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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 68-0312610

Kee Kitayama Research Foundation

A private foundation in Santa Barbara, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $34,000 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

    $34,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $723,813

  • Tax year 2024

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $693,162

  • Tax year 2023

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $676,918

  • Tax year 2022

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $644,078

  • Tax year 2021

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $788,209

  • Tax year 2020

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $731,195

  • Tax year 2019

    $19,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $610,574

  • Tax year 2018

    $28,750

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $556,595

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UC RegentsOakland, CA

    - eric gordon middleton SD, orange, la advisor - entomology and ipm- johanna del castillo, uc davis professor and specialist - plant pathology- gerry spinelli SD advisor - ornamentals, irrigation, & controlled environment; and ana pastrana SD, imperial area advisor - plant pathology

    $25,500
  2. UC Cooperative Extension Ventura CountyVentura, CA

    Emma volk, ventura, SB advisor - production horticulture

    $8,500

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $34,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • John KisterTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael A MellanoCHAIR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Fred Van WingerdenVICE CHAIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • John KitayamaTREASURER/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

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