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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-0652774

Ameritino Foundation (the)

A private foundation in Vista, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $63,500 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

    $63,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,680,288

  • Tax year 2024

    $67,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,494,137

  • Tax year 2023

    $53,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,297,787

  • Tax year 2022

    $86,700

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $2,091,285

  • Tax year 2021

    $56,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,494,750

  • Tax year 2020

    $21,750

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,275,884

  • Tax year 2019

    $28,950

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,066,726

  • Tax year 2018

    $23,600

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,789,536

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. California Fire FoundationSacramento, CA

    General support

    $9,000
  2. Rancho Buena Vista High SchoolVista, CA

    General support

    $7,500
  3. Doors of ChangeCardiff, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  4. Elementary Institute of ScienceSan Diego, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  5. Emilio Nares FoundationSan Diego, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  6. Rady Children's HospitalSan Diego, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  7. San Marcos Middle SchoolSan Marcos, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  8. San Marcos Unified School DistrictSan Marcos, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  9. Cardiff Soccer LeagueCardiff, CA

    General support

    $4,000
  10. Solana Beach Presbyterian ChurchSolana Beach, CA

    General support

    $3,500
  11. Homeboy IndustriesLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $2,500
  12. Longmont High School Education FoundationLongmont, CO

    General support

    $2,500
  13. Catholic Community FoundationGlendale, CA

    General support

    $2,000
  14. San Elijo Middle SchoolSan Marcos, CA

    General support

    $1,500
  15. The Humane Society of the United StatesGaithersburg, MD

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $5,00021% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $5,00021% of the total
  3. Science and technology1 grant $5,00021% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $4,00017% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $2,50011% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $2,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California13 grants $60,000
  2. Colorado1 grant $2,500
  3. Maryland1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michael Bravo LopezDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Zeke LopezDIRECTOR & LEGAL COUNSEL Hours 2Pay $12,000
  • Leanne DeboraPRESIDENT Hours 12Pay $25,320

The return

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