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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-0171507

Fledgling Fund

A private foundation in Graton, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $327,500 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $327,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $373,584

  • Tax year 2024

    $375,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $571,349

  • Tax year 2023

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $990,683

  • Tax year 2022

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $965,532

  • Tax year 2021

    $215,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $977,130

  • Tax year 2020

    $165,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,129,356

  • Tax year 2019

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,183,813

  • Tax year 2018

    $102,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,116,416

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Support for [individual] , habitat protection, and climate resilience programs

    $100,000
  2. The Climate CenterSanta Rosa, CA

    Support for climate policy, education, and clean energy advocacy programs

    $100,000
  3. Laguna de Santa Rosa FoundationSanta Rosa, CA

    Support for wetland restoration, conservation, and environmental education

    $72,500
  4. Sonoma Land TrustSanta Rosa, CA

    Support for land conservation and environmental stewardship programs

    $25,000
  5. Individual

    Support for environmental education and community sustainability programs

    $20,000
  6. Individual

    Environmental stewardship

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $100,00080% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $25,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $197,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Carolyn JohnsonPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard TheisTreasurer Hours 2Pay $0
  • Loraine SuggDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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