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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-0624489

Brush Family Foundation

A private foundation in Piedmont, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 27 grants and $1.8 million 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.

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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 2024

    $1,823,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $36,246

  • Tax year 2023

    $87,500

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $824,818

  • Tax year 2022

    $110,488

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $841,961

  • Tax year 2021

    $101,050

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $908,144

  • Tax year 2020

    $89,195

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $907,782

  • Tax year 2019

    $68,600

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $935,171

  • Tax year 2018

    $74,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $900,652

Grants paid in 2024

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Christina Brush - Morgan Stanley DafOrinda, CA

    Charitable

    $450,000
  2. Anne Laplante - Fidelity DafPortola Vally, CA

    Charitable

    $450,000
  3. Trudie Daggett - Morgan Stanley DafLos Altos, CA

    Charitable

    $450,000
  4. Piedmont Community Church Music ProgramPiedmont, CA

    Charitable

    $118,000
  5. University of Oregon FoundationEugene, OR

    Charitable

    $88,000
  6. Beta Theta Pi FDNOxford, OH

    Charitable

    $40,000
  7. AaepLexington, KY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  8. Oaktree FoundationOakland, CA

    Charitable

    $25,000
  9. Pacific Union ClubSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $25,000
  10. PBF - Pony Barnes FoundationRedondo Beach, CA

    Charitable

    $25,000
  11. Beta Rho Alumni AssociationEugene, OR

    Charitable

    $15,000
  12. Moraga Edu FDNMoraga, CA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  13. St Perpetua SchoolLafayette, CA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  14. Garden Club of AmericaNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  15. OmpaPortland, OR

    Charitable

    $10,000
  16. Piedmont Educational FoundationPiedmont, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  17. Piedmont Garden ClubSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  18. American Diabetes AssociationArlington, VA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  19. Club Tennis FoundationBerkeley, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  20. Dawn Redwood TrustTiburon, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  21. Lions Eye FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  22. Strive for Change FoundationOakland, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  23. Yosemite ConservancySan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  24. Big Dog Rescue ProjectFayetteville, AR

    Charitable

    $3,000
  25. Eugene Science CenterEugene, OR

    Charitable

    $3,000
  26. Greenhill Humane SocietyCottage Grove, OR

    Charitable

    $3,000
  27. Oregon Contemporary TheatreEugene, OR

    Charitable

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $98,00074% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $10,0008% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $6,0005% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $3,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California16 grants $1,618,000
  2. Oregon6 grants $122,000
  3. Ohio1 grant $40,000
  4. Kentucky1 grant $25,000
  5. New York1 grant $10,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $5,000
  7. Texas1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Spencer M BrushDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Trudy B DaggettDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ann B La PlantDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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