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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1865668

Yavanna Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $341,000 paid in grants.

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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

    $341,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $8,083,612

  • Tax year 2024

    $322,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $7,916,717

  • Tax year 2023

    $345,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $7,936,648

  • Tax year 2022

    $386,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $8,092,350

  • Tax year 2021

    $341,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $8,303,031

  • Tax year 2020

    $388,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $8,248,309

  • Tax year 2019

    $363,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $8,865,764

  • Tax year 2018

    $378,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $8,941,390

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Post Carbon InstituteCorvallis, OR

    General & Unrestricted

    $150,000
  2. Institute for the Study of Energy and Our FutureRed Wing, MN

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  3. Caminante SocietyRichmond, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  4. Media Matters for AmericaWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  5. Public Citizen Foundation IncWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  6. Overnight Productions IncLos Angeles, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  7. Tesseract Research Center IncWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  8. Tides CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Voices for Progress Education Fund

    $10,000
  9. Apis ArboreaSebastopol, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,000
  10. Internet ArchiveSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  11. MapsPasadena, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  12. Northern California Public BroadcastingSanta Cruz, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  13. Secular Student AllianceLos Angeles, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  14. Wikimedia Foundation IncSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $45,00039% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $30,00026% of the total
  3. Public affairs1 grant $25,00022% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $6,0005% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $5,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon1 grant $150,000
  2. California8 grants $76,000
  3. District of Columbia4 grants $65,000
  4. Minnesota1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Philip H JensenPres, Dir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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