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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 31-1603833

Thelma Golding Foundation

A private foundation in Portland, OR. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $10,144 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $10,144

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $107,428
  • Tax year 2023

    $9,568

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $114,965
  • Tax year 2022

    $10,736

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $121,729
  • Tax year 2021

    $12,466

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $130,107
  • Tax year 2020

    $11,817

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $139,885
  • Tax year 2019

    $13,164

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $145,568

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

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

  1. Shriner's Hospital for ChildrenTampa, FL

    General welfare

    $2,536
  2. Oregon Public BroadcastingPortland, OR

    General

    $2,536
  3. Individual

    Homeless people assistance

    $2,536
  4. Fish Emergency Services IncNewberg, OR

    General welfare

    $2,536

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $2,53650% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $2,53650% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon2 grants $5,072
  2. Florida1 grant $2,536

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Roscoe C NelsonTrustee Hours 3Pay $2,268

The return

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