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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 37-6027471

The Wolfe Foundation

A private foundation in San Mateo, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 21 grants and $28,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $28,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $264,708

  • Tax year 2024

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $252,855

  • Tax year 2023

    $30,010

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $262,626

  • Tax year 2022

    $29,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $49,704

  • Tax year 2021

    $30,150

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $53,156

  • Tax year 2020

    $33,050

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $53,484

  • Tax year 2019

    $34,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $57,917

  • Tax year 2018

    $32,500

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $55,346

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ultimate Impact IncSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  2. planned parenthoodSan Jose, CA

    unrestricted

    $2,500
  3. Second Harvest Food BankSan Jose, CA

    unrestricted

    $2,500
  4. American Friends of Magen David AdomNew York, NY

    unrestricted

    $2,000
  5. The African Library ProjectPortola Valley, CA

    unrestricted

    $2,000
  6. Jewish Vocational ServicesSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  7. The Marfan FoundationPRT Washingtn, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  8. Semper Fi FundCamp Pendelton, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  9. University of Illinois FoundationChampaign, IL

    unrestricted

    $1,000
  10. Jewish Community Federation of San FranciscoSan Franciscoc, CA

    unrestricted

    $1,000
  11. ReefKey Largo, FL

    unrestricted

    $1,000
  12. Monterey Bay AquariumMonterey, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  13. Hope ServicesSan Jose, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  14. Jewish Family and Childrens ServicesSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  15. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  16. Nine Lives FoundationRedwood City, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  17. Jewish Home and Senior Living FDNSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  18. California Academy of SciencesSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  19. Meals on Wheels Santa Clara CountySan Jose, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  20. The Coral Reef AllianceSan Francisco, CA

    unrestricted

    $500
  21. Mono Lake CommitteeLee Vining, CA

    Unrestricted

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $2,00025% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $1,00012% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $1,00012% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $1,00012% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $1,00012% of the total
  6. Jobs and employment1 grant $1,00012% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $1,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California16 grants $22,000
  2. New York2 grants $3,500
  3. Florida1 grant $1,000
  4. Illinois1 grant $1,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Barbara E GoldsteinPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Michael S GoldsteinSECRETARY TREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Therese M VandenbergDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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