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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 91-2037968

Working Assumptions Foundation

A private foundation in Berkeley, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $60,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Jane Gottesman
1700 Shattuck Ave 25
Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 704-9734
Form and materials
Common application form
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $718,297

  • Tax year 2023

    $18,750

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $302,145

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $330,909

  • Tax year 2021

    $107,143

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,074,747

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $2,288,312

  • Tax year 2019

    $23,428

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $414,442

  • Tax year 2018

    $31,950

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $788,618

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    To support photo-based projects that look at family in new, meaningful ways

    $7,500
  2. Individual

    To support photo-based projects that look at family in new, meaningful ways

    $7,500
  3. Individual

    To support photo-based projects that look at family in new, meaningful ways

    $7,500
  4. Individual

    To support photo-based projects that look at family in new, meaningful ways

    $7,500
  5. Individual

    To support photo-based projects that look at family in new, meaningful ways

    $7,500
  6. Individual

    To support photo-based projects that look at family in new, meaningful ways

    $7,500
  7. Preston Gannaway Photography LLCForestville, CA

    To support photo-based projects that look at family in new, meaningful ways

    $7,500
  8. Trent Davis Bailey LTDDenver, CO

    To support photo-based projects that look at family in new, meaningful ways

    $7,500

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $7,500
  2. Colorado1 grant $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Eve BiddleBOARD CHAIR Hours 6Pay $0
  • Geoffrey BiddleVICE CHAIRMAN Hours 12Pay $0
  • Jane GottesmanSECRETARY AND TREASURER Hours 30Pay $0
  • James HughesBOARD MEMBER Hours 0.5Pay $0

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