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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-3759208

Esb Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 21 grants and $20 million paid in grants.

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

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

    $20,025,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $107,145,468
  • Tax year 2023

    $14,660,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $116,752,012
  • Tax year 2022

    $13,600,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $128,146,479
  • Tax year 2021

    $11,600,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $108,201,675
  • Tax year 2020

    $49,028,362

    Grants listed
    293
    Assets, end of year
    $6,395,587
  • Tax year 2019

    $88,681,764

    Grants listed
    323
    Assets, end of year
    $67,419,693
  • Tax year 2018

    $103,389,105

    Grants listed
    368
    Assets, end of year
    $162,257,082

Grants paid in 2024

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Laural FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Foundation gift

    $4,000,000
  2. Ramsay Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Foundation gift

    $4,000,000
  3. Riley & Susan Bechtel FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Foundation gift

    $4,000,000
  4. Shenandoah FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Foundation gift

    $4,000,000
  5. Acr FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Foundation gift

    $250,000
  6. Aed FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Foundation gift

    $250,000
  7. BHB FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Foundation gift

    $250,000
  8. BSB FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Foundation gift

    $250,000
  9. CMB FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Foundation gift

    $250,000
  10. Creekside FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Foundation gift

    $250,000
  11. Ebj FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Foundation gift

    $250,000
  12. Etc Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Foundation gift

    $250,000
  13. Kiryle FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Foundation gift

    $250,000
  14. Lindsay and Alex Ramsay FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Foundation gift

    $250,000
  15. MBD & JFD FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Foundation gift

    $250,000
  16. Meglbagl FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Foundation gift

    $250,000
  17. Rough-J-Ranch FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Foundation gift

    $250,000
  18. Samantha & Darren Bechtel Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Foundation gift

    $250,000
  19. The BPB and HBB FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Foundation gift

    $250,000
  20. Third Horizon FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Foundation gift

    $250,000
  21. Piedmont Community ChurchPiedmont, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking15 grants $3,750,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California21 grants $20,025,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Alan DachsDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Erin WilmsTREASURER & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Fabiana SchofieldSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lauren DachsPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Margaret LipDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Riley BechtelDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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