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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3931294

The Kingfisher Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $810,311 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Mar 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $810,311

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $11,054,053
  • Tax year 2023

    $524,574

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $10,054,163
  • Tax year 2022

    $798,194

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,293,661
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,299,466

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,078,167
  • Tax year 2020

    $807,573

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,365,465
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,118,978

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,689,338
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,358,333

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $668,700
  • Tax year 2017

    $930,815

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,688,029

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. University of Michigan Art MuseumAnn Arbor, MI

    General Support

    $248,100
  2. Sustainable ConservationSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $125,000
  3. Blakemore FoundationBellevue, WA

    General Support

    $110,211
  4. California Water Data ConsortiumSacramento, CA

    General Support

    $100,000
  5. Individual

    General Support

    $75,000
  6. Individual

    General Support

    $60,000
  7. MultiplierSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $40,000
  8. Individual

    General Support

    $40,000
  9. Public Policy Institute of CalifornSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $12,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $165,00044% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $110,21129% of the total
  3. Science and technology1 grant $100,00027% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $277,000
  2. Michigan1 grant $248,100
  3. Washington1 grant $110,211

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Timothy D DattelsTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kristine M JohnsonTrustee Hours 4Pay $0

The return

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