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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-6578339

The Quercus Foundation

A private foundation in Clayton, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $72,500 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $72,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,792,429

  • Tax year 2024

    $64,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,585,872

  • Tax year 2023

    $67,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,427,531

  • Tax year 2022

    $75,200

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,270,151

  • Tax year 2021

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,667,509

  • Tax year 2020

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,497,728

  • Tax year 2019

    $57,850

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,376,994

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

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

  1. Catholic Charities of Diocese OaklaOakland, CA

    General Support

    $10,000
  2. Alameda County Community Food BankOakland, CA

    General Support

    $10,000
  3. Food Bank of Contra Costa and SolanConcord, CA

    General Support

    $10,000
  4. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General Support

    $10,000
  5. UNRWA USA National CommitteeWashington, DC

    General Support

    $10,000
  6. Individual

    General Support

    $5,000
  7. Asylum Seeker Advocacy ProjectNew York, NY

    General Support

    $5,000
  8. William J Brennan Jr Center For JusNew York, NY

    General Support

    $5,000
  9. Individual

    General Support

    $2,500
  10. Bay Area Crisis NurseryConcord, CA

    General Support

    $2,500
  11. Intercept Media IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $2,500

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 $20,00073% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5,00018% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $2,5009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $32,500
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $20,000
  3. New York3 grants $12,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Richard AielloTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
  • Paula AielloTrustee Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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