THE EM FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $16K · expenses $16K · assets $0

EIN
93-4394652
Address
4007 PRIMAVERA RD, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93110-1467
Website
https://openem.org
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2024 (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 (private operating foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Robert Frankel President & CEO2023-2025 40 $0 reported 1
David Trandal CFO/Treasurer2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT FRANKEL President & CEO40 $0-- $01
DAVID TRANDAL CFO/Treasurer1 $0-- $01
2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT FRANKEL President & CEO40 $0-- $01
DAVID TRANDAL CFO/Treasurer2 $0-- $01
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT FRANKEL President & CEO40 $0-- $01
David Trandal COO2 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2023 · 2 contractors · $2
NameLocationServicePaid
ROBERT FRANKELGoleta, CAPresident/CEO$1
David TrandalSanta Barbara, CACFO/Treasurer$1

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2025 · 1 contributor · $16K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ROBERT FRANKEL Person GOLETA, CA $15,686- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$15,686$15,686 $0$0 $15,686- ---
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$17,431$17,431 $0$0 $17,431- ---
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$0 $0$0 -- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
BURNETT FOUNDATION Private foundation$6,000,0002 12018–2019 MPA FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$3,261,0005 22021–2023 FEED THE SOUL FOUNDATION; THE@HEALING HEARTS FOUNDATION
FAIRFIELD COUNTYS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$260,0001 12023–2023 FEED THE SOUL FOUNDATION
AGRAWAL FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$144,0003 12020–2024 SNS FOUNDATION
THE FINE & GREENWALD FOUNDATION Private foundation$30,0003 12021–2024 THE MDC FOUNDATION
FINISH LINE YOUTH FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$25,0001 12021–2021 THE@ACCESS FOUNDATION
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$24,8081 12024–2024 E-KUAN FOUNDATION
ZICHRON BONIM VBONOS FOUNDATION Private foundation$22,1005 12020–2024 BTY FOUNDATION
FOUR LEAF CLOVER FOUNDATION UA 12192012 Private foundation$20,0001 12020–2020 THE@ACCESS FOUNDATION
JEWISH ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$20,0001 12020–2020 THE MDC FOUNDATION
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$20,0002 12022–2024 FEED THE SOUL FOUNDATION
RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC DAF sponsor$18,0961 12018–2018 THE FREE IRAQ FOUNDATION
THE UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA DAF sponsor$13,2001 12020–2020 MB FOUNDATION
ST LOUIS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$13,1392 12019–2021 THE@ACCESS FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $15,686 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $9,693
LineAs describedTotalShare
Travel, conferences and meetings $9,693 61.8%
Other expenses $5,343 34.1%
Fees: legal $650 4.1%
Total$15,686100%

View the filing

2024 · Form 990PF · $17,431 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $13,273
LineAs describedTotalShare
Travel, conferences and meetings $13,273 76.1%
Other expenses $2,976 17.1%
Fees: legal $875 5.0%
Fees: other professional $307 1.8%
Total$17,431100%

View the filing

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