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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-3535813

The Robert & Joan Masterson Foundation

A private foundation in Palm Desert, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $51,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $51,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $136,663

  • Tax year 2023

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $179,530

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $277,242

  • Tax year 2021

    $18,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $275,777

  • Tax year 2020

    $34,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $292,814

  • Tax year 2019

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $326,244

  • Tax year 2018

    $19,600

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $345,543

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Scripps Health FoundationLa Jolla, CA

    Undesignated

    $50,000
  2. Bighorn Golf Club CharityPalm Desert, CA

    Undesignated

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $51,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert E MastersonPRES./TREAS. Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joan A MastersonV.P./SEC'Y Hours 0Pay $0
  • C Douglas MastersonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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