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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-1713077

Erol Foundation US

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 22 grants and $788,992 paid in grants.

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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

    $788,992

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $351,896

  • Tax year 2023

    $726,237

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $320,315

  • Tax year 2022

    $782,560

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $294,061

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2024

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Liberty Hill FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $220,000
  2. Eastern Woodland LacrosseMebane, NC

    General support

    $140,000
  3. Virginia Organizing IncCharlottesvle, VA

    General support

    $50,000
  4. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    General support - yale school of environment

    $50,000
  5. Communities for A Better EnvironmentHuntington PK, CA

    General support

    $40,327
  6. Western Regional Advocacy ProjectSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $28,000
  7. Community Foundation for the AllegheniesJohnstown, PA

    General support

    $25,000
  8. Redford Center IncSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  9. Action for the Climate Emergency IncBoston, MA

    General support

    $20,000
  10. California Environmental Justice AllianceLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  11. Deep South Center for Environmental JusticeNew Orleans, LA

    General support

    $20,000
  12. Earth Island Institute IncBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  13. Jobs with Justice San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  14. Kyes Climate Action FundBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  15. The Pachamama AllianceSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  16. Center for Biological Diversity IncTucson, AZ

    General support

    $16,000
  17. Magnolia Tree Earth Center of Bedford Stuyvesant IncBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $13,000
  18. San Francisco Housing Action CoalitionSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $13,000
  19. The Descendants ProjectVacherie, LA

    General support

    $12,000
  20. The Hack FoundationW Hollywood, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  21. Broadleaf Health and Education AllianceDenver, CO

    General support

    $5,000
  22. Asian Pacific Environmental NetworkOakland, CA

    General support

    $1,665

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Redford Center IncSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $25,000

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 $220,00038% of the total
  2. Environment8 grants $185,32732% of the total
  3. Community development2 grants $62,00011% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $28,0005% of the total
  5. Jobs and employment1 grant $20,0003% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $16,0003% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $41,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California12 grants $437,992
  2. North Carolina1 grant $140,000
  3. Connecticut1 grant $50,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $50,000
  5. Louisiana2 grants $32,000
  6. Pennsylvania2 grants $30,000
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $20,000
  8. Arizona1 grant $16,000
  9. New York1 grant $13,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Julie HalleyPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Sebastien LepinardTREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jill Kauffman JohnsonSECRETARY/MANAGING DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $302,500

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