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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-2953554

Ellsworth Hovey Getchell Foundation

A private foundation in Auburn, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $220,136 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
Christopher Luvara
10556 Combie Rd PMB 6123
Auburn, CA 95602
(408) 389-0489
Form and materials
990PF
Deadlines
5/15/2025
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $220,136

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $10,600,436

  • Tax year 2024

    $165,762

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $9,458,267

  • Tax year 2023

    $106,024

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $8,558,057

  • Tax year 2022

    $133,940

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,942,719

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. Auburn Aviation AssociationAuburn, CA

    Flight training scholarships through aaa and grants to aviation maintenance students

    $151,100
  2. Aerospace Museum of CaliforniaMcClellan, CA

    Flight training scholarships

    $25,000
  3. Castle Air Museum FoundationAtwater, CA

    Plane maintenance donation

    $16,000
  4. California Warbirds IncHollister, CA

    Plane maintenance donation

    $10,000
  5. Cal-Aerofab Flight Academy IncChino, CA

    Flight training scholarships

    $10,000
  6. Pacific Coast Air MuseumSanta Rosa, CA

    Plane maintenance donation

    $5,000
  7. Individual

    Plane maintenance donation

    $3,036

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $151,10079% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $31,00016% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $10,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $217,100

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Christopher LuvaraVice President Hours 4Pay $0
  • Kenneth H DwelleChairman Hours 4Pay $0
  • Benjamin H MarshDirector Hours 4Pay $0

The return

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