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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-1791842

Maher Foundation

A private foundation in Monterey, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $241,400 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

    $241,400

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,054,874

  • Tax year 2024

    $329,200

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $366,342

  • Tax year 2023

    $261,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $578,772

  • Tax year 2022

    $247,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $584,070

  • Tax year 2021

    $259,434

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $640,876

  • Tax year 2020

    $228,200

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $667,989

  • Tax year 2019

    $241,775

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $628,632

  • Tax year 2018

    $258,921

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $610,336

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Missionaries

    $198,000
  2. Individual

    Evangelism

    $25,000
  3. Individual

    Missionaries

    $6,000
  4. Compassion Pregnancy CenterMonterey, CA

    Pregnancy Assistance

    $5,000
  5. Gathering By the BaySoquel, CA

    Evangelism

    $3,000
  6. Individual

    Evangelism

    $2,400
  7. Fair Education FoundationCarmel Valley, CA

    Educational Access & Resources

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $3,00060% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $2,00040% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Thomas MaherPresident Hours 8Pay $0
  • Joan MaherSecretary Hours 2Pay $0
  • Steve BaroneDirector Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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