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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 25-1902771

The Midgley Foundation

A private foundation in Pasadena, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $1.1 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

    $1,100,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $23,520,066
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,291,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $21,222,960
  • Tax year 2023

    $990,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $20,173,723
  • Tax year 2022

    $999,688

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $19,276,536
  • Tax year 2021

    $885,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $21,857,837
  • Tax year 2020

    $845,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $18,147,240
  • Tax year 2019

    $770,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $16,842,480
  • Tax year 2018

    $500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,218

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mendocino Land TrustFort Bragg, CA

    Land preservation

    $500,000
  2. Sempervirens FundMountain View, CA

    Land preservation

    $250,000
  3. USC Arcadia Hospital FoundationArcadia, CA

    Health care

    $250,000
  4. Planned ParenthoodPasadena, CA

    Health care

    $100,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $750,00075% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $250,00025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $1,100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Amy RichardsonTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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