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Cedar Charitable Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Newport Beach, California · EIN 452994986

Cedar Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Newport Beach, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.0 million in 110 grants; the typical grant was $8,828 and the largest $32,590. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $914,611 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$732,66893$451,897
2024$914,611111$605,988
2025$1.0 million110$586,534

How to apply

ContactGregory Kazolas
1821 Toyon Lane, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone or email(949) 873-3558, gkazolas@cedarfoundation.com
What to submitA standard application utilized by the organization is required to be completed by the student to apply for a scholarship. The application should include information such as personal data, college enrollment data, information regarding scholarships applied for and awarded, mini-essays, and other miscellaneous information.
DeadlinesJune 15
RestrictionsAwards are available to deserving, financially needy high school graduates in the southern California area up to $30,000.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Cedar Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California110$1.0 million

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 110 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
CA
Scholarship$32,590
Individual
CA
Scholarship$26,346
Individual
CA
Scholarship$25,526
Individual
CA
Scholarship$23,889
Individual
CA
Scholarship$23,639
Individual
CA
Scholarship$22,555
Individual
CA
Scholarship$22,070
Individual
CA
Scholarship$21,282
Individual
CA
Scholarship$20,378
Individual
CA
Scholarship$20,162
Individual
CA
Scholarship$19,845
Individual
CA
Scholarship$19,818
Individual
CA
Scholarship$19,606
Individual
CA
Scholarship$18,984
Individual
CA
Scholarship$17,636
Individual
CA
Scholarship$16,633
Individual
CA
Scholarship$16,201
Individual
CA
Scholarship$16,012
Individual
CA
Scholarship$15,929
Individual
CA
Scholarship$15,865
Individual
CA
Scholarship$15,695
Individual
CA
Scholarship$15,562
Individual
CA
Scholarship$15,281
Individual
CA
Scholarship$15,018
Individual
CA
Scholarship$14,777
Individual
CA
Scholarship$13,998
Individual
CA
Scholarship$13,288
Individual
CA
Scholarship$12,810
Individual
CA
Scholarship$12,726
Individual
CA
Scholarship$12,438
Individual
CA
Scholarship$11,989
Individual
CA
Scholarship$11,971
Individual
CA
Scholarship$11,949
Individual
CA
Scholarship$11,832
Individual
CA
Scholarship$11,232
Individual
CA
Scholarship$11,102
Individual
CA
Scholarship$11,031
Individual
CA
Scholarship$10,894
Individual
CA
Scholarship$10,783
Individual
CA
Scholarship$10,750

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Cedar Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: June 15.

How much does Cedar Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$1.0 million in tax year 2025, across 110 grants, with a typical grant of $8,828.

Who runs Cedar Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Gregory Kazolas (President), Leigh-Ann Kazolas (Vice President), Susan Karlshoej (Director) and Douglas Suvalle (Director).

What does Cedar Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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