The California State Capitol

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6865004

Lagarde Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Berkeley, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $315,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $315,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $291,005
  • Tax year 2024

    $205,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $586,010
  • Tax year 2023

    $107,065

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $747,311
  • Tax year 2022

    $117,525

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $815,604
  • Tax year 2021

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,093,037
  • Tax year 2020

    $83,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,073,631
  • Tax year 2019

    $83,200

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,088,328

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Swell FoundationBerkeley, CA

    General

    $290,000
  2. Full Picture JusticeSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $20,000
  3. Mu FilmsBerkeley, CA

    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. Crime and legal aid1 grant $20,00080% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $315,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Marie LagardeTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Charlotte Bervin-LagardeTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (crime and legal aid), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. The Crevier Family FoundationIrvine, CA 33 grants Preselected only $307,651 giving
  2. Kenneth H Dart FoundationCorona Del Mar, CA 7 grants Preselected only $330,000 giving
  3. Vickie Soulier Family FoundationSonoma, CA 13 grants Preselected only $334,645 giving
  4. The Mike and Corky Hale Stoller FoundationLos Angeles, CA 64 grants Preselected only $337,466 giving
  5. The Smith Martini FoundationCarmel, CA 4 grants Preselected only $288,442 giving