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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
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Tax year 2025
$179,041
- Grants listed
- 12
- Assets, end of year
- $2,997,315
-
Tax year 2024
$166,459
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $3,021,890
-
Tax year 2023
$173,359
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $3,053,987
-
Tax year 2022
$192,279
- Grants listed
- 10
- Assets, end of year
- $3,130,480
-
Tax year 2021
$162,000
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $3,310,008
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Tax year 2020
$162,250
- Grants listed
- 6
- Assets, end of year
- $3,115,779
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Tax year 2019
$168,517
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $3,264,975
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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Zoological Society of San DiegoSan Diego, CA
Greatest needs for biodiversity banking and for the kenya conservation initiative
$60,000 -
Medecins Sans Frontiers USA IncNew York, NY
General operating support
$27,500 -
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL
General operating support
$15,000 -
Individual
General operating support for medical services
$10,000 -
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA
General operating support
$10,000 -
Campersand CoAlbuquerque, NM
General operating support
$10,000 -
Feeding San DiegoSan Diego, CA
General operating support.
$10,000 -
Jacobs Cushman San Diego Food BankSan Diego, CA
General operating support.
$10,000 -
Society for Neuroeconomics IncIthica, NY
General operating support
$10,000 -
San Diego Public Library FoundationSan Diego, CA
General operating support
$6,541 -
Bishop SchoolLa Jolla, CA
General operating support
$5,000 -
San Diego State University FoundatiSan Diego, CA
KPBS san diego 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.
- Animals1 grant $60,00051% of the total
- Education3 grants $21,54118% of the total
- Crime and legal aid1 grant $15,00013% of the total
- Food and agriculture1 grant $10,0009% of the total
- Science and technology1 grant $10,0009% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- California7 grants $106,541
- New York2 grants $37,500
- Alabama1 grant $15,000
- New Mexico1 grant $10,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Winston ShePresident Hours 1Pay $0
- Uma KarmarkarSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
The return
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