The Persimmon Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$414k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$559k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$3.8m
$151k liabilities
Net assets
$3.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
8.4y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
12
named in Part VII
The Persimmon Foundation's network
3 people3 organisationsi3 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 3 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galina Leytes | President, Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jim Heeger | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Phyllis Cook | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
12 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Mendel | Assistant Treasurer (As of 5/24/24) | 2024 |
| Camille Menke | Secretary/Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Dina L Leytes | Vice President | since 2018 |
| Joy Sisisky | Assitant Treasurer (From 5/11/23) | since 2023 |
| LEV Leytes | Vice President | since 2018 |
| Mary E Leytes | Vice President | since 2018 |
| Michael Chertok | Treasurer (Until 5/11/23) | since 2021 |
| Nicolas Elsishans | Assitant Treasurer (From 5/11/23) | since 2023 |
| Rebecca Randall | Assitant Treasurer (From 5/11/23) | since 2023 |
| Sophie Roberts-Baytel | Treasurer | 2018 |
| Sue Reinhold | Treasurer | since 2019 |
| Tanya Shadoan | Assitant Treasurer (From 5/11/23) | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galina Leytes | President, Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jim Heeger | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Phyllis Cook | Director | 1 | $0 | $66k | |
| Camille Menke | Secretary/Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $134k | $21k |
| Lev Leytes | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dina L Leytes | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mira Leytes | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joy Sisisky | Assistant Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $716k | $57k |
| Rebecca Randall | Assistant Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $301k | $43k |
| Tanya Shadoan | Assistant Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $312k | $12k |
| Brian Mendel | Assistant Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $199k | $24k |
| Nicolas Elsishans | Assistant Treasurer (To Mar 7) | 1 | $0 | $311k | $40k |
About
- Legal name
- The Persimmon Foundation
- EIN
- 134358765
- Address
- 121 Steuart Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105-1236
- State
- California
- Mission
- The foundation operates exclusively for charitable, educational, or religious purposes by conducting or supporting activities for the benefit of, or to carry out the purposes of, the jewish community federation of san francisco, the peninsula, marin and sonoma counties. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T30 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2007
- Principal officer
- Galina Leytes (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2008
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- SOUNK (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsGalina Leytes
≥8years on the filingsJim Heeger
≥8years on the filingsPhyllis Cook
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $3.8m
- Total liabilities
- $151k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $210k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $501k
- Employees
- 0
Grants paid
4 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh | To support prof emily rocha and prog tim greenamyre | $330k |
| Northwestern University | General support | $75k |
| Myriad USA | University of tubingen | $57k |
| Jewish Community Federation | General support | $30k |