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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 77-0384189

The Toole Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Portola Valley, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $155,000 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

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

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,871,464
  • Tax year 2024

    $37,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,150,958
  • Tax year 2022

    $152,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $6,986,283
  • Tax year 2021

    $189,800

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $3,384,779
  • Tax year 2020

    $217,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $3,227,621
  • Tax year 2019

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,438,696
  • Tax year 2018

    $167,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,372,619

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. OurmediaPortola Vally, CA

    Charitable

    $90,000
  2. Jewish Vocational ServicesSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  3. KqedSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  4. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $10,000
  5. GlobalmindedDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  6. Digital NestWatsonville, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  7. California Fire FoundationSacramento, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  8. Michael J Fox FoundationNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $90,00067% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $15,00011% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  5. Medical research1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  6. Youth development1 grant $5,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $130,000
  2. Colorado1 grant $10,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  4. New York1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • David TooleVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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