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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 91-6513400

TR Eriksen Trust Fund

A private foundation in Ukiah, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $355,000 paid in grants.

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
None
Restrictions
No formal dollar limitations. Assistance to organizations is limited to those providing for the health, welfare, or education of the people of mendocino county.

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $355,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,141,716
  • Tax year 2024

    $336,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,440,903
  • Tax year 2023

    $323,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,761,146
  • Tax year 2022

    $333,250

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,935,615
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,049,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,086,141
  • Tax year 2020

    $383,600

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,685,037
  • Tax year 2019

    $277,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,332,995
  • Tax year 2018

    $241,897

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,502,107

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

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

  1. Ukiah Community Food BankUkiah, CA

    Program administration

    $50,000
  2. Cancer Resource Center of Mendo CouUkiah, CA

    Program administration

    $40,000
  3. Plowshares Peace Justice CenterUkiah, CA

    Program administration

    $40,000
  4. Ukiah Senior CenterUkiah, CA

    Program administration

    $35,000
  5. Willits Community Services Food BanWillits, CA

    Program administration

    $35,000
  6. Willits Daily BreadWillits, CA

    Program administration

    $30,000
  7. Community Care Management CorpUkiah, CA

    Program administration

    $25,000
  8. Willits Kids Club IncWillits, CA

    Program administration

    $25,000
  9. Willits Seniors IncWillits, CA

    Program administration

    $25,000
  10. Mendocino County Soccer AcademyUkiah, CA

    Program administration

    $20,000
  11. Individual

    Program administration

    $20,000
  12. Individual

    Program administration

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $30,00040% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $25,00033% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $20,00027% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California10 grants $325,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Shelly A SmithTRUSTEE/MANAGER Hours 12Pay $50,000

The return

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