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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 92-0171599

The Curtis-Meares Foundation

A private foundation in Homer, AK. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $19,348 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Apr 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $19,348

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $229,541

  • Tax year 2023

    $15,511

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $236,859

  • Tax year 2022

    $14,531

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $254,348

  • Tax year 2021

    $18,548

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $204,001

  • Tax year 2020

    $27,518

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $208,719

  • Tax year 2019

    $13,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $223,204

  • Tax year 2018

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $224,710

  • Tax year 2017

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $235,057

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Nyfa Wild ShoreNew York, NY

    General fund

    $11,797
  2. Calypso Farm and Ecology CenterFairbanks, AK

    General fund

    $5,500
  3. Bunnell Street Arts CenterHomer, AK

    General fund

    $1,033
  4. KbbiHomer, AK

    General fund

    $518
  5. Kuac Friends GroupFairbanks, AK

    General fund

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $1,533100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $11,797
  2. Alaska4 grants $7,551

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Carolyn MearesPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Donald MearesVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Donald MearesSECRETARY-TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Andrew MearesDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michelle MearesDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Matthew MearesDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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