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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-0758379

The Charles A Becker Foundation

A private foundation in Buellton, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $33,374 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

    $33,374

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,143,255

  • Tax year 2024

    $106,222

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,261,806

  • Tax year 2023

    $49,300

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,329,017

  • Tax year 2022

    $95,596

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,154,611

  • Tax year 2021

    $201,398

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,635,900

  • Tax year 2020

    $194,870

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,563,809

  • Tax year 2019

    $82,440

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,578,326

  • Tax year 2018

    $153,509

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,380,274

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

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

  1. Heal LA FoundationSan Pedro, CA

    General Support

    $10,519
  2. Individual

    General Support

    $7,948
  3. San Francisco Conservatory of MusicSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $7,100
  4. Sojourn To the PastMillbrae, CA

    General Support

    $4,300
  5. Hearst Castle FoundationSan Simeon, CA

    General Support

    $2,455
  6. Individual

    General Support

    $1,000
  7. Los Angeles ConservancyLos Angeles, CA

    General Support

    $52

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $7,10062% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $4,35238% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $24,426

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • G Eric PleschnerPresident Hours 30Pay $84,000
  • Dan ElaSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Steven RossDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Chip RichTreasurer Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • Cherie Sykes PlaistedDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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