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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-2393377

Motet

A private foundation in Danville, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $91,700 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $91,700

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,894,078

  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,428,230

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Shriners Hospital SLCSacramento, CA

    General Financial Support

    $20,000
  2. Corpus Christi ParishPiedmont, CA

    General Financial Support

    $5,000
  3. Heal the BaySanta Monica, CA

    General Financial Support

    $5,000
  4. Sea TreesManhattan Beach, CA

    General Financial Support

    $5,000
  5. St Isidore SchoolDanville, CA

    General Financial Support

    $5,000
  6. FoodbankDanville, CA

    General Financial Support

    $5,000
  7. Children's Justice CenterSan Pablo, CA

    General Financial Support

    $5,000
  8. St Timothy's Episopal ChurchDanville, CA

    General Financial Support

    $5,000
  9. LA FoodbankLos Angeles, CA

    General Financial Support

    $5,000
  10. NFG Crisis InterventionSan Francisco, CA

    General Financial Support

    $5,000
  11. Save Mt DiabloWalnut Creek, CA

    General Financial Support

    $4,200
  12. Project CampLos Angeles, CA

    General Financial Support

    $4,000
  13. First Presbyterian ChurchDanville, CA

    General Financial Support

    $4,000
  14. Center for Grieving ChildrenAlamo, CA

    General Financial Support

    $2,500
  15. Kidzone MuseumTruckee, CA

    General Financial Support

    $2,500
  16. TTCFTruckee, CA

    General Financial Support

    $2,500
  17. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    General Financial Support

    $2,500
  18. Helping HandsAlamo, CA

    General Financial Support

    $2,000
  19. Surfrider FoundationSan Clemente, CA

    General Financial Support

    $1,500
  20. Boy Scouts of America - OgdenOgden, UT

    General Financial Support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $6,50042% of the total
  2. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $4,00026% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $2,50016% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $2,50016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California18 grants $88,200
  2. Florida1 grant $2,500
  3. Utah1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Lisha RuudTrustee Hours 5Pay $20,000
  • Eric RuudBoard Member Hours 5Pay $20,000
  • Danielle RichardBoard Member Hours 5Pay $20,000
  • Matthew RichardInformation Officer Hours 5Pay $20,000
  • Steven RuudBoard Member Hours 5Pay $20,000

The return

This is an amended return.

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