Choose Kindness Foundation

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San Diego, California · EIN 84-3109941 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$19K

Organizations funded3

Typical grant$5,942

Total assets$2,669

Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,089 and $7,657.

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From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Human Services1
Mental Health1

Where it gives

0% of grants went outside California.

California3

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Orot Healing	Irvine, CA	Therapy sessions sponsored	$7,657
Kindness Initiative	LA Jolla, CA	Sponsor of families	$5,942
Name withheld	San Diego, CA	Tuition sponsorship	$5,089

Name withheld: we could not match the recipient to an IRS-registered organization, and the name may be a person's. Amount, place and purpose are as filed.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$18,688	3
2023	$44,225	13
2021	$10,540	7
2020	$17,340	5

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523219349104977
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 84-3109941
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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