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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4568159

The Ronda Gruber Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $66,250 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

    $66,250

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $532,093

  • Tax year 2024

    $43,375

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $545,573

  • Tax year 2023

    $49,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $524,215

  • Tax year 2022

    $37,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $513,790

  • Tax year 2021

    $23,957

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $635,728

  • Tax year 2020

    $73,595

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $567,071

  • Tax year 2019

    $33,426

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $612,529

  • Tax year 2018

    $73,200

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $526,969

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Life Learning AcademySan Francisco, CA

    Charter high school

    $25,000
  2. San Francisco SPCASan Francisco, CA

    Saving, protecting & caring for anim

    $15,000
  3. Macular Degeneration ResearchClarksburg, MD

    Medical research

    $7,500
  4. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    Mental health care and wellness

    $5,000
  5. Mercy ShipsLindale, TX

    Medical care

    $2,500
  6. Operation SmilesVirginia Beach, VA

    Child cleft surgeries

    $2,500
  7. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Medical care

    $2,500
  8. Smile TrainNew York, NY

    Healthcare

    $2,500
  9. Kqed IncSan Francisco, CA

    Public media

    $1,500
  10. Guide Dogs for the BlindSan Rafael, CA

    Guide dog training

    $1,000
  11. Deborah Slater Dance TheatreSan Francisco, CA

    Performance arts

    $750
  12. National MS SocietyLos Angeles, CA

    World free of multiple scalerosis

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $25,00067% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $6,00016% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $5,00013% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $1,5004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $43,750
  2. Maryland1 grant $7,500
  3. Kansas1 grant $5,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $2,500
  5. New York1 grant $2,500
  6. Texas1 grant $2,500
  7. Virginia1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jack M ScottDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Hilde BrautiganSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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