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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-6818329

Walske Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 16 grants and $375,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Steve Walske
565 Marina Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 624-2228
Form and materials
No special form
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $375,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,951,038

  • Tax year 2023

    $366,600

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,042,184

  • Tax year 2022

    $355,300

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,145,441

  • Tax year 2021

    $360,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $4,287,065

  • Tax year 2020

    $327,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $4,331,951

  • Tax year 2019

    $315,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,585,000

  • Tax year 2018

    $292,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,609,948

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. San Francisco BalletSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $110,000
  2. The Music Center of LA CountyLos Angeles, CA

    General

    $75,000
  3. UC Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA

    General

    $50,000
  4. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

    General

    $25,000
  5. Los Angeles County Museum of ArtLos Angeles, CA

    General

    $15,000
  6. Fine Arts Museum of SF Deyoung MuseumSan Francisco, CA

    Guo pei couture fantasy exhibit

    $15,000
  7. Beverly Hills Presyterian ChurchBeverly Hills, CA

    General

    $10,000
  8. Bridges Impact FoundationBoston, MA

    Miint project

    $10,000
  9. Calvary Presbyterian ChurchSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $10,000
  10. Planned ParenthoodMemphis, TN

    General

    $10,000
  11. San Francisco Opera GuildSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $10,000
  12. Princeton Prospect FoundationPrinceton, NJ

    General

    $10,000
  13. UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals-Children's FundSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $10,000
  14. Boston 2026 World Stamp ShowSudbury, MA

    General

    $5,000
  15. Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumBoston, MA

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  16. Philatelic FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education2 grants $35,00050% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $25,00036% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California9 grants $305,000
  2. Tennessee2 grants $35,000
  3. Massachusetts3 grants $20,000
  4. New Jersey1 grant $10,000
  5. New York1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Steven C WalskeTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jennifer M WalskeTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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