Eunice Knight Saunders Foundation
Eunice Knight Saunders Foundation is a private foundation, based in Long Beach, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $673K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $24K.
Eunice Knight Saunders Foundation at a glance
In short: Eunice Knight Saunders Foundation gave $24K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $23,550
- -13.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,925
- +29.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,325
- Total assets
- $673,187
- +1.6% 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 Eunice Knight Saunders Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
33 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 33 grants of 33 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Eunice Knight Saunders Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−16%). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $18K (2021) to $38K (2023). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $24K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 6 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $23,550 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $673,187 | $35,569 | $25,165 | $23,550 | 6 | — | — |
| 2024 | $662,783 | $40,187 | $28,674 | $27,200 | 9 | — | — |
| 2023 | $651,270 | $5,563 | $39,570 | $37,850 | 7 | $5,368 | — |
| 2022 | $685,277 | $70 | $29,540 | $27,950 | 7 | — | — |
| 2021 | $714,747 | $264 | $19,470 | $17,850 | 4 | — | $35,329 |
| 2020 | $733,953 | $4,969 | $21,870 | $20,000 | 3 | — | $36,519 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Eunice Knight Saunders Foundation is led by Ben Knight, Ceocfo on every filing since 2022; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ben Knight
Ceocfo
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joan F. Knight
Secretary
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: John Knight (2020–2021) — Ceocfo
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 Eunice Knight Saunders Foundation
How much does Eunice Knight Saunders Foundation give each year?
Eunice Knight Saunders Foundation gave $24K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $27K across 9 grants.
What is Eunice Knight Saunders Foundation's typical grant size?
Eunice Knight Saunders Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $4,325, and its average grant was $3,925, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Eunice Knight Saunders Foundation give grants?
Eunice Knight Saunders Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Eunice Knight Saunders Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Eunice Knight Saunders Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Eunice Knight Saunders Foundation?
Eunice Knight Saunders Foundation reported $673K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $36K.
What is Eunice Knight Saunders Foundation's EIN?
Eunice Knight Saunders Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-6099150. 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.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 24, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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