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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 56-2372489

Pricesmart Foundation

A private foundation in La Jolla, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $1.6 million paid in grants.

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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $1,638,821

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $190,981
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,712,099

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $508,749
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,203,927

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $423,043
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Centro Asesor Para El DesarrolloColonia Palmira, Honduras

    General support

    $220,000
  2. Incae FoundationGlen Echo, MD

    General support

    $150,000
  3. Microempresas de ColombiaAntioquia, Colombia

    General support

    $135,000
  4. Fundacion MarvelliGuatemala City, Guatemala

    General support

    $130,845
  5. Creamos NorteScarborough, ME

    General support

    $125,930
  6. Asociacion Grupo CeibaGuatemala City, Guatemala

    General support

    $110,000
  7. Fundacion RofeBogota, Colombia

    General support

    $100,000
  8. Kids in Need of Defense (kind)Washington, DC

    General support

    $100,000
  9. Organization for Youth EmpowermentWashington, DC

    General support

    $85,000
  10. FundapQuetzaltenando, Guatemala

    General support

    $80,000
  11. Rise Life Management ServicesKingston, Jamaica

    General support

    $70,116
  12. Ciudad Don BoscoMedelln, Colombia

    General support

    $53,352
  13. Fundacion AlvaraliceCali, Colombia

    General support

    $50,000
  14. Forward Step FoundationGregory Park, Jamaica

    General support

    $45,000
  15. Young Womenmen of PurposeMandeville, Jamaica

    General support

    $40,033
  16. Escuela Agricola PanamericanaWashington, DC

    General support

    $25,300
  17. American Friends of JamaicaNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  18. Children First AgencySt Catherine, Jamaica

    General support

    $25,000
  19. Multicare Youth FoundationKingston, Jamaica

    General support

    $22,245
  20. Asociacion La AlianzaMixco, Guatemala

    General support

    $20,000
  21. Seattle International FoundationSeattle, WA

    General support

    $15,000
  22. Fundacion Vital Voices GuatemalaGuatemala City, Guatemala

    General support

    $6,000
  23. International Community Foundation (el Directorio Guatemala)National City, CA

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid3 grants $200,30047% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $125,93030% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $85,00020% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $15,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia3 grants $210,300
  2. Maryland1 grant $150,000
  3. Maine1 grant $125,930
  4. New York1 grant $25,000
  5. Washington1 grant $15,000
  6. California1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • David PriceDIRECTOR & PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeff FisherCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sophie BernabeSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Patricia MarquezDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Francisco VelascoDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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