Private Foundation

WHY NOT FOUNDATION

WHY NOT FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in ORANGE, CA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $146K revenue, $34K expenses, $1.8M total assets. IRS filings disclose 19 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $429K.

EIN: 306556291 ORANGE, CA Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$146K

Total Expenses$34K

Total Assets$1.8M

Grants Given19

Grant Total$429K

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

OTHER

REDWOOD CITY, CA · 2024

DONATION

$10,000

PRICELESS PET RESCUE ORG

COSTA MESA, CA · 2024

DONATION

$5,650

ST MARKS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

GULFPORT, MS · 2024

DONATION

$5,000

Foundation for Regenerative Medicin

Orange, CA · 2023

Donation

$20,000

Foundation for Regenerative Medicin

Orange, CA · 2022

Donation

$20,000

Showing up to 5 of 19 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Trustee Kevin Steckler

Trustee Terry Steckler

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Top Grant Purposes

Donation

$373,690 13 grants

Donations

$35,000 3 grants

DONATION

$20,650 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$146K	$34K	$1.8M
2023	$131K	$39K	$1.7M
2022	$-47K	$76K	$1.6M
2021	$219K	$17K	$1.8M
2020	$52K	$314K	$1.6M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $52K to $146K (+180%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.8M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AL, CA, CO, MO, MS, OH.

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