Encino Foundation
Encino Foundation is a private foundation based in Granada Hills, California. Its 2025 grants included support for religious services, religious scholarships, and religious training.
Encino Foundation at a glance
In short: Encino Foundation gave $50K across 23 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), top state New York. 31% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $50,403
- +22.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 23
- +15.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,191
- +6.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,650
- Total assets
- $52,493
- +5181.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 31% first-time grantees (5 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (48% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Encino Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 10342 Encino Ave, Granada Hills, CA 91344
Phone: (818) 741-6141
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Encino Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Young Israel of Northridge ($7K). Together the top 10 received $23K.
Organizations only. It also paid 6 individual scholarships ($23,900), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
90 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 90 grants of 90 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, grant dollars went to recipients in New York (48%), California (42%), and New Jersey (9%); Iowa and Georgia each accounted for 0%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 23 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Encino Foundation open to new grantees?
31%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 16 grantees (31%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $2K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $1K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $29K (2020) to $50K (2025). In 2025 it made 23 grants totaling $50K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Young Israel of Northridge Northridge, CA | Religious Services | $6,908 |
| 6 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $23,900 |
| Chabad of Northridge Northridge, CA | Religious Services | $3,590 |
| Chomesh Kollel Lakewood, NJ | Religous Training | $2,000 |
| Legacy School Granada Hills, CA | Religious Training | $2,000 |
| Olami West Los Angeles, CA | Religous Training | $1,813 |
| Valley Torah HS Valley Village, CA | Religous Training | $1,800 |
| Keren Hashviis Lakewood, NJ | Religous Services | $1,650 |
| Chabad of the Valley Tarzana, CA | Religious Services | $1,200 |
| Tomchei Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | Religous Services | $1,200 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $52,493 | $101,950 | $50,452 | $50,403 | 23 | $50,403 |
| 2024 | $994 | — | $41,223 | $41,148 | 20 | $41,223 |
| 2023 | $42,217 | $75,000 | $34,822 | $34,753 | 24 | $34,753 |
| 2022 | $2,039 | — | $39,303 | $39,254 | 23 | $39,303 |
| 2021 | $41,342 | $35,000 | $79 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $6,421 | — | $29,326 | $29,326 | 23 | — |
| 2019 | $35,747 | $35,000 | — | — | — | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement is provided. The 2025 filing lists grants with purposes including religious services, religious scholarships, and religious training.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave 23 grants totaling $50,403. Grant amounts ranged from $30 to $6,908, with a median of $1,650. Notable grants included $6,908 to Young Israel of Northridge for religious services, $3,590 to Chabad of Northridge for religious services, and $2,000 each to Chomesh Kollel and Legacy School for religious training. Several grants, including $6,100 to an individual recipient and $5,400 to an individual recipient, were for religious scholarship.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists David Yeager as president and Peg Yeager as vice president.
Encino Foundation is led by David Yeager, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David Yeager
President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peg Yeager
Vice President
On filings since 2019
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.
Frequently asked questions about Encino Foundation
How much does Encino Foundation give each year?
Encino Foundation gave $50K across 23 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $41K across 20 grants.
What is Encino Foundation's typical grant size?
Encino Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,650, and its average grant was $2,191, across 23 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Encino Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Encino Foundation give grants?
Encino Foundation's top state is New York, with 48% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were California (42%) and New Jersey (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Northridge, CA (3 grants), Lakewood, NJ (2 grants), Los Angeles, CA (2 grants) and Brooklyn, NY (2 grants).
Does Encino Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 23 grants with a stated purpose on Encino Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Religious Scholarship" (7 grants), "Religious Services" (4 grants) and "Religous Training" (4 grants).
Who are Encino Foundation's largest grantees?
Encino Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Young Israel of Northridge ($6,908), Chabad of Northridge ($3,590) and Chomesh Kollel ($2,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 6 individual scholarships ($23,900), which are not listed by name. Together they received 25% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Encino Foundation?
Encino Foundation reported $52K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $102K.
What does Encino Foundation fund?
No mission statement is provided. The 2025 filing lists grants with purposes including religious services, religious scholarships, and religious training. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Encino Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Encino Foundation's EIN?
Encino Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3755652. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Encino Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
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 March 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 31, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 9, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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