SMALL WONDERS FOUNDATION
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $49K · expenses $49K · assets $107K
- EIN
- 54-2152575
- Address
- PO BOX 480185, LOS ANGELES, CA 90048-1185
- Website
- www.smallwondersfoundation.org
- NTEE code
- G122
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- April 2004 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- Thelma Waxman (its 2023 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2023 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
CRANIO FACIAL SURGERIES FOR NEWBORNS AND TODDLERS
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thelma Waxman | PRESIDENT | 2024-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Carrie Adelman | VICE PRESIDENT | 2024-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nancy Reinisch | SECRETARY | 2024-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Eduardo Solis | TREASURER | 2024-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Beth Laski | BOARD MEMBER | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Courtney Cecil | BOARD MEMBER | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Will Armstrong | BOARD MEMBER | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Caitlin Pray | BOARD MEMBER | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THELMA WAXMAN | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CARRIE ADELMAN | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NANCY REINISCH | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| EDUARDO SOLIS | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BETH LASKI | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| COURTNEY CECIL | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WILL ARMSTRONG | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CAITLIN PRAY | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THELMA WAXMAN | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CARRIE ADELMAN | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NANCY REINISCH | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| EDUARDO SOLIS | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BETH LASKI | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| COURTNEY CECIL | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WILL ARMSTRONG | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CAITLIN PRAY | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $48,576 | $48,665 | $107,399 | $107,399 | $48,564 | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $31,287 | $81,312 | $110,488 | $99,988 | $31,273 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
10 grantors reported grants to this organization, $233,262 in all, tax years 2012 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORGOOD INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2012-2014, 2018-2024 | 10 | $104,821 | 2024 | $7,065 | show |
| THE DAVID WILLIAM UPHAM FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SMALL WONDERS FOUNDATION” | 2021-2022 | 2 | $50,000 | 2022 | $25,000 | show |
| GROSS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SMALL WONDERS FOUNDATION” | 2023 | 1 | $45,000 | 2023 | $45,000 | show |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022-2024 | 3 | $22,750 | 2024 | $12,250 | show |
| THE HOWARD AND NIKKI APPLEBAUM FOUNDATION TRUST | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SMALL WONDERS FOUNDATION” | 2015-2017 | 3 | $5,000 | 2017 | $2,000 | show |
| ADAMS FUND | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SMALL WONDERS FOUNDATION” | 2019-2020, 2022-2023, 2025 | 5 | $4,450 | 2025 | $750 | show |
| IKE NIZAM FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SMALL WONDERS FOUNDATION” | 2024 | 1 | $600 | 2024 | $600 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SMALL WONDERS FOUNDATION” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $316 | 2023 | $68 | show |
| THE BANYAN FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SMALL WONDERS FOUNDATION” | 2017 | 1 | $250 | 2017 | $250 | show |
| BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SMALL WONDERS FOUNDATION” | 2013 | 1 | $75 | 2013 | $75 | show |
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Where the money went
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2025 · Form 990EZ · $48,665 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $45,000 | 92.5% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $3,450 | 7.1% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $215 | 0.4% | |
| Total | $48,665 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $81,312 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $77,373 | 95.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $3,939 | 4.8% | |
| Total | $81,312 | 100% |
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