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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-1547956

The Materium Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 41 grants and $49,750 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $49,750

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $576,021
  • Tax year 2023

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $622,719
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $620,579
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $100,979
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $100,969
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $100,963
  • Tax year 2018

    $10,182

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $100,899

Grants paid in 2024

41 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Eastern Sierra Land TrustBishop, CA

    For general operating support

    $2,500
  2. Reno Food SystemsReno, NV

    For general operting support

    $2,500
  3. Friends of Nevada WildernessReno, NV

    For general operting support

    $2,500
  4. Sierra Nevada JourneysReno, NV

    For general operting support

    $2,500
  5. The Craft Emergency Relief FundMontpelier, VT

    For general operting support

    $2,500
  6. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    For general operting support

    $2,500
  7. Campbell Scholars ProgramValley Village, CA

    For general operting support

    $2,500
  8. Breakthrough Summerbridge of SFSan Francisco, CA

    For general operting support

    $2,500
  9. San Francisco-Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CA

    For general operting support

    $1,500
  10. Help Save the Bees FoundationReno, NV

    For general operting support

    $1,500
  11. Wild Salmon CenterPortland, OR

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  12. San Mateo County Community Colleges FoundationSan Mateo, CA

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  13. Black Youth Leadership ProjectElk Grove, CA

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  14. The Pacifica FoundationClaremont, CA

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  15. The Henry Miller Memorial LibraryBig Sur, CA

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  16. Adventist Saint Helena HospitalSt Helena, CA

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  17. Sonoma Land TrustSanta Rosa, CA

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  18. Poor Peoples Radio IncSan Francisco, CA

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  19. Healthright 360San Francisco, CA

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  20. Redwood Empire Food BankSanta Rosa, CA

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  21. KWMR Community RadioPoint Reyes Station, CA

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  22. Project Color CorpsBerkeley, CA

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  23. Eastern Sierra Avalanche CenterMammoth Lakes, CA

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  24. CaltroutSan Francisco, CA

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  25. Conservation InternationalArlington, VA

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  26. League to Save Lake TahoeS Lake Tahoe, CA

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  27. Lenscratch - Moonridge FoundationSanta Fe, NM

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  28. Trevor ProjectW Hollywood, CA

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  29. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  30. Turtle ConservancyOjai, CA

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  31. Los Angeles Food BankLos Angeles, CA

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  32. Greater Yellowstone CollectionBozeman, MT

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  33. The Vine Global Impact FoundationMiami, FL

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  34. CaltroutSan Francisco, CA

    For general operting support

    $1,000
  35. HCN - High Country NewsPaonia, CO

    For general operting support

    $500
  36. West Point Inn AssociationSan Rafael, CA

    For general operting support

    $500
  37. Wyoming Wilderness AssociationSheridan, WY

    For general operting support

    $500
  38. Sugar Pine FoundationS Lake Tahoe, CA

    For general operting support

    $500
  39. Eastern Sierra Land TrustBishop, CA

    For general operting support

    $250
  40. American Museum Fly FishingManchester, VT

    For general operting support

    $250
  41. One TamSan Francisco, CA

    For general operting support

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $4,50017% of the total
  2. Arts and culture4 grants $4,00015% of the total
  3. Environment3 grants $3,75014% of the total
  4. Animals3 grants $2,50010% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $2,50010% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,50010% of the total
  7. 4 other causes5 grants $6,50025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California26 grants $28,500
  2. Nevada4 grants $9,000
  3. Vermont2 grants $2,750
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $2,500
  5. Virginia2 grants $2,000
  6. Florida1 grant $1,000
  7. Montana1 grant $1,000
  8. New Mexico1 grant $1,000
  9. Oregon1 grant $1,000
  10. Colorado1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Ulrich Schmid MaybachDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Robert KrantzTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • William P FullerSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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