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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-1984065

Therese Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Madison, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $23,500 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
George Farah Therese Foundation
1328 Vilas Avenue
Madison, WI 53715
(608) 251-9676
Form and materials
Mail a one page grant proposal along with the IRS determination letter.
Deadlines
Distributions are made throughout the year.
Restrictions
Grants are provided to charitable organizations that serve our four target areas: physical health, mental health, interfaith, and the environment.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $23,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $521,632

  • Tax year 2024

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $516,056

  • Tax year 2023

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $523,188

  • Tax year 2022

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $542,217

  • Tax year 2021

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $554,556

  • Tax year 2020

    $44,205

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $517,410

  • Tax year 2019

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $512,392

  • Tax year 2018

    $29,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $511,925

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Access Community Health CentersMadison, WI

    Support the expansion of patient services

    $5,000
  2. Ceiba Foundation for Tropical ConservationMadison, WI

    Support el pahuma orchid reserve project to protect the cloud forest in ecuador's tropical andes region

    $5,000
  3. The Christine CenterWillard, WI

    Support general mission

    $5,000
  4. University of Wisconsin - MadisonMadison, WI

    Support the nelson institute for environmental studies

    $5,000
  5. Insight Meditation Center of the Mid-PeninsulaRedwood City, CA

    Support general mission

    $3,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00059% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $3,50041% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin4 grants $20,000
  2. California1 grant $3,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • George FarahEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ TREASURER Hours 5Pay $2,077
  • Diane FarahDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Simone GoldmanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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