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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 86-0316798

Elizabeth Read Taylor Foundation

A private foundation in Tucson, AZ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $182,000 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
Sept 30, for Year Ending December 31
Restrictions
Grants generally do not exceed $5,000. Preferred location of grant recipients in Tucson, Arizona. Foundation encourages request from organizations assisting physically or developmentally handicapped.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $182,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,447,729

  • Tax year 2024

    $101,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $3,990,857

  • Tax year 2023

    $90,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,645,595

  • Tax year 2022

    $75,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,779,108

  • Tax year 2021

    $80,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,945,951

  • Tax year 2020

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,686,777

  • Tax year 2019

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,798,558

  • Tax year 2018

    $72,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,566,240

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. CymaSpacePortland, OR

    Make arts, media and culture accessible and inclusive to the Deaf community through technology, education, and outreach.

    $25,000
  2. Community Home Repair ProjectsTucson, AZ

    Creating safer places to live by addressing health & safety concerns with efficient home repairs and adaptations.

    $25,000
  3. Amerind Foundation IncDragoon, AZ

    Support museum, art gallery, and research center dedicated to archaeology and Native cultures.

    $20,000
  4. The Tucson Jewish Community CenterTucson, AZ

    Support to cultivate and enrich Jewish identity, ensure Jewish continuity, foster wellness, and broaden communal harmony. Seed money for curriculum development, disability program services, to train and develop employment skills for people living with physical and/or mental disabilities.

    $15,000
  5. Oregon Environment CouncilPortland, OR

    Protect the water, air, and land of Oregon.

    $15,000
  6. Tucson Botanical GardensTucson, AZ

    Support horticultural and ecological education

    $15,000
  7. Marshall Home for MenTucson, AZ

    Provide lodging, food and care for elderly or infirm men

    $12,000
  8. Habitat for HumanityTucson, AZ

    Invest in affordable housing development

    $10,000
  9. Sister Jose Women's CenterTucson, AZ

    To support the general operations of the organization.

    $9,000
  10. Youth on Their OwnTucson, AZ

    Educating homeless teens

    $8,500
  11. Beacon GroupTucson, AZ

    To create opportunities for people with disabilities.

    $6,000
  12. Children's Clinics Southern ArizonaTucson, AZ

    Provide a family centered comprehensive medical home to meet the special needs of children and families.

    $5,000
  13. Interfaith Community ServicesTucson, AZ

    Help people in need achieve stable, healthy, and independent lives

    $4,000
  14. Arizona-Sonora Desert MuseumTucson, AZ

    To support the museums mission to inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation and understanding of the sonoran desert.

    $2,500
  15. Big Brothers Big Sisters TucsonTucson, AZ

    Provide children facing adversity with strong one-to-one relationships.

    $2,000
  16. Mobile Meals of TucsonTucson, AZ

    Provide fresh, affordable, home-delivered meals to homebound adults

    $2,000
  17. St Luke's Home IncTucson, AZ

    Provide a high-quality-of-life assisted living community for low-income elders

    $2,000
  18. Easterseals Blake FoundationTucson, AZ

    Providing disability, mental health and child welfare services.

    $2,000
  19. Civic Orchestra of TucsonTucson, AZ

    Enriching the cultural life of greater Tucson and Southern Arizona through its free concerts and outreach programs

    $1,000
  20. Tucson Interfaith HIVAIDS NetworkTucson, AZ

    Provide community resources and caring support so that people with HIV can live well.

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services5 grants $43,50045% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $27,50029% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $15,00016% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $9,0009% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $1,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona18 grants $142,000
  2. Oregon2 grants $40,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Arch BrownTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sidney L FelkerManaging Trustee Hours 0Pay $21,231
  • Duncan R Taylor JrPresident Trustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nathaniel B TaylorTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Patrick Blake DeedsTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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