The Roddenberry Foundation

Sherman Oaks, CA
Tax-exempt since Nov. 2001
EIN: 95-4755672

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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: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$5.21M (2023)

Expenses

$6.32M (2023)

Total Assets

$83.7M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$1.88M (2023)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$5,205,023

Expenses

$6,317,181

Net Income

-$1,112,158

Net Assets

$81,809,772

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$1,795,037	34.5%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$1,456,156	28.0%
Sales of Assets	$1,941,699	37.3%
Other Income	$12,131	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$7,363,158	> 100%
Compensation of Officers*	$240,000	3.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$83,692,966
Total Liabilities	$1,883,194
Net Assets	$81,809,772

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Lior Ipp (C.E.O.)	$370,000	$6,600
Meghan Busse (C.O.O.)	$189,813	$4,396
Gurpreet Singh (Senior Program Manag)	$127,200	$3,144
Jessica Beebe (Grantmaking And Prog)	$88,461	$2,369
Heidi Roddenberry (President)	$70,000	$0
Morton Kessler (Treasurer)	$60,000	$0
Andrew Garb (Secretary)	$60,000	$0
Eugene Roddenberry (Vice President)	$50,000	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 14, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$2,607,743

Expenses

$5,099,540

Net Income

-$2,491,797

Net Assets

$77,296,835

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$846,594	32.5%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$1,408,694	54.0%
Sales of Assets	$487,938	18.7%
Other Income	-$135,483

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$6,039,425	> 100%
Compensation of Officers*	$240,000	4.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$80,242,145
Total Liabilities	$2,945,310
Net Assets	$77,296,835

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Lior Ipp (C.E.O.)	$389,436	$6,100
Meghan Busse (C.O.O.)	$205,420	$4,708
Gurpreet Singh (Senior Program Manag)	$81,211	$2,224
Jessica Beebe (Grantmaking And Prog)	$80,159	$815
Heidi Roddenberry (President)	$70,000	$0
Andrew Garb (Secretary)	$60,000	$0
Morton Kessler (Treasurer)	$60,000	$0
Eugene Roddenberry (Vice President)	$50,000	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 14, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$4,393,888

Expenses

$6,057,562

Net Income

-$1,663,674

Net Assets

$95,326,534

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$373,878	8.5%
Interest Revenue	$633,245	14.4%
Dividends	$1,725,069	39.3%
Sales of Assets	$3,130,309	71.2%
Other Income	-$1,468,613

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$6,799,309	> 100%
Compensation of Officers*	$240,000	4.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$99,912,629
Total Liabilities	$4,586,095
Net Assets	$95,326,534

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Heidi Roddenberry (President)	$70,000	$0
Andrew Garb (Secretary)	$60,000	$0
Morton Kessler (Treasurer)	$60,000	$0
Eugene Roddenberry (Vice President)	$50,000	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 12, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$11,204,960

Expenses

$8,826,426

Net Income

$2,378,534

Net Assets

$84,978,205

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$13,854	0.1%
Interest Revenue	$35,514	0.3%
Dividends	$2,189,116	19.5%
Sales of Assets	$9,242,857	82.5%
Other Income	-$276,381

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$7,044,667	79.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$180,000	2.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$90,372,865
Total Liabilities	$5,394,660
Net Assets	$84,978,205

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Heidi Roddenberry (President)	$70,000	$0
Andrew Garb (Secretary)	$60,000	$0
Eugene Roddenberry (Vice President)	$50,000	$0
Morton Kessler (Treasurer)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 11, 2021

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$5,009,971

Expenses

$5,179,573

Net Income

-$169,602

Net Assets

$84,765,802

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$24,270	0.5%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$2,185,856	43.6%
Sales of Assets	$3,027,058	60.4%
Other Income	-$227,213

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$5,415,236	> 100%
Compensation of Officers*	$184,596	3.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$89,044,940
Total Liabilities	$4,279,138
Net Assets	$84,765,802

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Heidi Roddenberry (President)	$70,000	$0
Andrew Garb (Secretary)	$60,000	$0
Eugene Roddenberry (Vice President)	$54,596	$0
Morton Kessler (Treasurer)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 16, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$2,641,546

Expenses

$5,531,612

Net Income

-$2,890,066

Net Assets

$74,162,817

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$18,620	0.7%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$2,465,040	93.3%
Sales of Assets	$310,002	11.7%
Other Income	-$152,116

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$5,531,103	100.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$240,000	4.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$79,184,807
Total Liabilities	$5,021,990
Net Assets	$74,162,817

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Heidi Roddenberry (President)	$81,667	$0
Andrew Garb (Secretary)	$60,000	$0
Eugene Roddenberry (Vice President)	$50,000	$0
Morton Kessler (Treasurer)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 15, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

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

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

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.
2015

Revenue

-$665,762

Expenses

$3,758,285

Net Income

-$4,424,047

Net Assets

$79,391,155

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$16,573
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$2,370,181
Sales of Assets	$31,614
Other Income	-$3,084,130

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,744,091	> 100%
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	$82,059,350
Total Liabilities	$2,668,195
Net Assets	$79,391,155

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$4,183,600

Expenses

$3,301,468

Net Income

$882,132

Net Assets

$83,815,202

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$2,072,913	49.5%
Sales of Assets	$2,627,844	62.8%
Other Income	-$517,157

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,601,327	> 100%
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	$88,458,928
Total Liabilities	$4,643,726
Net Assets	$83,815,202

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$8,417,680

Expenses

$7,625,373

Net Income

$792,307

Net Assets

$82,933,070

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$36,173	0.4%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$2,155,143	25.6%
Sales of Assets	$406,847	4.8%
Other Income	$5,819,517	69.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,191,340	55.0%
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	$89,287,240
Total Liabilities	$6,354,170
Net Assets	$82,933,070

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$9,654,837

Expenses

$2,408,458

Net Income

$7,246,379

Net Assets

$82,140,763

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$5,065,883	52.5%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$1,998,069	20.7%
Sales of Assets	$460,616	4.8%
Other Income	$2,130,269	22.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,975,395	> 100%
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	$85,422,274
Total Liabilities	$3,281,511
Net Assets	$82,140,763

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

-$1,892,203

Expenses

$8,742,772

Net Income

-$10,634,975

Net Assets

$74,894,384

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$30,418
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$2,366,781
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	-$939,258

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,427,859	50.6%
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	$79,018,764
Total Liabilities	$4,124,380
Net Assets	$74,894,384

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The Roddenberry Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $5.21M (2023)

Expenses $6.32M (2023)

Total Assets $83.7M (2023)

Total Liabilities $1.88M (2023)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2013

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2012

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2011

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Revenue

$5.21M (2023)

Expenses

$6.32M (2023)

Total Assets

$83.7M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$1.88M (2023)

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