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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-0983965

The KCS Pacific Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $720,533 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

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

    $720,533

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,980,821
  • Tax year 2024

    $124,685

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,284,251
  • Tax year 2023

    $124,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,299,058
  • Tax year 2022

    $139,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,332,701
  • Tax year 2021

    $124,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,361,319
  • Tax year 2020

    $117,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,326,711
  • Tax year 2019

    $115,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,360,028
  • Tax year 2018

    $109,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,120,707

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Charitable Event

    $150,000
  2. Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation InitiativeBozeman, MT

    Ross River Fund

    $150,000
  3. Partners in Health A Nonprofit CorporationBoston, MA

    Charitable Event

    $100,000
  4. Partners in Health A Nonprofit CorporationBoston, MA

    Charitable Event

    $90,533
  5. African Wildlife FoundationWashington, DC

    Bili-Uele landscape DRC Project

    $50,000
  6. Center for Biological Diversity IncTucson, AZ

    Health for the Wild Fund

    $50,000
  7. Center for Biological Diversity IncTucson, AZ

    Arctic Defense Fund

    $50,000
  8. Solar Electric Light FundWashington, DC

    Maasai Mara Conservancy Project: rhino sanctuary pumping system

    $31,000
  9. Panthera CorporationNew York, NY

    Charitable Event

    $12,000
  10. Globalgiving Foundation IncWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  11. Solar Electric Light FundWashington, DC

    Uganda water project

    $9,000
  12. Project GriphColville, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  13. Sister Carmen Community Center IncLafayette, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,500
  14. Earth Law CenterDurango, CO

    Sustainable Future Project

    $2,500
  15. National Wildlife Refuge AssociationWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  16. World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  17. Colorado Wolf and Wildlife CenterDivide, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $190,53333% of the total
  2. Environment3 grants $190,00033% of the total
  3. Animals7 grants $171,50030% of the total
  4. International aid2 grants $12,5002% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $3,500<1% of the total
  6. Social science1 grant $2,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland2 grants $190,533
  2. Montana1 grant $150,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $150,000
  4. District of Columbia6 grants $105,000
  5. Arizona2 grants $100,000
  6. New York1 grant $12,000
  7. Colorado3 grants $8,000
  8. Washington1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Katharine BrighamPres, Dir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0
  • Conor C ReardonVP Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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