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PS Resorts

Foundation · Grantmaker Palm Springs, CA EIN: 45-4716853 Website

To create, foster and enhance events, attractions and activities that will attract visitors to palm springs and otherwise promote palm springs as a premier destination.

Key facts about PS Resorts

In short: PS Resorts gave $687K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $34K), mostly in California. 21% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
45-4716853
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$687,099
Grants made (2025)
20
Average grant
$34,355
Median grant
$22,500
New grantees (estimate)
21% first-time grantees (3 of 14, 2025)
Total assets
$1,703,102
Primary geography
California (83% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.7M

+14.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$687K

+18.5% YoY

Grant Count

20

+66.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$34K

-28.9% YoY

Is PS Resorts open to new grantees?

21%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 3 of 14 grantees (21%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $51K; repeat grants $49K. How we count

Medians: $20K first-time, $25K repeat.

  • 64% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 77% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

About PS Resorts

Based on IRS filings

PS Resorts is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Palm Springs, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 20 grants totaling $687K. Net investment income was $477.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of all 20 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

Palm SpringsLos AngelesPalm DesertRancho MirageWashington

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K26 grants20197 grants20205 grants202115 grants202215 grants202312 grants202420 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

City of Palm Springs: $225K across 2 grantsCity of Palm Springs$225K · 2 grantsIglta: $120K across 2 grantsIglta$120K · 2 grantsGreater Palm Springs Pride: $85K across 2 grantsGreater Palm Springs Pride$85K · 2 grantsPS International Film Society: $50KPS International Film Society$50KCvspin Inc: $40KCvspin Inc$40KPalm Springs Plaza Theater Foundati: $25KPalm Springs Plaza TheaterFoundati$25KDesert X: $25KDesert X$25KAeg Management Palm Springs: $22K across 2 grantsAeg Management Palm Springs$22K · 2 grantsPS Air Museum: $20K across 2 grantsPS Air Museum$20K · 2 grantsPS Cultural Center: $20KPS Cultural Center$20K

Grant Size Distribution

67 grants across all recorded years

47<$50K17$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS Palm Springs, CA2025 ALLOCATIONS$112,500
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS Palm Springs, CA2025 ALLOCATIONS$112,500
IGLTA Washington, DC2025 SPONSORSHIP$70,000
GREATER PALM SPRINGS PRIDE Palm Springs, CA2025 PRIDE SPONSOR$60,000
PS INTERNATIONAL FILM SOCIETY Palm Springs, CA2025 SPONSORSHIP$50,000
IGLTA Washington, DC2025 SPONSORSHIP$50,000
CVSPIN INC Palm Desert, CA2025 SPONSORSHIP$40,000
PALM SPRINGS PLAZA THEATER FOUNDATI Palm Springs, CA2024 SPONSORSHIP$25,000
DESERT X Palm Springs, CA2025 SPONSORSHIP$25,000
GREATER PALM SPRINGS PRIDE Palm Springs, CA2025 SPONSORSHIP$25,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,703,102$1,482,561$1,678,630
Revenue$1,075,375$885,925$899,429
Expenses$854,834$1,081,994$692,382
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$477$1,102$233
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 26, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 18, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 11, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

PS Resorts is led by Peggy Trott, Chairperson since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Peggy Trott

    Chairperson

    Board Member → Chairperson, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patty Davis

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adm Robinson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Jay

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Babis

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karima Zaki

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lucia Aguilar

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Barnes

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Brugeman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Celeste Brackley

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Hunt

    Treasurer

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shannon Anderson

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (31)
  • Former: Brandon McCurley (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Paul Patino (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Eric Luberto (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Matt Shough (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Peter Lenton (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Phillip Connor (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Bruno Santos (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Chris Garber (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jose Rodriguez (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Carlos Mendoza (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: David Galvadon (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Aftab Dada (2019–2022) — Chairman
  • Former: Alison Wickerham (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Eric Hill (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Kevin Watson (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Timothy Lusker (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Alicia Araujo (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: La Dona Canevaro (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Steven Boswell (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Autumn Griffith (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Jim Pulver (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Matt Huss (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Paul Wurth (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Anne L'esperance (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Becky Bruffey (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Karina Sedigh (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Kurt Englund (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Mark Jeffrey (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Nathan Dewindt (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Sherrie Gallagher (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Wil Fieldhouse (2019) — Board Member

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 PS Resorts

How much does PS Resorts give each year?

PS Resorts gave $687K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $580K across 12 grants.

What is PS Resorts's typical grant size?

PS Resorts's median grant in 2025 was $22,500, and its average grant was $34,355, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from PS Resorts that year got $51K on average.

Where does PS Resorts give grants?

PS Resorts gives mostly in California: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was District of Columbia (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were Palm Springs, CA (14 grants), Washington, DC (2 grants) and Los Angeles, CA (2 grants).

Does PS Resorts give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 20 grants with a stated purpose on PS Resorts's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "2025 Sponsorship" (8 grants).

Who are PS Resorts's largest grantees?

PS Resorts's largest 2025 grantees include City of Palm Springs ($225,000 across 2 grants), Iglta ($120,000 across 2 grants) and Greater Palm Springs Pride ($85,000 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 63% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is PS Resorts?

PS Resorts reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.

What is PS Resorts?

PS Resorts is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Palm Springs, CA. It holds $1.7M in total assets as of 2025.

What is PS Resorts's EIN?

PS Resorts's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-4716853. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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