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US nonprofit · EIN 852727976 · Encino, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 852727976) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Hillman Grad Foundation Inc's network

2 people3 organisationsi2 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (2). 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

2 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Nina ShawDirector2020
6 yrs
Rishi RajaniDirector2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Harley NeumanChief Financial Officersince 2020
Lena WaithePresidentsince 2022

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Rishi RajaniDirector5$0
Nina ShawDirector5$0
Lena WaithePresident5$0
Harley NeumanChief Financial Officer5$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Hillman Grad Foundation Inc
EIN
852727976
Address
15821 Ventura Blvd Ste 370, Encino, CA, 91436-2909
State
California
Mission
To provide education to aspiring writers, directors, producers, and actors and providing aid and alleviating hardship for those in need. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A12 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2020
Principal officer
Lena Waithe (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 2021
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsNina Shaw
≥6years on the filingsRishi Rajani

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$464k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$464k
Contributions and grants received
$708k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0