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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 68-0422083

The Wayne and Roberta Musser Foundation

A private foundation in Lafayette, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $250,000 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

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

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,529,592
  • Tax year 2024

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,674,079
  • Tax year 2023

    $145,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,693,400
  • Tax year 2022

    $145,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,848,406
  • Tax year 2021

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,000,919
  • Tax year 2020

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,308,761
  • Tax year 2019

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $221,542
  • Tax year 2018

    $18,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $230,676

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Petaluma Boys and Girls ClubPetaluma, CA

    Operational assistance

    $50,000
  2. Redwood Empire Food BankSanta Rosa, CA

    Operational assistance

    $50,000
  3. Council on AgingSanta Rosa, CA

    Operational assistance

    $50,000
  4. Petaluma Educational FoundationPetaluma, CA

    Operational assistance

    $40,000
  5. Petaluma People Services CenterPetaluma, CA

    Operational assistance

    $25,000
  6. Salvation ArmyRohnert Park, CA

    Operational assistance

    $20,000
  7. Contra Costa and Solano Food BankConcord, CA

    Operational assistance

    $10,000
  8. Canine CompanionsSanta Rosa, CA

    Operational assistance

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $50,00043% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $40,00035% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $25,00022% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California8 grants $250,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Janet GovanCFO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Wayne Eugene Musser JrPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Anne SchroederSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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