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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 77-0457717

The Futures Project

A private foundation in Occidental, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $145,000 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

    $145,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,772,986
  • Tax year 2024

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,784,195
  • Tax year 2023

    $120,827

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,832,398
  • Tax year 2022

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,852,477
  • Tax year 2021

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,965,410
  • Tax year 2019

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,001,170
  • Tax year 2018

    $115,675

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,039,336

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

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

  1. BuildOnStamford, CT

    Fufilling Foundations Mission

    $15,000
  2. Individual

    Fufilling Foundations Mission

    $10,000
  3. Individual

    Fufilling Foundations Mission

    $10,000
  4. 826 ValenciaSan Francisco, CA

    Fufilling Foundations Mission

    $10,000
  5. Individual

    Fufilling Foundations Mission

    $10,000
  6. Individual

    Fufilling Foundations Mission

    $10,000
  7. Individual

    Fufilling Foundations Mission

    $10,000
  8. Play MarinSausalito, CA

    Fufilling Foundations Mission

    $10,000
  9. Individual

    Fufilling Foundations Mission

    $10,000
  10. Individual

    Fufilling Foundations Mission

    $10,000
  11. Individual

    Fufilling Foundations Mission

    $10,000
  12. Individual

    Fufilling Foundations Mission

    $10,000
  13. Individual

    Fufilling Foundations Mission

    $10,000
  14. Individual

    Fufilling Foundations Mission

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $15,00043% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $10,00029% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $20,000
  2. Connecticut1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Darren HarterSECRETARYTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michasel P SantoPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Sam TesconiVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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