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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-6644155

Five Arts Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 40 grants and $352,348 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

    $352,348

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $147,435

  • Tax year 2024

    $290,050

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $83,469

  • Tax year 2023

    $341,390

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $76,789

  • Tax year 2022

    $247,650

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $55,046

  • Tax year 2021

    $291,650

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $86,469

  • Tax year 2020

    $196,750

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $66,748

  • Tax year 2019

    $246,900

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $105,045

  • Tax year 2018

    $231,925

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $73,626

Grants paid in 2025

40 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. San Francisco Conservatory of MusicSan Francisco, CA

    In support of san francisco conservatory of music.

    $50,000
  2. San Francisco OperaSan Francisco, CA

    In support of san francisco opera.

    $50,000
  3. San Francisco OperaSan Francisco, CA

    In support of the san francisco opera.

    $50,000
  4. Napa Valley Community FoundationNapa, CA

    In support of napa valley community foundation.

    $40,000
  5. Cal PerformancesBerkeley, CA

    In support of cal performances.

    $25,000
  6. San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    In support of san francisco foundation.

    $25,000
  7. San Francisco Conservatory of MusicSan Francisco, CA

    In support of san francisco conservatory of music.

    $20,000
  8. Cal PerformancesBerkeley, CA

    In support of cal performances.

    $15,000
  9. San Francisco BaykeeperOakland, CA

    In support of san francisco baykeeper.

    $15,000
  10. The Metropolitan OperaNew York, NY

    In support of the metropolitan opera.

    $15,000
  11. SF SymphonySan Francisco, CA

    In support of SF symphony.

    $5,000
  12. The Metropolitan OperaNew York, NY

    In support of the metropolitan opera.

    $5,000
  13. San Francisco PerformancesSan Francisco, CA

    In support of san francisco performances.

    $3,000
  14. Fine Arts Museums of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    In support of fine arts museums of san francsico.

    $2,500
  15. Golden Gate National ParksSan Francisco, CA

    In support of golden gate national parks.

    $2,500
  16. Opera ParalleleSan Francisco, CA

    In support of opera parallelle.

    $2,500
  17. OperaparalleleSan Francisco, CA

    In support of operaparallele.

    $2,500
  18. San Francisco BalletSan Francisco, CA

    In support of san francisco ballet.

    $2,500
  19. Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, NY

    In support of sarah lawrence college.

    $2,500
  20. West Edge OperaBerkeley, CA

    In support of west edge opera.

    $2,500
  21. West Edge OperaBerkeley, CA

    In support of west edge opera.

    $2,500
  22. Merola Opera ProgramSan Francisco, CA

    In support of merola opera program.

    $2,000
  23. Merola Opera ProgramSan Francisco, CA

    In support of merola opera program.

    $1,500
  24. Opera AmericaNew York, NY

    In support of opera america.

    $1,500
  25. OperaparalleleSan Francisco, CA

    In support of operaparallele.

    $1,200
  26. Opera AmericaNew York, NY

    In support of opera america.

    $1,000
  27. Opera San JoseSan Jose, CA

    In support of opera san francisco.

    $1,000
  28. Pacific Singers & Actors WorkshopSan Francisco, CA

    In support of pacific signers & actors workshop.

    $1,000
  29. San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    In support of san francsico foundation.

    $1,000
  30. San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    In support of san francsisco foundation.

    $1,000
  31. ACLUNew York, NY

    In support of ACLU.

    $500
  32. KqedSan Francisco, CA

    In support of kqed.

    $500
  33. Carnegie Hall FoundationNew York, NY

    In support of carnegie hall foundation.

    $400
  34. The Metropolitan OperaNew York, NY

    In support of the metropolitan opera.

    $323
  35. Opera San JoseSan Jose, CA

    In support of opera san jose.

    $300
  36. Pocket OperaSan Francisco, CA

    In support of pocket opera.

    $300
  37. Pocket OperaSan Francisco, CA

    In support of pocket opera.

    $300
  38. West Edge OperaBerkeley, CA

    In support of west edge opera.

    $290
  39. The Frick CollectionNew York, NY

    In support of the frick collection.

    $150
  40. Pocket OperaSan Francisco, CA

    In support of pocket opera.

    $85

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $72,50040% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $67,00037% of the total
  3. Arts and culture19 grants $40,59823% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California31 grants $325,975
  2. New York9 grants $26,373

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Helen BerggruenTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Hilary RandTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

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