Palm Springs Cruisin Association

Public charity · Grantmaker Palm Desert, CA EIN: 02-0641867

Promote public interest and knowledge about automobiles through car shows and to raise funds for qualified 501(c)(3) organizations.

Palm Springs Cruisin Association at a glance

In short: Palm Springs Cruisin Association gave $120K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $120K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$120,000
+20.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$120,000
+20.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$120,000
Total assets
$15,877
-39.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Palm Springs Cruisin Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Desert Cancer Foundation: $120KDesert Cancer Foundation$120K

The largest 2025 recipient was Desert Cancer Foundation ($120K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Palm Desert

How Palm Springs Cruisin Association gives

  • Giving grew 516% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $19K (2022) to $120K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $120K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Desert Cancer Foundation Palm Desert, CACharitable Support$120,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$15,877$128,101$138,271$120,0001
2024$26,047$115,774$116,005$100,0001
2022$41,994$34,796$31,163$19,4941
2021$19,850$42,131$44,717$32,9581

About Palm Springs Cruisin Association

Based on IRS filings

Palm Springs Cruisin Association is a public charity, based in Palm Desert, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $120K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Palm Springs Cruisin Association is led by Ross McMullin, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ross McMullin

    President

    On filings since 2022

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gail Levy

    Memebership Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Korthase

    Vice President

    On filings since 2021

    55 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie St John

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Hill

    Member at Large

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lyle Pierceall

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vicki Sherman

    Member at Large

    Events Chair → Member at Large, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Lien

    Member at Large

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lloyd Miller

    Member at Large

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: George Dray (2021–2024) — Cruisin Chair
  • Former: Steve Hoag (2021–2024) — Memebership Director
  • Former: Jules Varga (2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Julie Bivens-Waun (2024) — Member at Large
  • Former: Diana Finnigan (2021–2022) — Member at Large
  • Former: Julius Varga (2021–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Lynn Renshaw (2021–2022) — Event Coordinator
  • Former: Ross McCullim (2021) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Palm Springs Cruisin Association

How much does Palm Springs Cruisin Association give each year?

Palm Springs Cruisin Association gave $120K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $100K across 1 grant.

How large is Palm Springs Cruisin Association?

Palm Springs Cruisin Association reported $16K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $128K.

Where does Palm Springs Cruisin Association operate?

Palm Springs Cruisin Association has awarded grants in California.

What is Palm Springs Cruisin Association's EIN?

Palm Springs Cruisin Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-0641867. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 30, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2022

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