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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-0776397

Sweet Bay Foundation

A private foundation in Irvine, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $30,000 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

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $622,273
  • Tax year 2024

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $706,706
  • Tax year 2023

    $35,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $600,937
  • Tax year 2022

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $562,894
  • Tax year 2021

    $16,750

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $756,599
  • Tax year 2020

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $501,579
  • Tax year 2019

    $30,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $601,380
  • Tax year 2018

    $32,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $629,211

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. Jserra Catholic High SchoolSan Juan Capistrano, CA

    Undesignated

    $5,000
  2. St Charles Borromeo Catholic ChurchNorth Hollywood, CA

    Undesignated

    $4,125
  3. Loyola High SchoolLos Angeles, CA

    Undesignated

    $4,000
  4. Sage SchoolNewport Coast, CA

    Undesignated

    $3,500
  5. St John Neumann ChurchIrvine, CA

    Undesignated

    $2,500
  6. Individual

    Undesignated

    $2,500
  7. Best Buddies InternationalMiami, FL

    Undesignated

    $2,500
  8. Hazelden Betty Ford FoundationCenter City, MN

    Undesignated

    $2,500
  9. Individual

    Undesignated

    $2,125
  10. University of VirginiaCharlottesvle, VA

    Undesignated

    $750
  11. University of CaliforniaBerkeley, CA

    Undesignated

    $500

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 $5,00044% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $2,50022% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $2,50022% of the total
  4. Public affairs1 grant $7507% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $5004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California7 grants $22,125
  2. Florida1 grant $2,500
  3. Virginia1 grant $750

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Louis T Moore JrPresident Hours 5Pay $8,000
  • Marianna MooreDirector Hours 2Pay $2,000
  • Christopher HousenDirector Hours 2Pay $0
  • Damien MooreDirector Hours 2Pay $2,000
  • Teresa EdmondsDirector Hours 2Pay $2,000

The return

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