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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-1538278

Thomas Ohana Foundation

A private foundation in Del Mar, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $672,500 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

    $672,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,988,123

  • Tax year 2024

    $630,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,203,379

  • Tax year 2023

    $631,650

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,527,862

  • Tax year 2022

    $568,778

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $5,917,813

  • Tax year 2021

    $578,818

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $5,228,540

  • Tax year 2020

    $455,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,019,157

  • Tax year 2019

    $595,340

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,101,100

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,035,680

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,564,083

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Global VolunteersLittle Canada, MN

    Cash donation to fund building and operation of medical facility and residences.

    $300,000
  2. Scripps Health FoundationLa Jolla, CA

    Cash donation to help provide innovation, quality, safety, and compassion in health care.

    $75,000
  3. A Step BeyondEscondido, CA

    Cash donation to help provide educational programs to disadvantaged youth.

    $60,000
  4. Monarch SchoolSan Diego, CA

    Cash donation to help provide educational programs to disadvantaged youth.

    $50,000
  5. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Cash donation to help provide medical care to people in distress.

    $37,500
  6. Doors of ChangeCardiff, CA

    Cash donation to help provide educational programs to disadvantaged youth.

    $37,500
  7. Ronald McDonald House Charities of San DiegoSan Diego, CA

    Cash donation to help provide services for families taking care of critically-ill children.

    $37,500
  8. Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    Cash donation to help provide a positive and lasting impact in the lives of others.

    $25,000
  9. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    Cash donation to provide direct impact on the lives of wounded warriors and caregivers.

    $25,000
  10. Maki InternationalDel Mar, CA

    Cash donation to fund programs for imprisoned women in peru.

    $15,000
  11. Silver Age YogaDel Mar, CA

    Cash donation to help provide seniors with access to yoga classes.

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid2 grants $337,50068% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $60,00012% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $37,5008% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $25,0005% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $25,0005% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $15,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota1 grant $300,000
  2. California7 grants $285,000
  3. New York2 grants $62,500
  4. Florida1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jillian G AakerSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Frank L ThomasCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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