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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 68-6170773

James G Cummings Foundation

A private foundation in Fort Bragg, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $101,346 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Robert Petersen or Matthew Decamina
PO Box 494
Fort Bragg, CA 95460
(707) 843-5073
Form and materials
Please call for information
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Awards are exclusively for charitable and educational purposes in and around mendocino county, california. Awards include the funding of scholarships, drug abuse prevention and rehabilitation, low-cost housing and a maritime museum. Contributions will be made either directly or to organizations duly authorized to carry on such activities.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $101,346

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,415,494
  • Tax year 2023

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,545,475
  • Tax year 2022

    $106,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,645,424
  • Tax year 2021

    $104,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $2,766,585
  • Tax year 2020

    $89,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,922,519

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Donation

    $12,346
  2. Individual

    To provide fund for educational scholarships

    $12,000
  3. South Coast Youth Soccer ClubGualala, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  4. Individual

    To provide fund for educational scholarship

    $8,000
  5. Individual

    To provide fund for educational scholarship

    $6,000
  6. Arena Elementary SchoolPoint Arena, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  7. Individual

    To provide fund for educational scholarship

    $4,000
  8. Individual

    To provide fund for educational scholarship

    $4,000
  9. Individual

    To provide fund for educational scholarship

    $4,000
  10. Individual

    To provide fund for educational scholarship

    $4,000
  11. Individual

    To provide fund for educational scholarship

    $4,000
  12. Individual

    To provide fund for educational scholarship

    $4,000
  13. Individual

    To provide fund for educational scholarship

    $4,000
  14. Individual

    To provide fund for educational scholarship

    $4,000
  15. Individual

    To provide fund for educational scholarship

    $4,000
  16. Individual

    To provide fund for educational scholarship

    $4,000
  17. Individual

    To provide fund for educational scholarship

    $4,000
  18. Individual

    To provide fund for educational scholarship

    $4,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Robert C PetersenTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $40,000
  • Matthew DecaminadaTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $48,000

The return

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