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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-6766727

Ambos Mundos

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $52,000 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

    $52,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $419,166
  • Tax year 2024

    $84,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $511,260
  • Tax year 2023

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $550,322
  • Tax year 2022

    $49,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $589,764
  • Tax year 2021

    $67,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $589,987
  • Tax year 2020

    $56,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $633,786
  • Tax year 2019

    $45,100

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $653,762
  • Tax year 2018

    $44,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $629,322

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rocking the BoatBronx, NY

    Use boatbuilding and environmental s

    $15,000
  2. Cato InstituteWashington, DC

    To originate, disseminate, and incre

    $10,000
  3. Drug Policy AllianceNew York, NY

    Advance rational drug policy

    $10,000
  4. Burning Man ProjectSan Francisco, CA

    Bring experiences to people in grand

    $5,000
  5. National Outdoor Leadership SchoolLander, WY

    Teaching outdoor skills, leadership

    $5,000
  6. National MS SocietyNew York, NY

    To fund research and provide resourc

    $3,000
  7. SpurSan Francisco, CA

    To develop solutions for problems ci

    $2,000
  8. Mission Local SFSan Francisco, CA

    Support independent news

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $15,00032% of the total
  2. Mental health1 grant $10,00021% of the total
  3. Public affairs1 grant $10,00021% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $5,00011% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $5,00011% of the total
  6. Arts and culture1 grant $2,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $28,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  3. California3 grants $9,000
  4. Wyoming1 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.

  • Donald E KlingbeilTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Wendy A FountainTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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