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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 84-4682531

Mickles Elephant Foundation

A private foundation in Petaluma, CA. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 4 grants and $20,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Dec 31, 2023), 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
Mickles Elephant Foundation
Po Box 2598
Petaluma, CA 94953
(707) 766-6680
Form and materials
Grant application - amount requested. Public benefit derived. Action plan for implementatation including project life cycle and accomlplist milestones.
Deadlines
Annualy by august 29
Restrictions
UNITED STATES PUBLIC CHARITIES ONLY WITH 501c(3) DESIGNATION STATUS

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2023

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2022

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,024

  • Tax year 2021

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $19,390

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,041

Grants paid in 2023

4 grants, largest first

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

  1. African Wildlife FoundationWashington, DC

    Restricted donation

    $5,000
  2. Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USALaguna Hills, CA

    Unrestricted donation

    $5,000
  3. Wildlife Conservation NetworkSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted donation

    $5,000
  4. Individual

    Unresrticted donation

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals3 grants $15,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $10,000
  2. District of Columbia1 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.

  • Arnold ZippelDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • John MooreDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Paul ZarnDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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