Mike and Jan Salta Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Indian Wells, CA EIN: 20-1885144

Mike and Jan Salta Foundation is a private foundation, based in Indian Wells, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $21K in total assets. In 2025, it made $25 in qualifying distributions.

Mike and Jan Salta Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$20,732
+1.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$233
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$25
-97.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$25
-97.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Mike and Jan Salta Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

Palm DesertRancho MiragePalm SpringsDes MoinesIndian WellsKetchumPhoenixThousand Palms

How Mike and Jan Salta Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 90% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 2% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$50K$100K$150K8 grants2019 4 grants2020 1 grant2021 4 grants2022 0 grants2023 2 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2024) to $105K (2019). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $1K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Joslyn Center Palm Desert, CAGeneral$500
Make a Wish Foundation Phoenix, AZGeneral$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$20,732$233$25——$25$1,013
2024$20,524—$1,025$1,0002$1,025$1,046
2023$21,549—$25——$25$1,062
2022$21,574—$38,848$38,0004$38,848$2,153
2021$60,422$50,000$10,000$10,0001$10,000$2,771
2020$20,422—$21,630$20,5004—$1,926
2019$42,052$100,000$115,688$104,6648—$3,342

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

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mike and Jan Salta Foundation is led by Janet Lyn Salta, President & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Janet Lyn Salta

    President & Director

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gabriel Farao Salta

    Treasurer & Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judy Harrington

    Secretary & Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    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 Mike and Jan Salta Foundation

How large is Mike and Jan Salta Foundation?

Mike and Jan Salta Foundation reported $21K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $25 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Mike and Jan Salta Foundation operate?

Mike and Jan Salta Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Iowa, Idaho.

What is Mike and Jan Salta Foundation's EIN?

Mike and Jan Salta Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1885144. 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 March 4, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 4, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 30, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 6, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 29, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 19, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 9, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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