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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-0640939

The Curley Foundation

A private foundation in La Mesa, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $140,300 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
The Curley Foundation
8405 Zeta Street
La Mesa, CA 91942
(619) 589-8151
[email protected]
Form and materials
The foundation disseminates application forms to san diego area high schools and colleges for use in making aplications for grants (see attached application form).
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
No more than one-third of the total grants made may be awarded to persons who receive their primary and secondary education outside of san diego county, california. No other restrictions or limitations apply.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $140,300

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,040,287

  • Tax year 2024

    $118,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,048,735

  • Tax year 2023

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,120,455

  • Tax year 2022

    $112,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,160,965

  • Tax year 2021

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,297,395

  • Tax year 2020

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,284,910

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    College tuition and expenses

    $8,300
  2. Individual

    College tuition and expenses

    $8,300
  3. Individual

    College tuition and expenses

    $8,300
  4. Individual

    College tuition and expenses

    $8,300
  5. Individual

    College tuition and expenses

    $8,300
  6. Individual

    College tuition & expenses

    $8,300
  7. Individual

    College tuition and expenses

    $8,300
  8. Individual

    College tuition and expenses

    $8,300
  9. Individual

    College tuition and expenses

    $8,300
  10. Individual

    College tuition and expenses

    $8,300
  11. Individual

    College tuition and expenses

    $8,300
  12. Individual

    College tuition and expenses

    $6,000
  13. Individual

    College tuition and expenses

    $6,000
  14. Individual

    College tuition and expenses

    $6,000
  15. Individual

    College tuition and expenses

    $6,000
  16. Individual

    College tuition and expenses

    $6,000
  17. Individual

    College tuition and expenses

    $6,000
  18. Individual

    College tuition and expenses

    $6,000
  19. Individual

    College tuition and expenses

    $4,000
  20. Individual

    College tuition and expenses

    $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Mona NesheimDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carmen J BerryPRESIDENT & DIR Hours 20Pay $12,115
  • Carmen J BerrySecretary & Dir Hours 20Pay $0
  • Christopher Ian Martin BerryCFO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christopher Ian Martin BerryVice Pres & Dir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christine D DobbinsVICE PRES & DIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christine D DobbinsSECY & CFO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephen D BerryPRESIDENT & DIR Hours 20Pay $17,885

The return

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