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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-2516489

ES3 Foundation

A private foundation in San Diego, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 27 grants and $209,623 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Belinda Williamson
600 B Street 19th Floor
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 330-6053
[email protected]
Form and materials
Applicant Format Acceptable
Deadlines
Rolling Deadline
Restrictions
Funding Availability

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $209,623

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $561,173
  • Tax year 2023

    $146,613

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $626,110
  • Tax year 2022

    $143,887

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $533,851
  • Tax year 2021

    $141,702

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $555,165
  • Tax year 2020

    $86,180

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $159,825
  • Tax year 2019

    $73,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $99,420
  • Tax year 2018

    $69,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $14,475
  • Tax year 2017

    $57,348

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $83,485

Grants paid in 2024

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Medical Hardship

    $30,024
  2. Individual

    Medical Hardship

    $26,727
  3. Individual

    Education Hardship Grant

    $25,000
  4. Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY

    Educational

    $24,000
  5. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    School of Engineering and Applied Science

    $20,000
  6. Individual

    Medical Hardship Support

    $13,824
  7. Morgan County Jr Livetock AssociatiMorgan, UT

    Youth Development Training

    $13,000
  8. Aerospace Heritage Foundation of UtRoy, UT

    Museum Support

    $12,700
  9. St Mark Catholic ChurchVienna, VA

    Educational Support

    $9,000
  10. Individual

    Community Support

    $7,662
  11. Individual

    Medical Hardship Support

    $5,257
  12. Individual

    Educational Support

    $2,585
  13. Individual

    [individual]

    $2,575
  14. Individual

    Educational Support

    $2,560
  15. Weber Junior Livestock AssociationHooper, UT

    Educational Support Scholarship

    $1,540
  16. Individual

    STEM Scholarship

    $1,500
  17. Individual

    STEM Scholarship

    $1,500
  18. Northridge High SchoolLayton, UT

    Athletic Activity Support

    $1,500
  19. Individual

    Business Hardship Grant

    $1,500
  20. Individual

    STEM Scholarship

    $1,500
  21. Individual

    STEM Scholarship

    $1,500
  22. Win AcademyWarner Robins, GA

    Educational

    $1,400
  23. Victorian Roller Derby LeaguePreston, Australia

    Athletic Activity Sponsorship

    $1,005
  24. University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT

    Educational Support

    $500
  25. Layton High School BaseballLayton, UT

    Athletic Activity Support

    $500
  26. Temecula Valley High SchoolTemecula, CA

    Community Support - Air Force ROTC

    $500
  27. Individual

    Athletic Activity Support

    $264

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $44,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $44,000
  2. Utah6 grants $29,740
  3. Virginia1 grant $9,000
  4. Georgia1 grant $1,400
  5. California1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Teri SgammatoPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brett BaileyVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marc PelessoneDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Luke PelessoneDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Belinda WilliamsonTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Belinda WilliamsonSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Belinda WilliamsonFoundation Mgr. Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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