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Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Los Angeles, California · EIN 954525435

Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Los Angeles, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $350,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $100,000 and the largest $100,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $310,000 the year before.

25% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$315,0005$8.1 million
2024$310,0004$8.9 million
2025$350,0004$10.0 million

How to apply

Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California4$350,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Harmony Project
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$100,000
Promises Foundationmiriam's House
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$100,000
Olive Crest
Bellflower, CA
Charitable$100,000
Los Angeles LGBT Center
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$50,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation give?

$350,000 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $100,000.

Who runs Amy Phillips Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Robert C Zapel Trustee (Foundtn MGR).

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