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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-4046890

Thunen Family Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Berkeley, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $50,000 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $641,436

  • Tax year 2023

    $58,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $622,347

  • Tax year 2022

    $61,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $638,517

  • Tax year 2021

    $49,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $694,401

  • Tax year 2020

    $46,700

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $697,254

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UC Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA

    Charitable and for donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  2. Center for Independent LivingBerkeley, CA

    Charitable and for donee's exempt purpose

    $4,000
  3. Doctors Without Borders USANew York, NY

    Charitable and for donee's exempt purpose

    $4,000
  4. First Nations Development InstituteLongmont, CO

    Charitable and for donee's exempt purpose

    $4,000
  5. Intrepid Fallen Heros FundNew York, NY

    Charitable and for donee's exempt purpose

    $4,000
  6. USOWashington, DC

    Charitable and for donee's exempt purpose

    $4,000
  7. Wings of AmericaAlbuquerque, NM

    Charitable and for donee's exempt purpose

    $4,000
  8. Ibs Eshinni - Kakushinni ChairBerkeley, CA

    Charitable and for donee's exempt purpose

    $4,000
  9. Center for Biological DiversityTucson, AZ

    Charitable and for donee's exempt purpose

    $3,000
  10. Students Rising AboveSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable and for donee's exempt purpose

    $2,500
  11. Bay Area Outreach and Recreation ProgramBerkeley, CA

    Charitable and for donee's exempt purpose

    $2,000
  12. Kqed TVSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable and for donee's exempt purpose

    $2,000
  13. Meals on Wheels of Alameda CountyOakland, CA

    Charitable and for donee's exempt purpose

    $2,000
  14. Reach West for Special AdutsEl Sobrante, CA

    Charitable and for donee's exempt purpose

    $2,000
  15. Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA

    Charitable and for donee's exempt purpose

    $2,000
  16. National Disaster Search Dog FoundationSanta Paula, CA

    Charitable and for donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  17. UC Berkeley Foundation - the Cal FundBerkeley, CA

    Charitable and for donee's exempt purpose

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $4,00022% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $4,00022% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $3,00016% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,50014% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $2,00011% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,00011% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California10 grants $25,000
  2. Colorado1 grant $4,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $4,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $4,000
  5. New Mexico1 grant $4,000
  6. New York1 grant $4,000
  7. Arizona1 grant $3,000
  8. Massachusetts1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Christopher ThunenPRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Carol ThunenSECRETARY & TREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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