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Nonprofit · EIN 95-6085895

RALPH M PARSONS FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90017

Financials

$25M$33.1M2023$17.7M$34M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of RALPH M PARSONS FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990-PF$17,714,189$34,000,855-$16,286,666$452,365,338$10,962,032$441,403,306
December 31, 2023990-PF$24,997,425$33,149,535-$8,152,110$438,732,767$9,754,459$428,978,308
Financial details: 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Dividends
$9,703,671
Interest
$656,274
Net gain from sales of assets
$7,354,244

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$19,754,498
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$2,008,863
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,295,114
Disbursements for charitable purposes
$23,662,877
Excise tax on investment income
$448,897

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$438,732,767
Total assets, end of year
$452,365,338
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,962,032
Net assets, end of year
$441,403,306
Fair market value of assets
$452,365,338
Qualifying distributions
$23,662,877
Net investment income
$42,632,492

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JENNIFER PRICE-LETSCHER
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
PRESIDENT & CEO35$450,000$128,346
E THOMAS BREWER
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
VP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION35$367,166$62,531
NICOLE LARSEN
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR, GRANTS ADMINISTRATION35$210,275$76,112
JONATHAN WALD
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR, FINANCE35$200,000$70,543
KATHERINE BONALOS
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR, GRANTS & I
Highest-paid employee
35$195,000$53,753
PIPER KAMINS
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
ASSIST. DIR., GRANTS
Highest-paid employee
35$170,000$57,899
KADAR LEWIS
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
PROGRAM OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
35$150,000$63,085
LILIA SMITHER
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
ACCOUNTING MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
35$150,000$63,989
ARACELI CAMPOS
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
PROGRAM OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
35$150,000$59,798
MELANIE FUJII
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
GRANTS MANAGER35$128,500$45,699
GAYLE E WILSON
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR2$34,500$0
STEVEN A NISSEN
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR2$34,500$0
ELIZABETH HAMILTON LOWE
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR2$34,500$0
NINA REVOYR
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR, VICE CHAIR2$34,500$0
PAUL G HAAGA JR
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR, CHAIR2$34,500$0
5 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
STASIA WASHINGTON
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR2$28,500
MANUEL A ABASCAL
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR2$0
JOHN B EMERSON
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR2$0
STEPHANIE IVY SANFORD
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR2$0
PETER J TAYLOR
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR2$0
990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
WENDY GAREN
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
PRESIDENT & CEO (RETIRED)35$1,068,138$65,040
JENNIFER PRICE-LETSCHER
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
PRESIDENT & CEO35$366,569$141,527
E THOMAS BREWER
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
VP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION35$324,360$122,630
NICOLE LARSEN
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR, GRANTS ADMINISTRATION35$204,347$67,037
JONATHAN WALD
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR, FINANCE
Highest-paid employee
35$165,360$50,562
PIPER KAMINS
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
SENIOR PROGRAM OFFIC
Highest-paid employee
35$159,848$50,445
KATHERINE BONALOS
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
SENIOR PROGRAM OFFIC
Highest-paid employee
35$159,848$42,897
KADAR LEWIS
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
PROGRAM OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
35$148,824$55,068
LILIA SMITHER
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
ACCOUNTING MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
35$148,824$55,936
MELANIE FUJII
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
GRANTS MANAGER35$121,170$41,930
PAUL G HAAGA JR
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR, CHAIR2$38,000$0
NINA REVOYR
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR, VICE CHAIR2$38,000$0
ELIZABETH HAMILTON LOWE
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR2$38,000$0
STEVEN A NISSEN
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR2$38,000$0
GAYLE E WILSON
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR2$38,000$0
KAREN HILL SCOTT
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR2$34,500$0
PETER J TAYLOR
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR2$19,000$0
MANUEL A ABASCAL
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR2$0$0
JOHN EMERSON
601 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
DIRECTOR2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
601 S FIGUEROA ST STE 5000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017-3883
Signed the 990-PF
JENNIFER PRICE-LETSCHER, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(213) 362-7600
Return prepared by
ARMANINO ADVISORY LLC

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-6085895 or by the name RALPH M PARSONS FOUNDATION.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990-PF. Private foundations file every year. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990-PF on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-PF on file

IRS record

EIN
95-6085895
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Private foundation, 30% limit
Exempt since
1963
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990-PF
Assets (IRS master file)
$452,365,338
Income (IRS master file)
$80,711,833

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-PFDecember 2024$17,714,189$34,000,855$452,365,338XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2023$24,997,425$33,149,535$438,732,767XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2022–––IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 95-6085895).

Questions about RALPH M PARSONS FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of RALPH M PARSONS FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of RALPH M PARSONS FOUNDATION is 95-6085895.
Is RALPH M PARSONS FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1963.
Are donations to RALPH M PARSONS FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Private foundation, 30% limit).
Which annual return does RALPH M PARSONS FOUNDATION file?
Form 990-PF. Private foundations file every year.
When is the next return of RALPH M PARSONS FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did RALPH M PARSONS FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-PF for the year ended December 2024.
Who are the officers and directors of RALPH M PARSONS FOUNDATION?
The 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 16 received compensation from the organization, the highest $450,000 (JENNIFER PRICE-LETSCHER, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does RALPH M PARSONS FOUNDATION have?
On its 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $17,714,189, expenses of $34,000,855 and total assets of $452,365,338 at year end.

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