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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-6391021

The Brewster Foundation

A private foundation in Santa Monica, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 16 grants and $514,281 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.

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

    $514,281

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $8,251,441

  • Tax year 2023

    $522,750

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $8,341,345

  • Tax year 2022

    $506,448

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $8,521,636

  • Tax year 2021

    $470,366

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $8,499,523

  • Tax year 2020

    $504,497

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $8,460,804

  • Tax year 2019

    $476,347

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $8,975,359

  • Tax year 2018

    $453,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $9,253,681

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    General

    $246,281
  2. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    General

    $152,500
  3. Cape Cod Healthcare FoundationHyannis, MA

    General

    $15,000
  4. Cedars - Sinai Medical CenterW Hollywood, CA

    General

    $15,000
  5. Everytown for Gun SafetyNew York, NY

    General

    $15,000
  6. Brewster Conservation TrustBrewster, MA

    General

    $10,000
  7. Brookings InstitutionWashington, DC

    General

    $10,000
  8. Dennis Conservation TrustEast Dennis, MA

    General

    $10,000
  9. Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA

    General

    $10,000
  10. Rand CorporationSanta Monica, CA

    General

    $10,000
  11. The Miller Center FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    General

    $10,000
  12. The Urban InstituteWashington, DC

    General

    $5,000
  13. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    General

    $2,500
  14. Association to Preserve Cape CodBarnstable, MA

    General

    $1,000
  15. Cape Cod Museum of Natural HistoryBrewster, MA

    General

    $1,000
  16. The Compact of Cape Cod ConservationBarnstable, MA

    General

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $398,78186% of the total
  2. Environment3 grants $21,0005% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $15,0003% of the total
  4. Social science2 grants $15,0003% of the total
  5. Public affairs1 grant $10,0002% of the total
  6. Community development1 grant $2,500<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $271,281
  2. New Jersey1 grant $152,500
  3. Massachusetts7 grants $48,000
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $15,000
  5. New York1 grant $15,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $10,000
  7. Rhode Island1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Leonard D SchaefferTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0
  • Pamela S SchaefferTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0
  • David S SchaefferTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jacqueline S SchaefferTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Amy SchaefferTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jacob VaughanTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Roberty KellyTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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