The Nell Newman Foundation Inc

Santa Cruz, CA
Tax exemption issued: July 2014
EIN: 27-1972605

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations / Private Grantmaking Foundations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Organizations with gross receipts of less than $50,000 can file the form 990-N postcard filing, which doesn’t include financial details. All Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2025

Revenue

$164

Expenses

$119,639

Net Income

-$119,475

Net Assets

$86,480

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$164	100%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$108,421	90.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$15,552	13.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$86,480
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$86,480

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Evelyn Fasheh (Administrative Director)	$15,552	$0
Elinor T Newman (President)	$0	$0
Edward James Cox (Secretary And Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Aug. 10, 2026

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Revenue

-$227,694

Expenses

$108,642

Net Income

-$336,336

Net Assets

$205,955

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$352
Dividends	$161
Sales of Assets	-$157,938
Other Income	-$70,269

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$94,944	87.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$13,943	12.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$205,955
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$205,955

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Evelyn Fasheh (Administrative Director)	$13,943	$0
Elinor T Newman (President)	$0	$0
Edward James Cox (Secretary And Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Oct. 22, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$280,056

Expenses

$211,837

Net Income

$68,219

Net Assets

$542,291

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$367,500	> 100%
Interest Revenue	$220	0.1%
Dividends	$22	0.0%
Sales of Assets	-$28,310
Other Income	-$59,376

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$175,061	82.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$542,291
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$542,291

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Elinor T Newman (President)	$0	$0
Robert Scowcroft (Secretary (thru 12/23))	$0	$0
Edward James Cox (Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Sept. 19, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$3,886

Expenses

$490,880

Net Income

-$486,994

Net Assets

$467,600

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$500	12.9%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$615	15.8%
Other Income	$2,771	71.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$474,245	96.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$705,217
Total Liabilities	$237,617
Net Assets	$467,600

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Elinor T Newman (President)	$0	$0
Robert Scowcroft (Secretary)	$0	$0
Edward James Cox (Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Sept. 29, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$4,653

Expenses

$390,126

Net Income

-$385,473

Net Assets

$954,594

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$571	12.3%
Dividends	$342	7.4%
Sales of Assets	$3,740	80.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$375,060	96.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,192,094
Total Liabilities	$237,500
Net Assets	$954,594

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Elinor T Newman (President)	$0	$0
Robert Scowcroft (Secretary)	$0	$0
Edward James Cox (Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 12, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$133,121

Expenses

$541,135

Net Income

-$408,014

Net Assets

$1,328,801

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$100,000	75.1%
Interest Revenue	$787	0.6%
Dividends	$9,450	7.1%
Sales of Assets	$10,384	7.8%
Other Income	$12,500	9.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$528,537	97.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,587,321
Total Liabilities	$258,520
Net Assets	$1,328,801

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Elinor T Newman (President)	$0	$0
Robert Scowcroft (Secretary)	$0	$0
Edward James Cox (Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 18, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$38,080

Expenses

$821,725

Net Income

-$783,645

Net Assets

$1,725,129

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$100	0.3%
Interest Revenue	$688	1.8%
Dividends	$31,808	83.5%
Sales of Assets	$5,484	14.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$796,827	97.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,738,444
Total Liabilities	$13,315
Net Assets	$1,725,129

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Elinor T Newman (President)	$0	$0
Robert Scowcroft (Secretary)	$0	$0
Edward James Cox (Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 21, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$3,077,098

Expenses

$605,514

Net Income

$2,471,584

Net Assets

$2,453,035

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$3,033,000	98.6%
Interest Revenue	$1,192	0.0%
Dividends	$42,860	1.4%
Sales of Assets	$46	0.0%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$594,520	98.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,460,490
Total Liabilities	$7,455
Net Assets	$2,453,035

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Elinor Nell Newman (President)	$0	$0
Robert Bob Scowcroft (Secretary)	$0	$0
Edward James Cox (Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 21, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$69

Expenses

$119,694

Net Income

-$119,625

Net Assets

$25,189

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$69	100%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$117,202	97.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$25,189
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$25,189

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Elinor Nell Newman (President)	$0	$0
Robert Bob Scowcroft (Secretary)	$0	$0
Edward James Cox (Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 10, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$130,063

Expenses

$102,834

Net Income

$27,229

Net Assets

$144,814

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$130,000	100.0%
Interest Revenue	$63	0.0%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$102,784	100.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$144,814
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$144,814

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Elinor Nell Newman (President)	$0	$0
Robert Bob Scowcroft (Secretary)	$0	$0
Edward James Cox (Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 18, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$100,175

Expenses

$71,278

Net Income

$28,897

Net Assets

$117,585

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$100,140	100.0%
Interest Revenue	$35	0.0%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$71,228	99.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$117,585
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$117,585

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Elinor Nell Newman (President)	$0	$0
Robert Bob Scowcroft (Secretary)	$0	$0
Edward James Cox (Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 12, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$307,293

Expenses

$262,025

Net Income

$45,268

Net Assets

$88,688

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$307,000	99.9%
Interest Revenue	$293	0.1%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$261,525	99.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$88,688
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$88,688

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Nell Newman (President)	$0	$0
Bob Scowcroft (Secretary)	$0	$0
James Cox (Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 7, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$2,661

Expenses

$464,880

Net Income

-$462,219

Net Assets

$43,541

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$2,500	93.9%
Interest Revenue	$161	6.1%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$464,324	99.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$43,541
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$43,541

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$601,595

Expenses

$178,617

Net Income

$422,978

Net Assets

$422,978

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$601,000	99.9%
Interest Revenue	$595	0.1%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$172,500	96.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$422,978
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$422,978

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990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

Revenue

Expenses

Net Income

Net Assets

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$0
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1

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The Nell Newman Foundation Inc

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