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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 77-0154542

Counsellor Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Davis, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $151,676 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

    $151,676

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,916,981
  • Tax year 2024

    $170,193

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,915,091
  • Tax year 2023

    $188,673

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,853,358
  • Tax year 2022

    $211,973

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,872,391
  • Tax year 2021

    $180,973

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,890,291
  • Tax year 2020

    $237,523

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,908,125
  • Tax year 2019

    $106,946

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,915,409
  • Tax year 2018

    $197,540

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,938,866

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

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

  1. Advancing Native MissionsAfton, VA

    religious outreach

    $20,000
  2. American center for law and justiceVirginia BCH, VA

    Preserving the Rights of Persecuted Christians

    $15,000
  3. Jesus Film ProjectOrlando, FL

    Religious Outreach

    $15,000
  4. Alliance Defending FreedomScottsdale, AZ

    religious outreach

    $15,000
  5. Individual

    outreach

    $10,000
  6. Jesus Online MinistriesHigley, AZ

    Religious Outreach

    $10,000
  7. ukranium National Womens League ofNew York, NY

    Support for the Ukraine

    $10,000
  8. Individual

    outreach

    $10,000
  9. Elam Ministries IncAlpharetta, GA

    outreach

    $8,000
  10. Serve India MinistriesCharleston, IL

    outreach

    $7,000
  11. the voice of the MartyrsBartlesville, OK

    outreach

    $7,000
  12. Compassion InternationalColorado SPGS, CO

    outreach

    $5,676
  13. Union Gospel MissionSacramento, CA

    outreach

    $5,000
  14. Individual

    Religious Outreach

    $5,000
  15. The Net Fort WorthFort Worth, TX

    religious outreach

    $3,000
  16. focus on the familyColorado SPGS, CO

    research

    $3,000
  17. Individual

    outreach

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights2 grants $30,00044% of the total
  2. Religion4 grants $25,00036% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $5,6768% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $5,0007% of the total
  5. Community development1 grant $3,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona2 grants $25,000
  2. Virginia1 grant $20,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $15,000
  4. Florida1 grant $15,000
  5. New York1 grant $10,000
  6. Colorado2 grants $8,676
  7. Georgia1 grant $8,000
  8. Illinois1 grant $7,000
  9. Oklahoma1 grant $7,000
  10. California1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Mary McDonaldPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Katherine KellySecretary Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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