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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 77-0418819

The Erstad Foundation

A private foundation in Newbury Park, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $20,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Harold R Potter
P O Box 980
Newbury Park, CA 913190980
(805) 498-1261
Form and materials
Submit Application for Evaluation.
Deadlines
Accepted at any Time
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $122,449
  • Tax year 2024

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $131,872
  • Tax year 2023

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $144,622
  • Tax year 2022

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $158,424
  • Tax year 2021

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $167,484
  • Tax year 2020

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $178,065
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,594

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $190,557

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Picture This Ministries IncThousand Oaks, CA

    Christian Education

    $15,000
  2. Reconciliation MinistriesMedina, WA

    Christian Education

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion2 grants $20,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $15,000
  2. Washington1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Avis L Gilleland 3 OFFICERPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Carrie Jo Gilleland 1 INDIVIDDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Eddie Anderson 1 INDIVIDDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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