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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1309241

Gordon Rausser Foundation

A private foundation in Berkeley, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $413,479 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

    $413,479

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $13,890,383

  • Tax year 2024

    $264,200

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $12,488,577

  • Tax year 2023

    $332,081

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $6,154,036

  • Tax year 2022

    $385,405

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,375,457

  • Tax year 2021

    $185,192

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $7,189,764

  • Tax year 2020

    $106,076

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $6,167,222

  • Tax year 2019

    $176,069

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $7,571,673

  • Tax year 2018

    $3,750

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,920,765

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. A to Z FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Scholarship fund

    $402,779
  2. UC BerkleyBerkeley, CA

    General program support

    $2,500
  3. KqedSan Francisco, CA

    General program support

    $2,000
  4. St Jude Childrens HospitalSan Francisco, CA

    General program support

    $2,000
  5. Hoover Institute StanfordStanford, CA

    General program support

    $2,000
  6. Wounded WorriorsJacksonville, FL

    General program support

    $1,000
  7. Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenTampa, FL

    General program support

    $1,000
  8. Berkeley Police AssociationBerkeley, CA

    General program support

    $200

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 $2,00062% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $1,00031% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $2006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $411,479
  2. Florida2 grants $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Gordon C RausserDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Paige RausserPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $0
  • Gordon S RausserVICE PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Stephanie RausserVICE PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Ann HsuSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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