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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-8248129

Elizabeth G Maughan Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Santa Monica, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $232,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Feb 28, 2026), 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

9 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $232,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,650,630

  • Tax year 2024

    $268,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,671,208

  • Tax year 2023

    $194,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,687,044

  • Tax year 2022

    $215,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,780,404

  • Tax year 2021

    $186,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,015,126

  • Tax year 2020

    $205,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,794,584

  • Tax year 2019

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,906,408

  • Tax year 2018

    $167,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,415,966

  • Tax year 2017

    $144,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,534,026

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Pacific Forest TrustSan Francisco, CA

    To fund conservation of forest landscapes

    $55,000
  2. Talent Maker CityTalent, OR

    To fund steam-based learning

    $50,000
  3. Nature BridgeSan Francisco, CA

    To provide field science education to students in the santa monica mountains

    $25,000
  4. North American Association for Enivronmental EducationWashington, DC

    To fund enivronmental education

    $25,000
  5. Oregon Community FoundationPortland, OR

    To contribute to charitable funds that support the oregon community

    $25,000
  6. Friends of Cascade - Siskiyou National MonumentAshland, OR

    To fund environmental educational programs

    $20,000
  7. The Crest at Willow WittAshland, OR

    To fund environmental education

    $10,000
  8. BaseMedford, OR

    To fund programs for the well-being and advancement of black residents living in southern oregon

    $10,000
  9. Oregon Wildlife FoundationPortland, OR

    To fund the conservation of fish & wildlife and citizen enjoyment of natural resources in oregon

    $7,000
  10. Red Oaks Forest SchoolStanton, KY

    To fund environmental educational programs

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $50,00049% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,00025% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $20,00020% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $7,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon6 grants $122,000
  2. California2 grants $80,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $25,000
  4. Kentucky1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert H GivenPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Suzi GivenSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Geoffrey C GivenTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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