L Cruz Foundation
L Cruz Foundation is a private foundation based in Los Angeles, California. It made 11 grants totaling $29,150 in filing year 2025, including donations to churches, charitable organizations, and other recipients.
L Cruz Foundation at a glance
In short: L Cruz Foundation gave $29K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in California. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $29,150
- -74.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- -15.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,650
- -70.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $327,840
- +5.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (2 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (92% 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 L Cruz 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: 900 W Olympic Blvd Apt 48D, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Phone: (213) 221-7766
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who L Cruz Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Our Savior Catholic Church ($15K). Together the top 10 received $29K.
Grant Size Distribution
95 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 94 grants of 95 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 92% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 7% to Florida, and 1% to Mississippi.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is L Cruz Foundation open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 11 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 73% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 51% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 265% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $29K (2025) to $115K (2024). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $29K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Our Savior Catholic Church Los Angeles, CA | Donation | $15,000 |
| St Mel Catholic Church Woodland Hills, CA | Donation | $3,000 |
| Food for the Poor Coconut Creek, FL | Donation | $2,000 |
| Poor Clares of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | Donation | $2,000 |
| City of Hope Duarte, CA | Donation | $2,000 |
| Covenant House Los Angeles, CA | Donation | $2,000 |
| St John's Seminary Camarillo, CA | Donation | $1,500 |
| St Denis Catholic Church Diamond Bar, CA | Donation | $1,000 |
| LA Mission Los Angeles, CA | Donation | $400 |
| Sacred Heart Southern Mission Walls, MS | Donation | $200 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $327,840 | $90,000 | $38,389 | $29,150 | 11 | $29,150 | $7,419 | $11,001 |
| 2024 | $311,385 | $50,000 | $124,238 | $114,925 | 13 | $114,925 | $7,092 | $8,786 |
| 2023 | $311,385 | $95,000 | $87,154 | $79,046 | 19 | $79,046 | $6,357 | $8,797 |
| 2022 | $279,813 | $92,500 | $65,862 | $59,004 | 26 | $59,004 | $4,755 | $7,882 |
| 2021 | $277,300 | $76,000 | $61,222 | $55,204 | 26 | $55,204 | $4,561 | $9,203 |
| 2020 | $242,130 | $108,407 | $53,511 | $49,329 | 27 | — | $4,770 | $8,278 |
| 2019 | $201,789 | $4,000 | $36,940 | $35,269 | 23 | — | $5,561 | $9,021 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, L Cruz Foundation reported a distributable amount of $11K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for religious organizations, as well as City of Hope and Covenant House. City of Hope describes its mission as making hope a reality for people touched by cancer and diabetes. Food for the Poor, another 2025 grantee, describes its mission as linking churches in the first and third worlds to help people who are materially poor and poor in spirit. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $29,150 through 11 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $50 to $15,000, with a median of $2,000. Its largest grants included $15,000 to Our Savior Catholic Church in Los Angeles and $3,000 to St Mel Catholic Church in Woodland Hills. It also gave $2,000 each to Food for the Poor, Poor Clares of Santa Barbara, City of Hope, and Covenant House.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Lydia F Cruz as president and Leonardo Cruz as secretary/CFO.
L Cruz Foundation is led by Lydia F. Cruz, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lydia F. Cruz
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Leonardo Cruz
Secretary & CFO
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 L Cruz Foundation
How much does L Cruz Foundation give each year?
L Cruz Foundation gave $29K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $115K across 13 grants.
What is L Cruz Foundation's typical grant size?
L Cruz Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,650, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from L Cruz Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does L Cruz Foundation give grants?
L Cruz Foundation gives mostly in California: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Florida (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (4 grants).
Does L Cruz Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on L Cruz Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Donation" (11 grants).
Who are L Cruz Foundation's largest grantees?
L Cruz Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Our Savior Catholic Church ($15,000), St Mel Catholic Church ($3,000) and Food for the Poor ($2,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 69% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is L Cruz Foundation?
L Cruz Foundation reported $328K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $29K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $11K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does L Cruz Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for religious organizations, as well as City of Hope and Covenant House. City of Hope describes its mission as making hope a reality for people touched by cancer and diabetes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from L Cruz 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 L Cruz Foundation's EIN?
L Cruz Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4836173. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does L Cruz 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 September 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 June 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 9, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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