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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 47-4889403

Serving Caring Communities Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 12 grants and $213,526 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Dec 28, 2023), 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

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

  • Tax year 2023

    $213,526

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,873

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $222,625

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,180

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $224,294

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,051

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $224,393

  • Tax year 2018

    $3,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $214,778

Grants paid in 2023

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Sequoia Hospital FoundationRedwood City, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $60,000
  2. Friends of the Cultural Center IncPalm Desert, CA

    McCallum Theater fund

    $50,000
  3. Southwest Community Church of Palm DesertIndian Wells, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $39,026
  4. Csusb Philanthropic FoundationSN Bernrdno, CA

    OLLI Fund

    $10,000
  5. Healthright 360San Francisco, CA

    San Mateo County

    $10,000
  6. Holy Trinity Lutheran ChurchSan Carlos, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  7. Prager University FoundationSherman Oaks, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  8. Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory FoundationRancho Mirage, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,500
  9. Bayside Covenant ChurchRoseville, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  10. Bayside Covenant Church Granite Bay Roseville CaGranite Bay, CA

    Granite Bay Campus

    $5,000
  11. The Living DesertPalm Desert, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,500
  12. Sequoia Hospital FoundationRedwood City, CA

    To Support the Cardiology Department

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $62,50043% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $50,00035% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $17,50012% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $4,5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California12 grants $213,526

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Gerald L ErnstPres, Dir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lori ErnstSec, Treas Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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