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Form 990-PFTax year 2018EIN 27-3138184

Michael & Corlene Gombos Foundation

A private foundation in Bakersfield, CA. Its return for tax year 2018 lists 5 grants and $295,900 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2018 (period ending Dec 31, 2018), 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2018 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2018

    $295,900

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2018

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bakersfield Homeless CenterBakersfield, CA

    General fund

    $63,000
  2. Covenant Community ServicesBakersfield, CA

    General fund

    $63,000
  3. Magdalene HopeBakersfield, CA

    Donation for gombos family scholarship.

    $63,000
  4. The Mission at Kern CountyBakersfield, CA

    General fund

    $63,000
  5. Salvation ArmyBakersfield, CA

    General fund

    $43,900

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $63,00050% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $63,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $295,900

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • John Michael GombosPRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Corlene GombosDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Julia Lynn GombosDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Patrice Irene BussellDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Michael N Gombos JrCHAIRMAN Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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