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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-1360916

The Venables Foundation

A private foundation in Mill Valley, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $430,600 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Antoinetta Venables
227 Laverne Ave
Mill Valley, CA 94941
(415) 272-5187
Form and materials
The application should be in writing stating the purpose of the organization, address, telephone number and person to contact. Also please include prior period operating statement and balance sheet, and whether the organization is a 501(c)(3) organization.
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $430,600

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $9,191,084

  • Tax year 2024

    $420,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $7,855,091

  • Tax year 2023

    $328,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $7,325,167

  • Tax year 2022

    $976,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $6,261,227

  • Tax year 2021

    $291,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $8,088,241

  • Tax year 2020

    $235,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $6,814,476

  • Tax year 2019

    $178,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $5,666,768

  • Tax year 2018

    $190,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $5,396,521

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    General Support

    $155,000
  2. The Jesuit Retreat Center of Los AlLos Altos, CA

    General Support

    $100,000
  3. Schools Rule MarinSan Rafael, CA

    General Support

    $60,000
  4. Individual

    General Support

    $25,000
  5. St Vincent de Paul Society of MarinSan Rafael, CA

    General Support

    $25,000
  6. Marin Foster Care AssociationSan Rafael, CA

    General Support

    $25,000
  7. Individual

    General Support

    $10,000
  8. Canal AllianceSan Rafael, CA

    General Support

    $10,000
  9. The Jesuit Retreat Center of Los AlLos Altos, CA

    General Support

    $7,600
  10. St Vincent de Paul Society of SFSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  11. Individual

    General Support

    $2,500
  12. American Red CrossBoone, IA

    General Support

    $2,000
  13. Book Exchange of MarinSan Rafael, CA

    General Support

    $2,000
  14. Individual

    General Support

    $1,000
  15. ThinkGlobal Arts FoundationTiburon, CA

    General Support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Public affairs1 grant $25,00067% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $10,00027% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $2,0005% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $5001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California9 grants $235,100
  2. Iowa1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Paul VenablesPresident Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Antoinetta VenablesSect'y/Treas Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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