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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 51-0423211

The Pelican Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Scottsdale, AZ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $130,143 paid in grants.

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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

    $130,143

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $492,152

  • Tax year 2024

    $150,002

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $446,150

  • Tax year 2023

    $17,566

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $549,107

  • Tax year 2022

    $51,990

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $540,045

  • Tax year 2021

    $45,941

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $565,170

  • Tax year 2020

    $80,242

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $602,182

  • Tax year 2019

    $500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $698,600

  • Tax year 2018

    $500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $696,546

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Homeward Animal ShelterFargo, ND

    Support animal shelter

    $100,000
  2. Crossroads IncPhoenix, AZ

    Support alcohol & drug rehabilitation program

    $30,043
  3. Greater Colorado Council BSAAurora, CO

    Support Boy Scouts

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $100,00077% of the total
  2. Mental health1 grant $30,04323% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Dakota1 grant $100,000
  2. Arizona1 grant $30,043
  3. Colorado1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Raymond A LambDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • M Christopher EvansDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • James A HerkDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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