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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-4246653

Native American Bear Foundation

A private foundation in Sonoma, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $7,000 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Janis Hoyt
443 West Spain Street
Sonoma, CA 95476
(925) 487-3537
[email protected]
Form and materials
To request an application please email the foundation at: [email protected]
Deadlines
End of february
Restrictions
Scholarship is awarded to graduating student-athlete from either riverside indian school in oklahoma or sheridan indian high school in california.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $7,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $421,475

  • Tax year 2024

    $6,400

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $418,534

  • Tax year 2023

    $14,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $325,764

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $333,300

  • Tax year 2021

    $9,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $309,726

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $177,199

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $24,711

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Grant

    $2,000
  2. Individual

    Grant

    $2,000
  3. Lindy Waters III FoundationNorman, OK

    Grant

    $2,000
  4. Silver State Gourd SocietyCarson City, NV

    Grant

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $2,00067% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $1,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oklahoma1 grant $2,000
  2. Nevada1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Janis E HoytCEO/PRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $0
  • Chris HoytCFO/TREASURER Hours 10Pay $0
  • Kathryn StraubSECRETARY Hours 10Pay $0
  • Kathryn HoytDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Stephen WondolowskiDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Tracy McAllisterDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Leslie WardDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Christopher WondolowskiDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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