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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 35-0677888

Geomar Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Berkeley, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 44 grants and $418,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $418,500

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $1,519,519

  • Tax year 2024

    $357,000

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $1,848,416

  • Tax year 2023

    $339,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $2,068,642

  • Tax year 2022

    $438,500

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $2,342,522

  • Tax year 2021

    $386,500

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $2,689,036

  • Tax year 2020

    $386,782

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $2,945,919

Grants paid in 2025

44 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. World Food Program USAWashington, DC

    General support

    $110,000
  2. Bar Harbor Music FestivalNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  3. Alameda County Food BankOakland, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  4. Regents of the University of California UdarBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  5. Peninsula Committee Childrens HospitalPLS VRDS Est, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  6. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  7. Providence Little Company of Mary FoundationTorrance, CA

    General support

    $15,000
  8. South Coast Botanic GardenPLS VRDS PNSL, CA

    General support

    $12,500
  9. Anderson Valley Education FoundationBoonville, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  10. Anderson Valley Food BankBoonville, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  11. Bone Marrow and Cancer FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  12. Brooke USALexington, KY

    General support

    $10,000
  13. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  14. Georgetown University Medical SchoolWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  15. Just World IntlWellington, FL

    General support

    $10,000
  16. Manes for MovementTorrance, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  17. Nature in the CitySan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  18. Raphael HouseSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  19. San Francisco Richmond District YMCASan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  20. Anderson Valley Senior CenterBoonville, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  21. Career GirlsSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  22. Community Foundation of Mendocino CountyUkiah, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  23. Fistula FoundationSan Jose, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  24. Food Bank for NYCNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  25. Low Income Housing InitiativeSeattle, WA

    General support

    $5,000
  26. Seeds of PeaceWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  27. Womans WayPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  28. Dream ProjectMilton, VT

    General support

    $5,000
  29. Partners in HealthBoston, MA

    General support

    $4,000
  30. Boys and Girls Club of La HarborSan Pedro, CA

    General support

    $2,500
  31. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    General support

    $2,500
  32. Abundant WatersNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  33. Archdiocese of New York Renew and RebuildNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  34. ASPCANew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  35. Catholic CharitiesNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  36. Columbia University Dept of OpthamologyNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  37. Convent of the Sacred HeartNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  38. Regis High SchoolNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  39. Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

    General support

    $2,000
  40. Bard Graduate CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  41. Center for Family LifeBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $0
  42. Sacramento Housing AllianceSacramento, CA

    General support

    $0
  43. Stanford University Cardinal BuckStanford, CA

    General support

    $0
  44. YMCA of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $0

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services3 grants $117,50044% of the total
  2. Health5 grants $49,00018% of the total
  3. International aid3 grants $30,00011% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $30,00011% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $12,5005% of the total
  6. Animals2 grants $12,0004% of the total
  7. 2 other causes3 grants $17,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California19 grants $170,000
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $120,000
  3. New York13 grants $60,000
  4. Minnesota1 grant $15,000
  5. Maryland2 grants $14,000
  6. Florida1 grant $10,000
  7. Kentucky1 grant $10,000
  8. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000
  9. Vermont1 grant $5,000
  10. Washington1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • George T Scharffenberger JrPRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • Ann ScharffenbergerSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Joan ScharffenbergerTREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • John ScharffenbergerBOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Thomas ScharffenbergerBOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0
  • James ScharffenbergerBOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0

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