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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-2703362

William G Ericson Foundation

A private foundation in South Pasadena, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $235,060 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $235,060

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $5,734,539

  • Tax year 2024

    $169,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,333,795

  • Tax year 2023

    $320,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $4,929,077

  • Tax year 2022

    $599,660

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,527,832

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $6,011,399

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $4,935,730

  • Tax year 2017

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $4

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Pasadena City College FoundationPasadena, CA

    General contribution

    $230,000
  2. South Pasadena Arts Council SparcS Pasadena, CA

    General contribution

    $5,060

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $230,00098% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0602% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $235,060

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Nancy LemPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Linda WahTreasurer Hours 5Pay $0
  • Jon TakasugiDirector Hours 5Pay $0
  • Marci ThurstonDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Karen HamesSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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