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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 77-0528158

Kearns Saldinger Foundation

A private foundation in San Diego, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $56,040 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $56,040

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $336,327

  • Tax year 2024

    $52,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $350,801

  • Tax year 2023

    $54,365

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $392,352

  • Tax year 2022

    $27,260

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $424,805

  • Tax year 2021

    $43,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $453,725

  • Tax year 2020

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $462,815

  • Tax year 2019

    $23,662

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $467,002

  • Tax year 2018

    $30,425

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $476,804

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

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

  1. San Diego Food BankSan Diego, CA

    Food for needy in community

    $10,500
  2. Individual

    Support Exempt organization

    $10,000
  3. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Support Educational mission

    $10,000
  4. Individual

    Support of Organization

    $7,474
  5. Individual

    Support Exempt organization

    $5,000
  6. Individual

    3027 Penitencia Creek Road, San Jose

    $5,000
  7. Individual

    Community Enrichment

    $5,000
  8. Love on Your BackOceanside, CA

    Community outreach to individuals and families in need.

    $2,000
  9. Salvation ArmyAlexandria, VA

    Support organization

    $1,066

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $10,00083% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $2,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $22,500
  2. Virginia1 grant $1,066

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Cathy A KearnsPresident Hours 2Pay $0
  • Allison KearnsSecty/Treasurer Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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