Sondra Press Charitable Foundation
Sondra Press Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Beverly Hills, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $191K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $19K. Net investment income was $11K.
Sondra Press Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Sondra Press Charitable Foundation gave $19K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $19,000
- +35.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,750
- -32.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,000
- Total assets
- $190,543
- -2.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% 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 Sondra Press Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was CSMC aka CEDARS SINAI MED CTR ($10K). Together the top 4 received $19K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 18 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Sondra Press Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving grew 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2024) to $19K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $19K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| CSMC aka CEDARS SINAI MED CTR Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted Contribution | $10,000 |
| Breast Cancer Assistance Group Carmel, CA | Unrestricted Contribution | $5,500 |
| Discovery Eye Foundation Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted Contribution | $2,500 |
| Friends of the BH Library Beverly Hills, CA | Unrestricted Contribution | $1,000 |
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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 | $190,543 | $17,930 | $22,500 | $19,000 | 4 | $20,750 | $11,337 | $19,746 |
| 2024 | $195,613 | $12,925 | $17,400 | $14,000 | 2 | $16,125 | $12,474 | $18,479 |
| 2023 | $200,088 | $11,518 | $19,383 | $16,000 | 4 | $17,650 | $9,785 | $18,006 |
| 2022 | $207,953 | $12,530 | $18,645 | $15,000 | 3 | $16,719 | $8,089 | $17,574 |
| 2021 | $214,068 | $11,176 | $19,539 | $16,000 | 5 | — | $6,957 | $16,507 |
| 2020 | $222,831 | $7,817 | $21,196 | $17,400 | 3 | — | $9,149 | $17,573 |
| 2019 | $236,210 | $16,070 | $21,858 | $17,800 | 5 | — | $11,227 | $18,897 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sondra Press Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $20K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sondra Press Charitable Foundation is led by Sondra Press, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sondra Press
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Richards
Sec\treas
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Tracy Richards
Vice President
On filings since 2019
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 Sondra Press Charitable Foundation
How much does Sondra Press Charitable Foundation give each year?
Sondra Press Charitable Foundation gave $19K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $14K across 2 grants.
What is Sondra Press Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Sondra Press Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $4,000, and its average grant was $4,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Sondra Press Charitable Foundation give grants?
Sondra Press Charitable Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (2 grants).
Does Sondra Press Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Sondra Press Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Sondra Press Charitable Foundation?
Sondra Press Charitable Foundation reported $191K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $21K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $20K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Sondra Press Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Sondra Press Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-6047928. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 27, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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