Lenore & Richard Wayne Foundation

Gave $113K in 2025

Hollywood, California · EIN 95-7066636 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$113K

Organizations funded3

Typical grant$25,000

Total assets$1.6M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $83,240.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):

Contact	Ian Wayne
Address	2562 Outpost Drive, Hollywood CA 90068
Phone	(310) 600-2672
Form and materials	Written request
Deadlines	None
Restrictions	None

Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

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

Arts & Culture1

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.

Arts & Culture grants in California1 of its grant, $5,000 · 4,061 foundations

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Name withheld	Los Angeles, CA	For operation expenses	$83,240
LA Opera	Los Angeles, CA	For operation expensesfor operation expensesfor operation expenses	$25,000
The Opera Buffs	Los Angeles, CA	For operation expenses	$5,000

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
2025	$113,240	3
2024	$68,240	3
2023	$57,620	2
2021	$0	0

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Mar 27, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202600859349101105
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 95-7066636
Profile updated Nov 11, 2026

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