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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-3998943

Balay Ko Foundation

A private foundation in Santa Barbara, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 19 grants and $11 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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

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

    $10,988,108

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $129,334,109

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,599,902

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $135,947,542

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,698,280

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $139,417,162

  • Tax year 2021

    $7,442,213

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $143,470,670

Grants paid in 2024

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Santa Barbara Rescue MissionSanta Barbara, CA

    General support

    $1,783,000
  2. San Luis Obispo Non-Profit Housing CorpSN Luis Obisp, CA

    General support

    $1,741,285
  3. Food Bank of Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara, CA

    General support

    $1,735,965
  4. Echo ShelterAtascadero, CA

    General support

    $1,044,159
  5. Casa PacificaCamarillo, CA

    General support

    $626,518
  6. 5CITIES Homeless CoalitionGrover Beach, CA

    General support

    $501,519
  7. Good Samaritan ShelterSanta Maria, CA

    General support

    $500,000
  8. MesaOjai, CA

    General support

    $500,000
  9. My Friend's PlaceHollywood, CA

    General support

    $500,000
  10. Salt Light WorksVisalia, CA

    General support

    $500,000
  11. 805 Street OutreachSan Luis Obispo, CA

    General support

    $350,000
  12. Slo Food BankSan Luis Obispo, CA

    General support

    $300,000
  13. First Presbyterian Church of HollywoodHollywood, CA

    General support

    $225,000
  14. Food for Life MinistryChino, CA

    General support

    $200,000
  15. Meals That ConnectSan Luis Obispo, CA

    General support

    $105,462
  16. Transition HouseSanta Barbara, CA

    General support

    $100,000
  17. Veggie RescueSanta Ynez, CA

    General support

    $100,000
  18. Estero Bay Kindness CoalitionCayucos, CA

    General support

    $88,200
  19. East San Gabriel Valley Coalition for the HomelessCity Industry, CA

    General support

    $87,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter4 grants $2,470,00074% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $501,51915% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture2 grants $300,0009% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $88,2003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California19 grants $10,988,108

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Amie GodfreyPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Scott M GodfreySECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Karen ObertTREASURER Hours 8Pay $12,000
  • Ethan GodfreyVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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