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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 43-6034863

Messing Family Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 72 grants and $364,500 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

    $364,500

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $3,894,452

  • Tax year 2024

    $352,006

    Grants listed
    81
    Assets, end of year
    $3,228,942

  • Tax year 2023

    $337,996

    Grants listed
    81
    Assets, end of year
    $3,358,953

  • Tax year 2022

    $332,722

    Grants listed
    77
    Assets, end of year
    $3,288,282

  • Tax year 2021

    $336,000

    Grants listed
    85
    Assets, end of year
    $3,225,332

  • Tax year 2020

    $342,964

    Grants listed
    81
    Assets, end of year
    $3,220,041

  • Tax year 2019

    $335,025

    Grants listed
    86
    Assets, end of year
    $3,203,890

  • Tax year 2018

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    89
    Assets, end of year
    $3,094,001

Grants paid in 2025

72 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Synergy SchoolSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $57,000
  2. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Maybell Ditch Project

    $30,000
  3. Boulder Ensemble Theatre CompanyBoulder, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  4. Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-MarinSanta Rosa, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $22,000
  5. Morgan Adams FoundationDenver, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  6. Palestine Childrens Relief FundBurbank, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $16,000
  7. Frequent Flyers Productions IncBoulder, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  8. Alliance Medical CenterHealdsburg, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  9. Healdsburg Education FoundationHealdsburg, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  10. Northern Sonoma County Fire FoundationGeyserville, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  11. St Luke Lutheran ChurchMiddleton, WI

    Willard C. Hefty Scholarship Fund

    $10,000
  12. WonderboundDenver, CO

    Production sponsor

    $10,000
  13. Third Law Dance-Theater IncBoulder, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,500
  14. University of Wisconsin FoundationMilwaukee, WI

    Dance Department Scholarship Fund

    $7,500
  15. Scopa Has A Dream IncHealdsburg, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,000
  16. Friends of Perry MansfieldSteamboat SPR, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,000
  17. Healdsburg SchoolHealdsburg, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,000
  18. Verity-Compassion Safety Support A California CorpSanta Rosa, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,000
  19. Healdsburg Shared MinistriesHealdsburg, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  20. Nancys ListAustin, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  21. Reach for HomeHealdsburg, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  22. Sonoma County Synagogue CenterCotati, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  23. University of Colorado FoundationDenver, CO

    CU-Boulder Dance Department Scholarship Fund

    $5,000
  24. WonderboundDenver, CO

    Salary support for the ballet master

    $5,000
  25. Rocky Mountain Raptor ProgramFort Collins, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  26. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  27. Farm to PantryHealdsburg, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,500
  28. Camp for All KidsChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  29. Futures Without ViolencePresidio, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  30. World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC

    Chefs for Gaza

    $3,000
  31. Ukraine House DC Foundation IncWashington, DC

    to support United 24

    $2,850
  32. Make the Road New YorkBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  33. House Ear InstituteLos Angeles, CA

    Meniers Disease research

    $2,000
  34. Rocky Mountain Butterfly ConsortiumWestminster, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  35. Wild Bear Nature CenterNederland, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  36. Inside-Outside Circle FoundationSacramento, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,500
  37. Synergy SchoolSan Francisco, CA

    Annual Fund

    $1,500
  38. New York Restoration ProjectNew York, NY

    Charitable Event

    $1,130
  39. American Civil Liberties Union Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  40. Beam Center IncBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  41. City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  42. International Rescue Committee IncNew York, NY

    to support Sudan

    $1,000
  43. Living as LoveLawrence, KS

    scholarship fund to help people attend retreats, classes, and courses

    $1,000
  44. Medecins Sans Frontieres USA IncNew York, NY

    to support Gaza

    $1,000
  45. Read 718Brooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  46. Seeds in the Middle IncBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  47. Sonoma Family MealPetaluma, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  48. Southern Poverty Law Center IncMontgomery, AL

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  49. Story of Stuff ProjectBerkeley, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  50. The Urban Assembly IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  51. Unrwa USA National Committee IncWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  52. New York Public Interest Research Group Fund IncNew York, NY

    Fossil Free Future

    $520
  53. A Home Within IncOakland, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  54. Adirondack Trail ImprovementKeene Valley, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  55. Bird Rescue CenterSanta Rosa, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  56. Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue DepartmentBlock Island, RI

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  57. California Heritage Indigenous Research ProjectNevada City, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  58. Documented LTDNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  59. Earth Island Institute IncBerkeley, CA

    The Borneo Project

    $500
  60. Family Builders by AdoptionAlameda, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  61. Homeless Prenatal Program IncSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  62. Justice for Greenwood FoundationTulsa, OK

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  63. Larkin Street Youth ServicesSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  64. Madre IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  65. Neighbors Helping Neighbors IncBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  66. Pact an Adoption AllianceEmeryville, CA

    PACT Camp Scholarship Fund

    $500
  67. Root & ReboundSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  68. Russian RiverkeeperHealdsburg, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  69. South Yuba River Citizens LeagueNevada City, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  70. The Trevor Project IncSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  71. Threshold ChoirSanta Rosa, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  72. Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe of Florida IncSarasota, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education6 grants $80,50030% of the total
  2. Arts and culture10 grants $72,85027% of the total
  3. International aid7 grants $23,5009% of the total
  4. Medical research2 grants $22,0008% of the total
  5. Health3 grants $15,5006% of the total
  6. Human services7 grants $15,5006% of the total
  7. 10 other causes23 grants $39,13015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California32 grants $179,000
  2. Colorado13 grants $135,500
  3. Wisconsin2 grants $17,500
  4. New York13 grants $12,150
  5. District of Columbia3 grants $6,850
  6. Texas1 grant $5,000
  7. Illinois1 grant $3,000
  8. Alabama1 grant $1,000
  9. Kansas1 grant $1,000
  10. Maryland1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Noel Messing HeftyDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tara HeftyTreas Hours 1Pay $0
  • Terrance HeftyDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jake MessingPres Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeanne Elise MessingVP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Roswell Messing IIIDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Arlene NaschkeDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ali TrueSec Hours 1Pay $0

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