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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 77-0098614

The Herrick Fund

A private foundation in Reno, NV. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $35,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Sarah P Herrick
C/o Transcend 550 W Plumb Ln B-520
Reno, NV 89509
(650) 323-3336

Assets and giving by year

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

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $582,074
  • Tax year 2023

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $601,826
  • Tax year 2022

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $609,756
  • Tax year 2021

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $638,849
  • Tax year 2020

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $669,029
  • Tax year 2019

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $702,985
  • Tax year 2018

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $743,094
  • Tax year 2017

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $776,841

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UC Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA

    To support and advance the educational, research, and public service missions of the University of California, Berkeley.

    $25,000
  2. KqedSan Francisco, CA

    To support public media programming, journalism, and educational services.

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $35,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Sarah P HerrickPRESIDENT AND SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stephen B HerrickCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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