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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-0990897

The Rising Foundation

A private foundation in Pleasanton, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $342,242 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

    $342,242

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,030,286

  • Tax year 2024

    $147,918

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,044,240

  • Tax year 2023

    $145,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,087,831

  • Tax year 2022

    $173,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,215,111

  • Tax year 2021

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,384,715

  • Tax year 2020

    $114,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,490,384

  • Tax year 2019

    $99,950

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $951,090

  • Tax year 2018

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,064,633

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

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

  1. Safe Place InternationalOakland, CA

    General support

    $88,477
  2. Individual

    Tuning Through Anxiety (3 year grant)

    $25,000
  3. Bionutrient Food AssociationBarre, MA

    Real food campaign

    $25,000
  4. Agroecology CommonsEl Sobrante, CA

    Incubator farm

    $25,000
  5. Children of the RainforestWestminster, CA

    To support cultural & learning center

    $25,000
  6. Doula for the PeopleSan Pablo, CA

    Foodie doula program

    $25,000
  7. Afripeace Development FoundationSacramento, CA

    Youth cultural exchange

    $25,000
  8. Fresh ApproachConcord, CA

    Food as medicine

    $25,000
  9. Good Work InstituteKingston, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  10. Individual

    Compostars app

    $23,765
  11. Empowerment WorksSanta Barbara, CA

    Hylo usability grant

    $20,000
  12. Modern Family InstituteBerkeley, CA

    Sponsorship

    $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 $108,47742% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture3 grants $75,00029% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $25,00010% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $25,00010% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California8 grants $243,477
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $25,000
  3. New York1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Jeffrey W ParrettCHAIRMAN Hours 10Pay $0
  • Eric SoderstromTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Laura BooneSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert LucasBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeneba KilgoreBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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