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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-6085573

Munger Charitable Trust Number Seven

A private foundation in Pasadena, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $5.6 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending May 31, 2026), 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

    $5,649,620

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $143,641,866
  • Tax year 2024

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $158,547,303
  • Tax year 2023

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $109,515
  • Tax year 2022

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $110,861
  • Tax year 2021

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $116,546
  • Tax year 2020

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $123,101
  • Tax year 2019

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $129,234
  • Tax year 2018

    $18,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $135,617

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The City and Country School IncNew York, NY

    (1) description: 7 shares of berkshire hathaway inc. Class a securities (2) book value: $3,763,496 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) method used to determine fair market value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were donated. (5) date of the gift: 12/11/2025 (6) purpose: to support the school's growth and expansion initiatives.

    $5,186,804
  2. The City and Country School IncNew York, NY

    (1) description: 935 shares of berkshire hathaway inc. Class b securities (2) book value: $414,962 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) method used to determine fair market value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were donated. (5) date of the gift: 12/11/2025 (6) purpose: to support the school's growth and expansion initiatives.

    $462,816

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $5,649,620

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • William H BorthwickTRUSTEE (until 09/2025) Hours 0Pay $0
  • Barry A MungerTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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