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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 85-1098025

The Paisley Foundation

A private foundation in Indian Wells, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $30,470 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $30,470

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $788,350
  • Tax year 2023

    $30,700

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $595,030
  • Tax year 2022

    $30,045

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $576,650
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $258,651

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

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

  1. Annexstad Family FoundationAlpharetta, GA

    General donation

    $10,000
  2. Walsh Jesuit High SchoolCuyahoga FLS, OH

    General donation

    $5,000
  3. Martha's Village and KitchenIndio, CA

    General donation

    $4,000
  4. Habitat for HumanityPalm Desert, CA

    General donation

    $4,000
  5. College of the DesertPalm Desert, CA

    General donation

    $2,500
  6. Desert ARCPalm Desert, CA

    General donation

    $1,500
  7. Boys and Girls Club of the CVPalm Desert, CA

    General donation

    $1,000
  8. Individual

    General donation

    $1,000
  9. Individual

    Youth sports

    $1,000
  10. The Pepperdine FundMalibu, CA

    Memorial contribution

    $300
  11. Individual

    General donation

    $100
  12. Individual

    General donation

    $70

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,00071% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $4,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $13,300
  2. Minnesota1 grant $10,000
  3. Ohio1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • James Michael WahlPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Maria WahlVice President Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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