Isen Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Los Angeles, CA EIN: 36-4291202

Isen Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10 in total assets.

Isen Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$10
-88.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$200
+700.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Isen Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Los AngelesCalabasasWestlake Village

How Isen Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 22365% from 2019 to 2022. Method
  • In 2022 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$20K$40K$60K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 5 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $200 (2019) to $45K (2022). In 2022 it made 5 grants totaling $45K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
SWC Museum Los Angeles, CAHumanitarian Needs$39,000
Chabad of Calabasas Calabasas, CAHumanitarian Needs$2,500
Chabad of Westlake Village Westlake Village, CAHumanitarian Needs$1,430
Baba Sale Congregation Los Angeles, CAHumanitarian Needs$1,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Los Angeles, CAHumanitarian Needs$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$10—$200————$1
2024$85—$25————$2
2023$10$1$25———$1$1
2022$34$513$45,105$44,9305$44,930$11$1,920
2021$44,626$5————$5$2,198
2020$44,621$8$10———$8$2,198
2019$44,623$85$220$2001—$85$2,196

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Isen Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Isen Family Foundation is led by Stuart Isen, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Stuart Isen

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Theodore Netzky

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Simone Isen

    Treasurer & Secretary

    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 Isen Family Foundation

How large is Isen Family Foundation?

Isen Family Foundation reported $10 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Isen Family Foundation operate?

Isen Family Foundation has awarded grants in California.

How much is Isen Family Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Isen Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Isen Family Foundation's EIN?

Isen Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4291202. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 27, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 26, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 31, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 8, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 26, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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