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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 92-1160421

Tomkat Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 50 grants and $5 million 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,999,630

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $42,795,689

  • Tax year 2023

    $8,114,450

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $49,126,680

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $46,406,503

Grants paid in 2024

50 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Center for EcoliteracyBerkeley, CA

    General operating support

    $750,000
  2. Nextgen Climate AmericaSacramento, CA

    General operating support

    $650,000
  3. Regenesis Community DevelopmentSpartanburg, SC

    General operating support

    $650,000
  4. President & Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA

    General operating support

    $500,000
  5. Eat Learn Play FoundationOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $250,000
  6. Glenbrook UndergroundCarson City, NV

    General operating support

    $250,000
  7. Good SamaritanTulsa, OK

    General operating support

    $235,000
  8. Meridian InstituteDillon, CO

    General operating support

    $175,000
  9. Performing Stars of MarinMarin City, CA

    General operating support

    $157,500
  10. Marin Community FoundationNovato, CA

    General operating support

    $111,630
  11. Compton Kidz ClubPlaya Vista, CA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  12. Ecdysis FoundationEstelline, SD

    General operating support

    $100,000
  13. Family Agriculture Resource ManagementCharlotte, NC

    General operating support

    $100,000
  14. Grabhorn InstituteSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  15. The FieldNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $80,500
  16. CuriodysseySan Mateo, CA

    General operating support

    $60,000
  17. Campti Field of DreamsRuston, LA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  18. CanaSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  19. Museum of Jazz & Art (moja)Oakland, CA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  20. League to Save Lake TahoeS Lake Tahoe, CA

    General operating support

    $35,000
  21. Freedmen Heirs FoundationGermantown, MD

    General operating support

    $30,000
  22. The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $30,000
  23. California FarmlinkAptos, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  24. Dolores Huerta FoundationBakersfield, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  25. Gladstone InstitutesSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  26. Mad AgricultureBoulder, CO

    General operating support

    $25,000
  27. Puente de la Costa SurPescadero, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  28. RemakeSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  29. The Edible Schoolyard ProjectBerkeley, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  30. White Buffalo Land TrustSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  31. Women in RanchingCohagen, MT

    General operating support

    $25,000
  32. Arizona State University FoundationTempe, AZ

    General operating support

    $20,000
  33. First Nations Development InstituteLongmont, CO

    General operating support

    $20,000
  34. Foundation for National ProgressSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  35. Latino Community FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  36. Radio BilingueFresno, CA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  37. The Futuro Media GroupNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $20,000
  38. Youth RadioOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  39. Acta Non Verba Youth Urban Garden ProjectOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  40. Center for Rural Enterprise & EnvironmentMadison, AL

    General operating support

    $10,000
  41. Community Movement BuildersAtlanta, GA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  42. Homeless Garden ProjectSanta Cruz, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  43. Intertribal Friendship HouseOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  44. Junior AchievementLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  45. New Venture FundWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $10,000
  46. Planting JusticeOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  47. Real Organic ProjectEast Thetford, VT

    General operating support

    $10,000
  48. Sweetwater Spectrum IncSonoma, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  49. Western Landowners AllianceDenver, CO

    General operating support

    $10,000
  50. Zeno Mountain Farm (cheshire Project)Lincoln, VT

    General operating support

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment7 grants $1,465,00037% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $650,00016% of the total
  3. Education4 grants $570,00014% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $391,63010% of the total
  5. Arts and culture6 grants $325,0008% of the total
  6. Community development1 grant $250,0006% of the total
  7. 5 other causes11 grants $310,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California29 grants $2,659,130
  2. South Dakota2 grants $750,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $500,000
  4. Nevada1 grant $250,000
  5. Oklahoma1 grant $235,000
  6. Colorado4 grants $230,000
  7. New York2 grants $100,500
  8. North Carolina1 grant $100,000
  9. Louisiana1 grant $50,000
  10. Maryland1 grant $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Kathryn A TaylorPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas SteyerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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