $285,444 | $227,000 | 1 | — | $190,353 | $212,038 |
| 2020 | $4,025,159 | $235,677 | $226,396 | $168,000 | 37 | — | $171,319 | $199,159 |
| 2019 | $4,225,267 | $246,708 | $180,865 | $145,000 | 31 | — | $216,942 | $197,164 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ebell of Los Angeles Scholarship reported a distributable amount of $206K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ebell of Los Angeles Scholarship is led by Anne Lynch, Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2022); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anne Lynch
Chair
Member → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marnie Bodek
Vice Chair
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (36)
- Former: Laurie Schechter (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Randi Jones (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Lizzie Blatt (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Madelyn Murray (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Donna Russell (2021–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Janis Barquist (2021–2023) — Member
- Former: Phyllis Hansen (2021–2023) — Member
- Former: Christy McAvoy (2022–2023) — Member
- Former: Denise Parga (2022–2023) — Member
- Former: J. Lee Braly (2022–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Julie Barkan (2022–2023) — Member
- Former: Liza Devilla Ameen (2022–2023) — Member
- Former: Clare Sebenius (2023) — Member
- Former: Fran Varga (2023) — Member
- Former: Latoya Hearns (2023) — Member
- Former: Stacy Brightman (2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Lorraine Spector (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Aretha Green (2021–2022) — Member
- Former: Patty Lombard (2022) — President
- Former: Judith Day (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Suzanne Wilton (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Caroline Moser (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Karlene Taylor (2020–2021) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Rebecca Hutchinson (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Patricia Lombard (2021) — President
- Former: Geri Hurley (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ginger Barnard (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Janna Bodek Harris (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Linda Myerson Dean (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Perry Maiorana (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Amy Vuckovich (2019) — Member
- Former: Helene Seifer (2019) — Member
- Former: Jane Gilman (2019) — Member
- Former: Joyce Davidson (2019) — Member
- Former: Maria Wohlmuth (2019) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Philip R. Miller (2019) — Chief Operating Officer
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 Ebell of Los Angeles Scholarship
How much does Ebell of Los Angeles Scholarship give each year?
Ebell of Los Angeles Scholarship gave $168K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $150K across 1 grant.
How large is Ebell of Los Angeles Scholarship?
Ebell of Los Angeles Scholarship reported $4.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $197K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $206K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Ebell of Los Angeles Scholarship operate?
Ebell of Los Angeles Scholarship has awarded grants in California, New York.
What is Ebell of Los Angeles Scholarship's EIN?
Ebell of Los Angeles Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7049580. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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