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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-8123356

Returning Home Foundation

A private foundation in Laguna Beach, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $194,193 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

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

    $194,193

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,063,536

  • Tax year 2024

    $268,901

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $893,289

  • Tax year 2023

    $170,188

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,057,590

  • Tax year 2022

    $178,546

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,115,254

  • Tax year 2021

    $136,407

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $840,081

  • Tax year 2020

    $268,787

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $896,599

  • Tax year 2019

    $69,373

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,013,942

  • Tax year 2018

    $40,335

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $975,726

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

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

  1. United Way OCIrvine, CA

    Mission Purpose

    $100,000
  2. Individual

    Mission Support

    $28,193
  3. ACLU Foundation of So CALos Angeles, CA

    Mission Purpose

    $20,000
  4. Orangewood FoundationSanta Ana, CA

    Mission Support

    $11,000
  5. Individual

    Mission Support

    $10,000
  6. Individual

    Mission Support

    $10,000
  7. Individual

    Mission Support

    $5,000
  8. Laguna Beach Food PantryLaguna Beach, CA

    Mission Purpose

    $5,000
  9. Individual

    Mission Purpose

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid1 grant $11,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $136,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Carole UrieFounder & CEO Hours 25Pay $0
  • Meg WatersOfficer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert ChickeringCFO Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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