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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
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Tax year 2025
$217,000
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $17,412,546
-
Tax year 2024
$190,000
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $13,411,667
-
Tax year 2023
$0
- Grants listed
- 0
- Assets, end of year
- $8,716,411
-
Tax year 2022
$11,000
- Grants listed
- 2
- Assets, end of year
- $5,793,400
-
Tax year 2021
$12,500
- Grants listed
- 3
- Assets, end of year
- $5,476,367
-
Tax year 2020
$1,500
- Grants listed
- 2
- Assets, end of year
- $4,707,720
-
Tax year 2019
$11,565
- Grants listed
- 9
- Assets, end of year
- $5,360,781
-
Tax year 2018
$11,000
- Grants listed
- 6
- Assets, end of year
- $6,236,942
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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Journalism Funding PartnersSacramento, CA
Journalism fellowship
$170,000 -
Inside Climate NewsBrooklyn, NY
Journalism fellowship
$25,000 -
ComplexlyMissoula, MT
Journalism fellowship
$20,000 -
Individual
Public support
$2,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Jobs and employment1 grant $170,00079% of the total
- Social science1 grant $25,00012% of the total
- Arts and culture1 grant $20,0009% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- California1 grant $170,000
- New York1 grant $25,000
- Montana1 grant $20,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Andrew AdamsVice President Hours 40Pay $115,000
- David VitseTreasurer Hours 40Pay $113,998
- Robert K ElderPresident & CEO Hours 40Pay $263,912
- Frank BurgessChairman Hours 3Pay $0
- Charles P RiesDirector Hours 3Pay $6,000
- Hillary VedvigDirector Hours 3Pay $8,000
- Tom LoftusDirector Hours 1Pay $12,732
The return
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