El-Gaouny & Lee Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Rancho Cucamonga, CA EIN: 85-4018679
N/A

El-Gaouny & Lee Foundation is a private foundation focused on N/A, based in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $255K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $17K.

Key facts about El-Gaouny & Lee Foundation

In short: El-Gaouny & Lee Foundation gave $17K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
85-4018679
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$16,500
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$5,500
Median grant
$3,000
Total assets
$255,390
Primary geography
California (100% 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

$255K

+9.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$17K

-5.7% YoY

Grant Count

3

-25.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$6K

+25.7% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, El-Gaouny & Lee Foundation reported a distributable amount of $11K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How El-Gaouny & Lee Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 48% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 146% 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

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

Los AngelesRancho CucamongaSan BernardinoFort MyersHonoluluHoolehuaKiheiRiversideWaianae

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2020 6 grants2021 5 grants2022 5 grants2023 4 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2025) to $32K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $17K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Csusb Philanthropic Foundation: $11KCsusb Philanthropic Foundation$11KNew Horizon School Los Angeles: $3KNew Horizon School Los Angeles$3KChaffey College Foundation: $3KChaffey College Foundation$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Csusb Philanthropic Foundation ($11K). Together the top 3 received $17K.

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

23<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 23 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Csusb Philanthropic Foundation San Bernardino, CACharitable Contribution$10,500
New Horizon School Los Angeles Los Angeles, CACharitable Contribution$3,000
Chaffey College Foundation Rancho Cucamonga, CACharitable Contribution$3,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
$0$50K$100K$150K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$255,390$232,282$204,305
Revenue$42,500$48,000$100,000
Expenses$19,392$20,023$26,783
Qualifying Distributions$16,500$17,500$24,500
Distributable Amount$11,294$10,033$6,776

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 3, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 19, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

El-Gaouny & Lee Foundation is led by El-Gaouny Elisar Muntaser, President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • El-Gaouny Elisar Muntaser

    President

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    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 El-Gaouny & Lee Foundation

How much does El-Gaouny & Lee Foundation give each year?

El-Gaouny & Lee Foundation gave $17K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $18K across 4 grants.

What is El-Gaouny & Lee Foundation's typical grant size?

El-Gaouny & Lee Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $5,500, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does El-Gaouny & Lee Foundation give grants?

El-Gaouny & Lee Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

How large is El-Gaouny & Lee Foundation?

El-Gaouny & Lee Foundation reported $255K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $17K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $11K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is El-Gaouny & Lee Foundation?

El-Gaouny & Lee Foundation is a private foundation focused on N/A, based in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. It holds $255K in total assets as of 2025.

What is El-Gaouny & Lee Foundation's EIN?

El-Gaouny & Lee Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-4018679. 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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