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Lotus Bloom

Foundation · Grantmaker Oakland, CA EIN: 51-0662715 Website

Lotus bloom is a family resource center where children aged 0-5 and their parents/caregivers learn, play, gain confidence and find connections to other new parents, health resources, education resources.

Key facts about Lotus Bloom

In short: Lotus Bloom gave $92K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
51-0662715
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$92,000
Grants made (2025)
7
Average grant
$13,143
Median grant
$7,000
Total assets
$7,257,496
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$7.3M

-3.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$92K

+14.7% YoY

Grant Count

7

+16.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$13K

-1.7% YoY

How Lotus Bloom gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−16%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Lotus Bloom

Based on IRS filings

Lotus Bloom is a nonprofit organization focused on Youth Development, based in Oakland, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $92K. Net investment income was $186K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 7 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Cities

Oakland

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants20190 grants20200 grants20215 grants20225 grants20236 grants20247 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Afro-Play Family Consulting: $50KAfro-Play Family Consulting$50KEast Bay Agency for Children: $7KEast Bay Agency for Children$7KLincoln Families: $7KLincoln Families$7KBananas Inc: $7KBananas Inc$7KFruitvale Housing Collective: $7KFruitvale Housing Collective$7KSafe Passages: $7KSafe Passages$7KHively: $7KHively$7K

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

22<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
AFRO-PLAY FAMILY CONSULTING Oakland, CASPONSORED PROGRAM$50,000
EAST BAY AGENCY FOR CHILDREN Oakland, CAAGENCY MISSIO$7,000
LINCOLN FAMILIES Oakland, CAAGENCY MISSION$7,000
BANANAS INC Oakland, CAAGENCY MISSION$7,000
FRUITVALE HOUSING COLLECTIVE Oakland, CAAGENCY MISSION$7,000
SAFE PASSAGES Oakland, CAAGENCY MISSION$7,000
HIVELY Oakland, CAAGENCY MISSION$7,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$7,257,496$7,533,317$7,593,922
Revenue$1,576,025$1,960,379$5,213,586
Expenses$1,843,455$1,884,495$1,563,454
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$185,653$201,165$53,267
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 16, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 4, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 5, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 30, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lotus Bloom is led by Cheryl Horney, President since 2024 (on filings since 2022); 1 of 7 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Cheryl Horney

    President

    Treasurer → President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Louie Howard

    Executive Di

    CEO → Executive Di, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $124K (2019) → $186K (2025)

  • Stephanie Lepow

    Vice Chair

    Marketing Ch → President, 2022

    President → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Edwards

    Member

    Director → Member, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracey Black

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eva King

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Treecy Truc

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Jennifer Caban (2019–2023) — Member
  • Former: Russell Williams (2019–2021) — Hr & Executive Cha
  • Former: Jill Kunishima (2019–2020) — Member
  • Former: Roy Pak (2019–2020) — Treasurer

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Angela Louie Howard — Executive Di: $186KAngela Louie HowardExecutive Di$186K

Frequently asked questions about Lotus Bloom

How much does Lotus Bloom give each year?

Lotus Bloom gave $92K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $80K across 6 grants.

What is Lotus Bloom's typical grant size?

Lotus Bloom's median grant in 2025 was $7,000, and its average grant was $13,143, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Lotus Bloom give grants?

Lotus Bloom gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Oakland, CA (7 grants).

Does Lotus Bloom give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Lotus Bloom's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Agency Mission" (5 grants).

Who are Lotus Bloom's largest grantees?

Lotus Bloom's largest 2025 grantees include Afro-Play Family Consulting ($50,000), East Bay Agency for Children ($7,000) and Lincoln Families ($7,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 70% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Lotus Bloom?

Lotus Bloom reported $7.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.

What is Lotus Bloom?

Lotus Bloom is a nonprofit organization focused on Youth Development, based in Oakland, CA. It holds $7.3M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Lotus Bloom's EIN?

Lotus Bloom's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0662715. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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