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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4805664

Gwenjosh Foundation

A private foundation in Mill Valley, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $148,000 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

    $148,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,173,491

  • Tax year 2024

    $116,553

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,827,852

  • Tax year 2023

    $91,232

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,502,007

  • Tax year 2022

    $106,671

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,094,227

  • Tax year 2021

    $87,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,694,158

  • Tax year 2020

    $89,600

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,749,058

  • Tax year 2019

    $73,100

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,834,842

  • Tax year 2018

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,796,469

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hekab Be Biblioteca USANewport Beach, CA

    Support quintana roo covid relief

    $60,000
  2. San Francisco LGBT CenterSan Francisco, CA

    Support LGBT community prog

    $50,000
  3. Cte at Tamalpais High SchoolMill Valley, CA

    Support high school drama

    $10,000
  4. Wheaton CollegeNorton, MA

    Support theater programs

    $10,000
  5. LGBT Asylum ProjectSan Francisco, CA

    Support study of LGBT issues

    $5,000
  6. LyricSan Francisco, CA

    Support human rights

    $5,000
  7. Community Resilience OrgsNewmarket, NH

    Support sustainable communities

    $5,000
  8. Sheldrick Trust USALaguna Hills, CA

    Support endangered species

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $133,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  3. New Hampshire1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Stephen CoatsTREASURER Hours 0Pay $1,500
  • Deborah MatthewsPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $1,500
  • Gwen MatthewsVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $1,500

The return

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