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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 77-0529631

Stephan & Barbara Spiva Foundation

A private foundation in San Diego, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $85,000 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

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

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,496,658
  • Tax year 2024

    $62,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,623,210
  • Tax year 2023

    $117,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,652,052
  • Tax year 2022

    $161,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,063,393
  • Tax year 2021

    $82,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,247,161
  • Tax year 2020

    $77,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,074,027
  • Tax year 2019

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,152,563
  • Tax year 2018

    $232,625

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,211,489

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

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

  1. Support the Enlisted ProjectSan Diego, CA

    Donation

    $35,000
  2. Freedom DogsOceanside, CA

    Public charity

    $35,000
  3. Armed Forces YMCA San DiegoSan Diego, CA

    Donation

    $5,000
  4. Individual

    Donation

    $2,500
  5. Boys to Men MentoringSan Diego, CA

    Donation

    $2,500
  6. San Diego Zoological SocietySan Diego, CA

    Donation

    $2,500
  7. Food Bank of San DiegoSan Diego, CA

    Donation

    $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 $35,00050% of the total
  2. Veterans and military1 grant $35,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $82,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Stephan SpivaTrustee Hours 12Pay $45,000
  • Carey WallaceTrustee Hours 12Pay $30,000
  • Jacob M WallaceTrustee Hours 12Pay $30,000

The return

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