Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship

Private foundation · Grantmaker Lakeport, CA EIN: 26-2898783

Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Lakeport, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $5K. Net investment income was $8.

Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship at a glance

In short: Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship gave $5K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $562.5), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$4,500
+28.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
+14.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$563
+12.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$500
Total assets
$16,301
-7.3% 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 Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Alianna Souza: $1KAlianna Souza$1KKailiann Woodson: $500Kailiann Woodson$500Kaylah-Marie Billig: $500Kaylah-Marie Billig$500Lilanna Cruz: $500Lilanna Cruz$500Kaelyn Jefferies: $500Kaelyn Jefferies$500Hannah Garrity: $500Hannah Garrity$500Dayana Torres Gonzales: $500Dayana Torres Gonzales$500Rehanna Riley Martinez: $500Rehanna Riley Martinez$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Alianna Souza ($1K). Together the top 8 received $5K.

Grant Size Distribution

26 grants across all recorded years

26<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 26 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

States

Cities

LakeportNiceEurekaKelseyville

How Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship gives

  • Giving grew 125% from 2022 to 2025. 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$2K$4K$6K1 grant2020 3 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 7 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2022) to $5K (2025). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Alianna Souza Eureka, CAEducation$1,000
Kailiann Woodson Kelseyville, CAEducation$500
Kaylah-Marie Billig Lakeport, CAEducation$500
Lilanna Cruz Nice, CAEducation$500
Kaelyn Jefferies Lakeport, CAEducation$500
Hannah Garrity Lakeport, CAEducation$500
Dayana Torres Gonzales Lakeport, CAEducation$500
Rehanna Riley Martinez Lakeport, CAEducation$500
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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 Income
2025$16,301$3,208$4,500$4,5008$4,500$8
2024$17,593$7,108$3,500$3,5007$3,500$8
2023$13,985$1,807$2,500$2,5004$2,500$7
2022$14,678$1,608$2,000$2,0004$2,000$3
2021$15,070$1,253$3,000$3,0003$3,000$3
2020$16,817$4$2,500$2,5001—$4

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship is led by Michael Lunas, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael Lunas

    President

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rik Hayes

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diana Lunas

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristy Weiss

    Directors

    Director → Directors, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Hansen

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    8 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 Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship

How much does Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship give each year?

Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship gave $5K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 7 grants.

What is Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship's typical grant size?

Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $563, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship give grants?

Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Lakeport, CA (5 grants).

Does Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (8 grants).

Who are Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship's largest grantees?

Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship's largest 2025 grantees include Alianna Souza ($1,000), Kailiann Woodson ($500) and Kaylah-Marie Billig ($500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 44% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship?

Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship reported $16K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $3K.

What is Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship?

Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Lakeport, CA. It holds $16K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship's EIN?

Joshua Miles Hansen Memorial Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-2898783. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 20, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 4, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 29, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 31, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 24, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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