Taylor Science Foundation
Taylor Science Foundation is a private foundation, based in Calabasas, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4K in total assets.
Taylor Science Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,889
- +78.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $6,500
- +22.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Taylor Science Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
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
States
Cities
How Taylor Science Foundation gives
- 94% of 2021 grantees were also funded in 2020. Method
- In 2021 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2022) to $6K (2021). In 2022 it reported $4K 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.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Rock Baptist Church Los Angeles, CA | Donations | $1,950 |
| Calvary Community Church Westlake Village, CA | Donations | $1,800 |
| Jews for Jesus San Francisco, CA | Donations | $240 |
| One For Israel Colleyville, TX | donate | $240 |
| Charity Navigator Saddle Brook, IA | Donations | $120 |
| The Gideons International Nashville, TN | Donations | $120 |
| Mouth And Foot Painting Artists Atlanta, GA | Donations | $120 |
| Los Angeles Mission Los Angeles, CA | Donations | $120 |
| St Labre Indian School Ashland, MT | Donations | $120 |
| BahaI Faith Encino, CA | Donations | $120 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,889 | $6,500 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $2,185 | $5,287 | $5,287 | — | — | $5,287 | — |
| 2023 | $4,550 | $4,550 | — | — | — | — | $123 |
| 2022 | $1,449 | $4,160 | $4,160 | $4,160 | Total only | $4,160 | — |
| 2021 | $17,189 | $5,550 | $5,550 | $5,550 | 18 | $5,550 | $172 |
| 2020 | $17,189 | $6,608 | $5,330 | $5,330 | 25 | — | $222 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Taylor Science Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mel Phillips
Prsident
President → Prsident, 2022
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stella Blevins
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
JoAnn Young
Secretary
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: JoAnn (2020) — Young
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 Taylor Science Foundation
How large is Taylor Science Foundation?
Taylor Science Foundation reported $4K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $7K.
Where does Taylor Science Foundation operate?
Taylor Science Foundation has awarded grants in Arkansas, California, District of Columbia, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.
What is Taylor Science Foundation's EIN?
Taylor Science Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2881822. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 15, 2023)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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