Make Well Known Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Princeton, NJ EIN: 81-4411986

Make Well Known Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Princeton, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $29K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $2K.

Make Well Known Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Make Well Known Foundation Inc gave $2K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $500), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,500
-85.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$500
-55.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$500
Total assets
$28,613
+18.2% 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 Make Well Known Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

John McCall: $500John McCall$500Harlan Redmond: $500Harlan Redmond$500Geoff Albert: $500Geoff Albert$500

The largest 2025 recipient was John McCall ($500). Together the top 3 received $2K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 16 (81%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

TampaGreensboroPasadenaCincinnatiClearwaterLos AngelosMinneapolisRaleighThonotasassa

How Make Well Known Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 100% 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$200K$400K$600K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 3 grants2022 1 grant2023 9 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $600 (2023) to $479K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
John McCall Pasadena, CATrustmaker donation for fire loss$500
Harlan Redmond Pasadena, CATrustmaker donation for fire loss$500
Geoff Albert Los Angelos, CATrustmaker donation for fire loss$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2025$28,613$255,194$374,929$1,5003$214,143
2024$24,210$123,000$239,135$10,2009$181,188
2023$149,833$87,000$186,481$6001$178,507
2022$241,730$412,800$638,504$478,8693$629,057
2021$473,017$524,829$195,554———
2020$160,158$408,527$388,895———

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Make Well Known Foundation Inc is led by Lionel Phillips, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lionel Phillips

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Jensen

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Moffatt

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Judith Greener

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Haniotis

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Lincoln

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    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 Make Well Known Foundation Inc

How much does Make Well Known Foundation Inc give each year?

Make Well Known Foundation Inc gave $2K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 9 grants.

What is Make Well Known Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Make Well Known Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $500, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Make Well Known Foundation Inc give grants?

Make Well Known Foundation Inc 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 Pasadena, CA (2 grants).

Does Make Well Known Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Make Well Known Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Trustmaker donation for fire loss" (3 grants).

How large is Make Well Known Foundation Inc?

Make Well Known Foundation Inc reported $29K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $255K.

What is Make Well Known Foundation Inc?

Make Well Known Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Princeton, NJ. It holds $29K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Make Well Known Foundation Inc's EIN?

Make Well Known Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4411986. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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