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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-3875601

Payette River Foundation

A private foundation in Lafayette, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $1.7 million 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Ronald C Nahas
724 S Brentbrook Lane
Eagle, ID 83616
(925) 254-8800
n/a
Form and materials
See contact information on line 2a above.
Deadlines
Various
Restrictions
Grants are available only to charities that are exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,653,740

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $38,156,868

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,664,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $25,977,344

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,495,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $25,439,913

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,485,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $23,638,977

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,024,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $23,946,099

  • Tax year 2020

    $800,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $17,086,615

  • Tax year 2019

    $968,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $16,437,353

  • Tax year 2018

    $627,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $15,558,401

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

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

  1. Interim IncMonterey, CA

    Affordable Housing

    $500,000
  2. Making Waves FoundationRichmond, CA

    Career Pathways Pilot Program

    $300,000
  3. Making Waves FoundationRichmond, CA

    Career Pathways Pilot Program

    $200,000
  4. Alder Graduate School of EducationRedwood City, CA

    General Support

    $200,000
  5. Oakland PromiseOakland, CA

    General Fund

    $150,000
  6. Terner Housing Innovation Labs IncOakland, CA

    General Support

    $100,000
  7. Alder Graduate School of EducationRedwood City, CA

    General Fund

    $100,000
  8. Boys Girls Clubs of Monterey CountySeaside, CA

    Future Ready Program

    $50,000
  9. Urban Ed Academy IncSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $25,000
  10. SF State UniversitySan Francisco, CA

    Scholarship

    $10,905
  11. University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Scholarship

    $6,500
  12. SF State UniversitySan Francisco, CA

    Scholarship

    $3,847
  13. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,744
  14. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,744

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education7 grants $981,50091% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $100,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California12 grants $1,646,252

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Ronald C NahasPresident Hours 1.25Pay $0
  • Mary L NahasSec. & Tres. Hours 1.25Pay $0
  • Elizabeth Nahas WilsonDirector Hours 10Pay $54,048
  • Emily Nahas ReistetterDirector Hours 1.25Pay $0

The return

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