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Present Now

Public charity · Grantmaker Los Angeles, CA EIN: 46-1420945 Website

PRESENT NOW delivers joy, comfort, and healing to youth living in transitional domestic violence shelters across the nation. By giving personalized gifts, we create moments of connection and celebration, ensuring these youth feel seen, loved, and supported by a caring community.

Key facts about Present Now

EIN
46-1420945
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025
Total assets
$53,362

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ · View filing

Total Assets

$53K

-91.9% YoY

Revenue

$96K

-86.8% YoY

Expenses

$379K

-59.6% YoY

How Present Now gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (+0%). Method

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

About Present Now

Based on IRS filings

Present Now is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $53K in total assets.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Los AngelesSeal Beach

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2024) to $10K (2023). In 2024 it reported $9K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$53,362$660,075$920,554
Revenue$95,590$723,192$450,201
Expenses$379,480$939,046$751,105
Net Investment Income—$9,100—

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 24, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 12, 2024)
  4. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 1, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Present Now is led by Melissa Tillman, Interim Executive Director on every filing since 2023; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Melissa Tillman

    Interim Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $120K (2023) → $0 (2025)

  • Chad Feingold

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mihui Pak

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Mand

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Kolahi

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Molenda

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erica Fisher

    Co-Chair

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melanie Neumann

    Co-Chair

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wonnie Park

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua Green

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Sarah Wetzstein (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Avigal Horrow (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Farrah Cerf (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Lilian Miller (2020–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Shanna Brooks (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Keith Sarkisian (2020–2021) — Director

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

Melissa Tillman — Interim Exec. DIR. (As of 2/22/23): $120KMelissa TillmanInterim Exec. DIR. (As of…$120KLilian Miller — Executive Director (Until 3/24/23): $59KLilian MillerExecutive Director (Until…$59K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $120K, to Melissa Tillman (Interim Exec. DIR. (As of 2/22/23)). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Present Now

How large is Present Now?

Present Now reported $53K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $96K.

What is Present Now?

Present Now is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Los Angeles, CA. It holds $53K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Present Now operate?

Present Now has awarded grants in California.

What is Present Now's EIN?

Present Now's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1420945. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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