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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 77-0372490

BP Moser Trust

A private foundation in Santa Barbara, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $96,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 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

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

    $96,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,115,212
  • Tax year 2023

    $121,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,163,095
  • Tax year 2022

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,276,952
  • Tax year 2021

    $84,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,295,171
  • Tax year 2020

    $74,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,310,419
  • Tax year 2019

    $105,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,297,262
  • Tax year 2018

    $145,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,462,321

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

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

  1. Scripps CollegeClaremont, CA

    Katharine H. Miller Scholarship

    $75,000
  2. Young Americas FoundationReston, VA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  3. Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  4. Scholarship Foundation of Santa BarSanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  5. Pebble Beach Company FoundationCarmel, CA

    Phil Hill Scholarships

    $2,500
  6. Braille InstituteSanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  7. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  8. MerragSanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $80,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California7 grants $95,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Patricia MillerCO-TRUSTEE Hours 8Pay $9,439
  • Arthur MillerCO-TRUSTEE Hours 8Pay $9,439

The return

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