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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-8239267

McDowell Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Carmel, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $22,500 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Schwartz Law Group Inc
PO Box 22650
Carmel, CA 93922
(831) 625-6255
Form and materials
The application should be mailed or hand delivered.
Deadlines
Deadlines Vary
Restrictions
Awards are for the educational, travel, and living expenses of financially needy students.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $22,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $26,461
  • Tax year 2024

    $22,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $22,984
  • Tax year 2023

    $22,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $25,259
  • Tax year 2022

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $29,764
  • Tax year 2021

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $35,202
  • Tax year 2020

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $22,340
  • Tax year 2019

    $19,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $22,902
  • Tax year 2018

    $29,692

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $22,563

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. California State UniversitySeaside, CA

    To go toward scholarhips for needy but talented students.

    $22,500

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $22,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Frank McDowellCEO Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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