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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7025700

Children's Brain Disease Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $547,958 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

    $547,958

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $8,464,369
  • Tax year 2024

    $507,664

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $8,580,270
  • Tax year 2023

    $557,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $8,627,957
  • Tax year 2022

    $626,440

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $8,786,115
  • Tax year 2021

    $555,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $9,431,635
  • Tax year 2020

    $530,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $9,389,147
  • Tax year 2019

    $511,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $10,192,263
  • Tax year 2018

    $31,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $10,504,664

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX

    To provide support for research and youth mental health services

    $282,958
  2. University College of LondonLondon, United Kingdom

    To provide support for academics and research

    $75,000
  3. Washington University of St LouisSt Louis, MO

    To provide support for battens disease research programs

    $75,000
  4. University of Iowa Center for AdvancementIowa City, IA

    To provide support for academics and vision research

    $50,000
  5. YMCA of Metro Atlanta Leadership and Learning CenterAtlanta, GA

    To provide support for neurological and special needs programs

    $25,000
  6. Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's HealthStanford, CA

    To provide support for academics and research

    $20,000
  7. Australian Chapter of BdsraShelly Beach, Australia

    To provide support for batten disease conference

    $10,000
  8. Dan Reeds Soaring Hearts FoundationDes Moines, IA

    To provide support for academics and research

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $50,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas1 grant $282,958
  2. Missouri1 grant $75,000
  3. Iowa2 grants $60,000
  4. Georgia1 grant $25,000
  5. California1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Dean L Rider MDPRESIDENT Hours 6Pay $0
  • Richard D RiderTREASURER/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $500
  • Dean L Rider IIITRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $500
  • Gracelynn RiderTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $2,500

The return

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