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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-0012185

El Dorado Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $172,025 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

    $172,025

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $348,299
  • Tax year 2024

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $521,364
  • Tax year 2023

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $557,329
  • Tax year 2022

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $517,065
  • Tax year 2021

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $482,239
  • Tax year 2020

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $436,804
  • Tax year 2019

    $17,597

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $399,480
  • Tax year 2018

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $359,642

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ca St Univ Fullerton Philanthropic FoundFullerton, CA

    Guardian scholars program

    $99,031
  2. Ocean Discovery InstituteSan Diego, CA

    Educational

    $48,662
  3. Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief FundSarasota, FL

    Educational

    $12,166
  4. Crystal Cove Conservancy Education ProgramNewport Coast, CA

    Educational

    $12,166

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $48,662100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $159,859
  2. Florida1 grant $12,166

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Scott ChapmanTRUSTEE Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Matt ClabaughTRUSTEE Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Andrew BlaineTRUSTEE Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Trish ChapmanTRUSTEE Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Anna ClabaughTRUSTEE Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Sarah BlaineTRUSTEE Hours 0.2Pay $0

The return

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