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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 77-0404924

Arkay Foundation

A private foundation in Berkeley, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 54 grants and $820,000 paid in grants.

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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

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $820,000

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $17,128,302

  • Tax year 2023

    $916,500

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $16,337,912

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,718,000

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $15,349,071

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,600,000

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $19,754,291

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,280,000

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $19,294,645

  • Tax year 2019

    $4,225,823

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $19,750,875

Grants paid in 2024

54 grants, largest first

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

  1. Arizona Center for EmpowermentPhoenix, AZ

    General Operating Support

    $62,500
  2. Tides FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Healthy Democracy Fund

    $62,500
  3. American Independent FoundationWashington, DC

    American Independent Radio

    $62,500
  4. Asian Community Development CouncilLas Vegas, NV

    General Operating Support

    $62,500
  5. Hopewell FundWashington, DC

    Fairness Project Education Fund

    $62,500
  6. Institute for a Progressive NevadaHenderson, NV

    General Operating Support

    $62,500
  7. Voter Participation CenterWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $62,500
  8. Worker Power InstitutePhoenix, AZ

    General Operating Support

    $62,500
  9. Earth Rights InstituteSanta Monica, CA

    Women's Financial Education Project

    $30,000
  10. The Hometown Outreach Fund IncTivoli, NY

    General Operating Support

    $20,000
  11. Protect Democracy ProjectWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $15,000
  12. Protect Democracy ProjectWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $15,000
  13. Voter Participation CenterWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $15,000
  14. Individual

    General Operating Support

    $15,000
  15. Rise Education FundSherman Oaks, CA

    General Operating Support

    $15,000
  16. Rise Education FundSherman Oaks, CA

    General Operating Support

    $15,000
  17. Voter Participation CenterWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $15,000
  18. Rise Education FundSherman Oaks, CA

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  19. Individual

    General Operating Support

    $8,500
  20. First Nations Development InstituteLongmont, CO

    California Tribal Fund

    $7,500
  21. Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  22. Clubbed Thumb IncNew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  23. Community Foundation for Monterey CMonterey, CA

    Fund for Homeless Women, Administrative Fund

    $5,000
  24. Intl Society of Women Airline PilotLas Vegas, NV

    ISA+21 Scholarship Program

    $5,000
  25. LifeMovesSanta Clara, CA

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  26. MaiaDenver, CO

    MAIA Impact School

    $5,000
  27. Protect Democracy ProjectWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  28. Reed CollegePortland, OR

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  29. We Are Down HomeGreensboro, NC

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  30. Way to RiseWashington, DC

    Amplify Program

    $5,000
  31. Simons Laufer Mathematical SciencesBerkeley, CA

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  32. Point Lobos FoundationCarmel, CA

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  33. Community Foundation for Monterey CMonterey, CA

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  34. Accelerate ChangeBoston, MA

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  35. Individual

    [individual] Radio GOTV Program

    $5,000
  36. Environmental Protection NetworkWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  37. League of Conservation Voters EducWashington, DC

    Bus Shelter Program

    $5,000
  38. Planned Parenthood Mar Monte IncSan Jose, CA

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  39. Southern Vision AllianceDurham, NC

    Movement Labs

    $5,000
  40. State VoicesWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  41. The Carmel FoundationCarmel, CA

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  42. Individual

    Campus Mobilization Program

    $5,000
  43. Individual

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  44. Community Foundation for Monterey CMonterey, CA

    Fund for Homeless Women, Administrative Fund

    $3,000
  45. Protect Democracy ProjectWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $3,000
  46. Joshua Tree Foundation for Arts EcoJoshua Tree, CA

    General Operating Support

    $2,500
  47. Polytechnic School PasadenaPasadena, CA

    Poly Fund

    $2,500
  48. Individual

    [individual] on Bipolar 1 Disorder

    $2,000
  49. Interim IncMonterey, CA

    David Soskin Awards

    $2,000
  50. Santa Barbara Master ChoraleSanta Barbara, CA

    General Operating Support

    $2,000
  51. Seeds for a FuturePrescott, AZ

    General Operating Support

    $2,000
  52. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    Stetson/Gherman Math Circle

    $2,000
  53. Center for Inclusive Democracy at ULos Angeles, CA

    Center for Inclusive Democracy

    $2,000
  54. Individual

    General Operating Support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights12 grants $270,50046% of the total
  2. Community development2 grants $125,00021% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $102,50018% of the total
  4. Environment2 grants $35,0006% of the total
  5. Education4 grants $17,0003% of the total
  6. International aid2 grants $7,0001% of the total
  7. 5 other causes5 grants $25,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia13 grants $275,500
  2. California19 grants $183,500
  3. Nevada3 grants $130,000
  4. Arizona3 grants $127,000
  5. New York3 grants $30,000
  6. Colorado2 grants $12,500
  7. North Carolina2 grants $10,000
  8. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
  9. Oregon1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • David GoldschmidtPres/Dir Hours 3Pay $0
  • Susan Reed ClarkTreas/Dir Hours 2Pay $0
  • Laura FlanaganSect'y/Dir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Karen M KahnDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marian PennDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • William H Soskin EsqDirector Hours 2Pay $0
  • Michael KieschnickDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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