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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-8064368

Albatross Foundation

A private foundation in San Diego, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $1.5 million 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

    $1,538,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $32,340,665
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,445,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $28,266,190
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,305,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $26,795,089
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,327,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $24,517,583
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,495,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $28,955,168
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,285,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $26,476,559
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,370,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $26,065,121
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,255,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $23,658,422

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. Forever Balboa ParkSan Diego, CA

    General Support

    $700,000
  2. The New Children's MuseumSan Diego, CA

    General Support

    $500,000
  3. San Diego Parks FoundationSan Diego, CA

    General Support

    $55,000
  4. Museum of Contemporary ArtSan Diego, CA

    General Support

    $50,000
  5. San Diego Museum of ArtSan Diego, CA

    General Support

    $50,000
  6. Individual

    General Support

    $35,000
  7. Maple Canyon SDSan Diego, CA

    General Support

    $28,000
  8. Barrio Logan College InstituteSan Diego, CA

    General Support

    $25,000
  9. San Diego Youth ServicesSan Diego, CA

    General Support

    $25,000
  10. Mingei International MuseumSan Diego, CA

    General Support

    $20,000
  11. Individual

    General Support

    $20,000
  12. Voices For ChildrenSan Diego, CA

    General Support

    $10,000
  13. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    General Support

    $10,000
  14. San Diego Wildlife AllianceSan Diego, CA

    General Support

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $700,00050% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $550,00039% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $55,0004% of the total
  4. Education2 grants $35,0002% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $28,0002% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $25,0002% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $10,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California11 grants $1,473,000
  2. New Jersey1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Brent V WoodsPresident Hours 2Pay $0
  • Laurie C MitchellSecretary/Treas Hours 2Pay $0
  • Marilyn J WoodsDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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