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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 47-1399698

Sylvester Meister Foundation

A private foundation in Santa Cruz, CA. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 3 grants and $20,200 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Jun 30, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2023

    $20,200

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,206

  • Tax year 2022

    $13,550

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $28,938

  • Tax year 2021

    $21,200

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $38,351

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $56,854

  • Tax year 2019

    $14,320

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $67,831

  • Tax year 2018

    $18,181

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $80,912

Grants paid in 2023

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. X AcademySanta Cruz, CA

    To further exempt purpose

    $14,000
  2. X AcademySanta Cruz, CA

    To further exempt purpose

    $5,000
  3. Community Foundation for MontereyMonterey, CA

    To further exempt purpose

    $1,200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $19,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $20,200

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Timothy SylvesterCEO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Barbara A MeisterTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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