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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $3,729,415 | $2,567,932 | $2,242,115 | $25,287,510 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 25% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIVING DESERTMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.PALM DESERT, CA | JUMA KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM | $24,000 | 2019 |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta D Schlesinger | Trustee | 25.00 | $144,144 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $7,427,019 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $2,549,683 | $2,680,481 | $2,397,000 | $6,273,566 | $6,265,536 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $1,971,459 | $1,864,365 | $1,609,126 | $6,403,263 | $6,396,334 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $1,592,015 | $1,885,166 | $1,653,511 | $6,265,377 | $6,257,529 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $1,560,635 | $1,777,630 | $1,564,103 | $6,556,983 | $6,550,680 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $1,571,085 | $1,767,241 | $1,533,496 | $6,773,056 | $6,767,675 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $1,696,847 | $1,601,840 | $1,400,509 | $6,968,766 | $6,963,831 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $1,262,783 | $1,500,555 | $1,243,501 | $6,874,469 | $6,868,824 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $1,886,547 | $1,988,498 | $798,084 | $11,106,453 | $7,106,596 |
| PALM SPRINGS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICPALM SPRINGS, CA | PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FITNESS FOR LIFE PROJECT | $23,874 | 2018 |
| BIRTH CHOICE OF THE DESERTPALM DESERT, CA | MATERIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | $23,800 | 2020 |
| JAMES MONROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBERMUDA DUNES, CA | BUTTERFLY/SCIENCE GARDEN PROJECT | $23,555 | 2018 |
| JEWISH SUNSHINE CIRCLEPALM DESERT, CA | ALEPH SCHOOLHOUSE | $23,500 | 2021 |
| JEWISH SUNSHINE CIRCLEPALM DESERT, CA | ADELPH SCHOOLHOUSE EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS | $23,450 | 2018 |
| MARQUEE ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTSPALM SPRINGS, CA | YEAR-ROUND MUSIC & PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION FOR KIDS | $23,430 | 2017 |
| ABRAHAM LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPALM DESERT, CA | MUSIC PROGRAM | $23,246 | 2018 |
| DESERT PRESCHOOL ACADEMYPALM DESERT, CA | OUTDOOR PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT | $23,154 | 2024 |
| OSTEOPATHY'S PROMISE TO CHILDRENSAN DIEGO, CA | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN WITH ESTABLISHED MEDICALLY NECESSARY NEED/Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) Compared With Helmet Therapy In The Treatment of Plagiocephaly - A Pilot Study | $23,103 | 2017 |
| PUEBLO UNIDO CDCLA QUINTA, CA | EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING | $22,990 | 2019 |
| INDIO HIGH SCHOOLINDIO, CA | RAJAH WORKS | $22,975 | 2021 |
| CIELO VISTA CHARTER SCHOOLPALM SPRINGS, CA | MORE GIVING BACK: VOLUNTEERING SERVICE INVOLVEMENT | $22,900 | 2024 |
| ZTINDIO, CA | KELSEY'S HEROES YEAR ROUND SPORTS PROGRAMS | $22,785 | 2022 |
| JEWISH SUNSHINE CIRCLEPALM DESERT, CA | ALEPH SCHOOLHOUSE | $22,500 | 2022 |
| COACHELLA VALLEY HOUSING COALITIONMatched to this organization because 7 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.INDIO, CA | CULTURAL ENRICHMENT THROUGH MUSIC | $22,500 | 2023 |
| PALM SPRINGS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICDESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA | EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - ART WITH HEART PROGRAM | $22,400 | 2018 |
| CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY MUSEUM OF THERANCHO MIRAGE, CA | AMAZING ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS | $22,389 | 2020 |
| TESORO CLUBCOACHELLA, CA | SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS | $22,382 | 2022 |
| BOBBY DUKE MIDDLE SCHOOLCOACHELLA, CA | ENGINEERING ACADEMY | $22,255 | 2017 |
| COACHELLA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTHERMAL, CA | GRADCON | $22,000 | 2022 |
| COACHELLA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTHERMAL, CA | GRADCON 2022 | $22,000 | 2021 |
| JEWISH SUNSHINE CIRCLEPALM DESERT, CA | ALEPH SCHOOLHOUSE | $22,000 | 2020 |
| READ WITH ME VOLUNTEER PROGRAMSMatched to this organization because 8 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.RANCHO MIRAGE, CA | BOOKS FOR NEEDY CHILDREN IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY | $22,000 | 2018 |
| DESERT SANDS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICLA QUINTA, CA | MY FIRST STEPS TO READING | $22,000 | 2022 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Nov 30, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202422559349100807
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Nov 30, 2022
Filing id 202312059349100711
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Nov 30, 2021
Filing id 202202079349100220
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Nov 30, 2020
Filing id 202102019349100125
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Nov 30, 2019
Filing id 202041889349100514
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Nov 30, 2018
Filing id 201941639349100509
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Nov 30, 2017
Filing id 201811999349100506
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Nov 30, 2016
Filing id 201701889349100110
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.