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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-3740581

Ricochet Foundation

A private foundation in Walnut Creek, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $42,500 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Stephen Messinger
1630 N Main St 164
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
(415) 373-8619
Form and materials
Must contain information on tax-exempt status and proposed use of funds
Deadlines
Deadline for submission is june 30
Restrictions
Awards are approved by the board of directors

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $42,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $778,763

  • Tax year 2024

    $52,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $802,945

  • Tax year 2023

    $46,056

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $835,934

  • Tax year 2022

    $48,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $860,644

  • Tax year 2021

    $43,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $892,799

  • Tax year 2020

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $885,899

  • Tax year 2019

    $33,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $888,945

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Civic ForumWashington, DC

    Voter education

    $15,000
  2. Individual

    General fund

    $10,000
  3. California Community FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Los angeles wildfires

    $10,000
  4. Rural West Communities FundNewark, DE

    General fund

    $5,000
  5. American Farmland TrustWashington, DC

    General fund

    $1,000
  6. Individual

    General fund

    $1,000
  7. John Muir Land TrustMartinez, CA

    General fund

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $15,00057% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,00038% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,0004% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia2 grants $16,000
  2. California2 grants $10,500
  3. Delaware1 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 MessingerChairman Hours 0Pay $0
  • Renee MessingerVICE CHAIR/TREA Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elizabeth MessingerSecretary Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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