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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 91-1805939

New Priorities Foundation

A private foundation in Berkeley, CA. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 12 grants and $340,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Dec 31, 2023), 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

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

  • Tax year 2023

    $340,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $12,316,500

  • Tax year 2022

    $470,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $11,032,754

  • Tax year 2021

    $555,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $13,713,342

  • Tax year 2020

    $366,350

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $11,994,683

  • Tax year 2019

    $548,334

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $10,820,188

  • Tax year 2018

    $556,833

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $9,408,305

Grants paid in 2023

12 grants, largest first

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

  1. Inland Northwest Land ConservancySpokane, WA

    General Support

    $50,000
  2. Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA

    Gonzaga Center for Climate, Society & the Environment

    $50,000
  3. Spokane Alliance UnitedSpokane, WA

    General Support

    $50,000
  4. Common Good MontanaMissoula, MT

    General Support

    $40,000
  5. EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $30,000
  6. Garden City HarvestMissoula, MT

    General Support

    $25,000
  7. The Lands CouncilSpokane, WA

    General Support

    $25,000
  8. Earth Island InstituteBerkeley, CA

    CalCAN

    $25,000
  9. Individual

    General Support

    $20,000
  10. Catholic Charities of SpokaneSpokane, WA

    Healthy Food Access & Gardening

    $10,000
  11. Individual

    General Support

    $10,000
  12. Inquiring Systems IncSanta Rosa, CA

    Soil Centric-General Support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment4 grants $130,00042% of the total
  2. Community development3 grants $95,00031% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $50,00016% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $25,0008% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $10,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington5 grants $185,000
  2. Montana2 grants $65,000
  3. California3 grants $60,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Nancy G SchaubPres./Dir Hours 5Pay $0
  • Anne Schaub WatsonSect'y/Dir Hours 2Pay $0
  • David SchaubTreas./Dir Hours 2Pay $0
  • Tim SchaubDirector Hours 2Pay $0
  • Dion GriffinCFO Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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