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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-2894540

MWS Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Geyserville, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $8,750 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $8,750

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $170,651

  • Tax year 2024

    $7,700

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $151,316

  • Tax year 2023

    $5,350

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $142,610

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $121,946

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $72,931

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,100

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $60,190

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $47,079

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Contribution to General Fund

    $4,000
  2. Russian RiverkeeperHealdsburg, CA

    Contribution to General Fund

    $1,000
  3. North Sonoma County Fire FoundationGeyserville, CA

    Contribution to General Fund

    $1,000
  4. Sonoma County Wildlife RescuePetaluma, CA

    Contribution to General Fund

    $1,000
  5. Free Quaker SocietyMinneapolis, MN

    Contribution to General Fund

    $500
  6. Geyserville Community FoundationGeyserville, CA

    Contribution to General Fund

    $500
  7. Palm Beach Day AcademyPalm Beach, FL

    Contribution to General Fumd

    $500
  8. Nightboat BooksBrooklyn, NY

    Contribution to General Fund

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $1,00044% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $75033% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $50022% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $3,500
  2. Florida1 grant $500
  3. Minnesota1 grant $500
  4. New York1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Michael SassoPresident Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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