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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-0007978

The Paul D Ware Foundation

A private foundation in Highland, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $67,751 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

    $67,751

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,289,218
  • Tax year 2024

    $58,237

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,216,551
  • Tax year 2023

    $54,944

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $1,144,902
  • Tax year 2022

    $58,149

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $1,098,211
  • Tax year 2021

    $46,090

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $1,330,275
  • Tax year 2020

    $46,793

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,255,637
  • Tax year 2019

    $61,909

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,209,782
  • Tax year 2018

    $65,475

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,109,649

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Redlands Community Hospital FDTNRedlands, CA

    General support

    $18,120
  2. LLRMHLoma Linda, CA

    General support

    $9,525
  3. First TeeCorona, CA

    General support

    $8,700
  4. Blessing CenterRedlands, CA

    General support

    $5,500
  5. Youth Hope FoundationRedlands, CA

    General support

    $5,175
  6. Veterans of Loma LindaLoma Linda, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  7. Ie Lighthouse of the BlindSan Bernardino, CA

    General support

    $4,200
  8. Crsi Education and Research FDTNSchaumberg, IL

    Grants and scholarships

    $2,826
  9. Cherry Valley Bow HuntersCherry Valley, CA

    General support

    $2,200
  10. Boys and Girls Club of RedlandsRedlands, CA

    General support

    $2,105
  11. Aquinas High SchoolSan Bernardino, CA

    General support

    $1,200
  12. Redlands Optimist FoundationRedlands, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  13. Teagan Ansley FoundationCalimesa, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  14. Redlands Bowl Performing ArtsRedlands, CA

    General support

    $500
  15. ASPCANew York, NY

    General support

    $400
  16. Boys TownBoys Town, NE

    General support

    $100
  17. Susan G KomenDallas, TX

    General support

    $100
  18. AARP FoundationWashington, DC

    General support

    $50
  19. VFWKansas City, MO

    General support

    $50

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $6,50085% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5007% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $4005% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $1502% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $1001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California13 grants $64,225
  2. Illinois1 grant $2,826
  3. New York1 grant $400
  4. Nebraska1 grant $100
  5. Texas1 grant $100
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $50
  7. Missouri1 grant $50

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • John E WareTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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