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EIN 42-6651461

The Orion Fund

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
City
Piedmont
State
California
Year formed
2004
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
B82: Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services
Description
The Orion Fund helps college students living with serious illness and injury by providing grants for uncovered medical costs, medical technology, educational costs, and living expenses. They aim to aid these students in continuing their educational goals. The fund provided 46 student grants ranging from 500 to 5,000 dollars per student and totaling 79,492 dollars in the fiscal year ending on June 30th, 2023. They received applications from over 50 different college campuses throughout California.
Also known as...
Christian Charnaux
Total revenues
$66,679
2023
Total expenses
$85,212
2023
Total assets
$93,215
2023
Num. employees
0
2023

Program areas at The Orion Fund

For The fiscal year ended june 30, 2023, The Orion Fund provided 46 student grants in response to applications from over 50 college campuses in California. The grants ranged from 500 to 5,000 per student and totaled 79,492.

Who funds The Orion Fund

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Priem Family FoundationEducational$25,000
Heffernan Group Foundation2023 Holiday Donation$1,000
AmazonSmile FoundationGeneral Support$139

Personnel at The Orion Fund

NameTitleCompensation
Pam HirtzerSecretary$0
Shelley TarnoffPresident$0
Christian CharnauxTreasurer$0
Shirley TarnoffPresident$0

Financials for The Orion Fund

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$59,756
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$5
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$6,918
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$66,679

Form 990s for The Orion Fund

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-04-25990View PDF
2022-062022-11-03990View PDF
2021-062022-01-06990View PDF
2020-062021-03-02990View PDF
2019-062020-02-06990View PDF
...and 2 more Form 990s
Data update history
July 9, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from Priem Family Foundation
May 23, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 20, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
May 18, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsDisease research fundraisersSchoolsCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Conducts researchFundraising eventsFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsTax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 11518
Piedmont, CA 94611
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
County
Alameda County, CA
Website URL
theorionfund.org/ 
Phone
(510) 652-1883
IRS details
EIN
42-6651461
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2004
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B82: Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services
NAICS code, primary
813212: Health and Disease Research Fundraising Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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