Peek Foundation
Peek Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in South Pasadena, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $203K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $18K. Net investment income was $3K.
Peek Foundation at a glance
In short: Peek Foundation gave $18K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $18,000
- +157.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,000
- +71.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $202,847
- -7.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (72% 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 Peek Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Carmelite Sisters of the Sacred HEA ($10K). Together the top 3 received $18K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Peek Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 105% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2023) to $50K (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $18K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Carmelite Sisters of the Sacred HEA Alhambra, CA | Operations | $10,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | Operations | $5,000 |
| Holy Spirit Fountain Valley Fountain Valley, CA | Operations | $3,000 |
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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 | $202,847 | $2,626 | $18,025 | $18,000 | 3 | $18,000 | $2,601 | $17,179 |
| 2024 | $218,246 | $2,703 | $10,320 | $7,000 | 2 | $7,000 | — | $13,926 |
| 2023 | $225,863 | $2,603 | $3,632 | $1,000 | 1 | $1,000 | — | $12,007 |
| 2022 | $226,891 | $28,668 | $1,103 | — | — | — | $27,565 | $11,018 |
| 2021 | $199,326 | $4,317 | $1,119 | — | — | — | $3,198 | $11,826 |
| 2020 | $196,140 | $113,730 | $51,894 | $50,000 | 1 | — | $11,836 | $9,828 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Peek Foundation reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Peek Foundation is led by Cynthia B. Murphy, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cynthia B. Murphy
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
G. Richard Katzenbach
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
William C. Murphy
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 Peek Foundation
How much does Peek Foundation give each year?
Peek Foundation gave $18K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 2 grants.
What is Peek Foundation's typical grant size?
Peek Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Peek Foundation give grants?
Peek Foundation gives mostly in California: 72% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was North Carolina (28%).
Does Peek Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Peek Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Operations" (3 grants).
How large is Peek Foundation?
Peek Foundation reported $203K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Peek Foundation?
Peek Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in South Pasadena, CA. It holds $203K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Peek Foundation's EIN?
Peek Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4291894. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
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