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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-5059358

Whole Moon Foundation

A private foundation in Nevada City, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $1,000 paid in grants.

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

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $120,000
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $120,000
  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $120,000
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,750

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $120,000
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,490

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $120,000
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,930

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $124,832
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $124,684
  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $124,684

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Food Bank of Nevada CountyGrass Valley, CA

    General support.

    $350
  2. KVMR Community RadioNevada City, CA

    General support.

    $250
  3. Hospice of the FoothillsGrass Valley, CA

    General support.

    $200
  4. Cambridge in AmericaNew York, NY

    General Support

    $100
  5. InConcert SierraGrass Valley, CA

    general support

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $35054% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $20031% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $10015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $900
  2. New York1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Elena RayoTrustee Hours 5Pay $0
  • Myra Rayo-LopezTrustee Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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