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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-4367549

The Erickson Foundation

A private foundation in San Marcos, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $220,180 paid in grants.

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

    $220,180

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,447,446
  • Tax year 2024

    $117,650

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,727,125
  • Tax year 2023

    $185,921

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,272,000
  • Tax year 2022

    $218,689

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,358,860
  • Tax year 2021

    $70,140

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,582,857
  • Tax year 2020

    $211,054

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,626,592
  • Tax year 2019

    $52,749

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,481,585
  • Tax year 2018

    $52,713

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,359,207

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lamontana Christian CampVentura, CA

    General ops

    $95,000
  2. Antioch ChurchFor Collins, CO

    General ops

    $57,280
  3. CtapTemecula, CA

    General ops

    $20,500
  4. Hume Lake Christian CampsHume, CA

    General ops

    $15,500
  5. CapsSan Diego, CA

    General ops

    $10,000
  6. Students InternationalVisalia, CA

    General ops

    $10,000
  7. GideonsNashville, TN

    General ops

    $5,000
  8. Help Is on the WayReseda, CA

    General ops

    $3,500
  9. Child EvangelismReseda, CA

    General ops

    $3,400

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 $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California7 grants $157,900
  2. Colorado1 grant $57,280
  3. Tennessee1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • David EricksonPRESIDENT/DI Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carrie R EricksonSECRETARY/CF Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Kaitlyn EricksonDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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