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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 77-0513674

Orca Free Inc

A private foundation in Arroyo Grande, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $52,500 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.

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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

    $52,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,447,972

  • Tax year 2023

    $17,750

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,837,154

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,415,459

  • Tax year 2021

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,807,116

  • Tax year 2020

    $72,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $594,397

  • Tax year 2019

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,038,349

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $951,813

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lichen HealthNevada City, CA

    To launch a comprehensive healing network using animal-based modalities to enable holistic, functional medicine pathways as an adjunct to traditional allopathic methods. Lichen is founded and led by former facebook, pinterest and google product managers and engineers.

    $50,000
  2. Just the Wild FoundationBoulder, CO

    To investigate the elusive behavior of eastern caribbean sperm whales feeding off giant squid in depths of over 8,000 feet in guadalupe and dominican waters.

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $50,00095% of the total
  2. Science and technology1 grant $2,5005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $50,000
  2. Colorado1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Johanna SanterPRESIDENT Hours 15Pay $30,000
  • Michael SanterCFO Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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