Ilona Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Relief of the distressed by providing Christ-centered support, resources, education, and assistance to individuals and families grieving the death of a loved one.
- Income
- $83,602
- Spending
- $47,203
- Reserves
- 13.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 88%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $24,844 spent. Sunflower Concert and Grief Resources. Hosted the annual Sunflower Concert, bringing the community together for an evening of music, lament, remembrance, and Christian hope for people carrying grief, with more than 300 attendees. Also provided grief resources to individuals and families experiencing loss.
- $5,735 spent. Education and Training. Hosted a Barnabas training on relational support and care for approximately 50 attendees; spoke to approximately 75 pastors on leading through grief; and spoke at several conferences and gatherings for hundreds of bereaved parents on faith and the loss of a child.
- $3,249 spent. Grief support and community care. Created the Sunflower Wellness Room at local public high school serving approximately 1000 students; hosted special holiday gathering for bereaved individuals with approximately 50 people in attendance; and launched a new bereaved parents support group in the fourth quarter with four committed participants.
- $13,266 spent. Other program services. Additional grief resources, counseling assistance, support activities, and other mission-related program expenses.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2023.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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