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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-2523165

The Farview Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $280,250 paid in grants.

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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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $280,250

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $90,407

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $343,717

  • Tax year 2022

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $263,632

  • Tax year 2021

    $175,250

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $376,131

  • Tax year 2020

    $130,750

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $475,602

  • Tax year 2019

    $100,531

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $607,191

  • Tax year 2018

    $794,792

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $712,232

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Illuminate the ArtsSan Rafael, CA

    Cash donation

    $250,000
  2. Trust for Hidden VillaLos Altos HLS, CA

    Cash donation

    $25,000
  3. La Mama Experimental Theatre ClubNew York, NY

    Cash donation

    $2,500
  4. The Thorn Tree ProjectNew York, NY

    Cash donation

    $1,750
  5. Santa Barbara Chinese SchoolSanta Barbara, CA

    Cash donation

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $252,50091% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $25,0009% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $276,000
  2. New York2 grants $4,250

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Roger BamfordPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Rodger KobayashiCFO Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Scott RossSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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