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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-4541241

Vogt Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

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.

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,245,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $38,724,199
  • Tax year 2023

    $920,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $36,921,128
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,290,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $35,552,689
  • Tax year 2021

    $670,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $41,410,609
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,415,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $39,190,413
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,687,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $30,583,405

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Oceanic Preservation SocietyGreenbrae, CA

    Documentary grant

    $365,000
  2. Good Food InstituteWashington, DC

    General support

    $250,000
  3. Lelan Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    Research grant

    $250,000
  4. Roots of Progress InstituteBeaverton, OR

    General support

    $250,000
  5. Humane Farming AssociationSan Rafael, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  6. Animal OutlookTakoma Park, MD

    General support

    $25,000
  7. Plant Based Foods InstituteSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  8. Coexistence InitiativeSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  9. Logistically Nonprofit ServicesLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  10. Humane America Animal FoundationClaremont, CA

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $365,00082% of the total
  2. Animals3 grants $55,00012% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $25,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California7 grants $720,000
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $275,000
  3. Oregon1 grant $250,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Kyle VogtPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Charles VogtSECRETARY & TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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