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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 58-2672863

The Clara Fund

A private foundation in Portola Valley, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $222,000 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

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

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

    $222,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,366,846
  • Tax year 2023

    $121,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,664,361
  • Tax year 2022

    $255,825

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,803,971
  • Tax year 2021

    $191,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,091,637
  • Tax year 2020

    $208,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,588,177
  • Tax year 2019

    $3,703

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,521,809

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Contribution to this charity's mission related charitable activities.

    $207,000
  2. Individual

    Contribution helping to advance the economic lives of women by assisting them in obtaining business loans.

    $10,000
  3. Wildlife Conservation NetworkSan Francisco, CA

    Contribution to this charity's mission related charitable activities.

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. 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.

  • Lorene AreyPresident Hours 40Pay $18,000
  • Paris AreyDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Holly KjosDirector Hours 1Pay $14,635
  • Hansen PerkinsDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Haley PerkinsSecretary Hours 12Pay $0

The return

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