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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 94-2753277

Cockayne

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $2.5 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $2,539,875

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $32,106,978
  • Tax year 2023

    $122,711

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $31,279,073
  • Tax year 2022

    $2,248,972

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $29,578,643
  • Tax year 2021

    $2,411,882

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $29,857,943
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,950,828

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $30,340,195

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Support Art Organizations in London

    $2,453,375
  2. San Francisco Opera AssociationSan Francisco, CA

    Support Opera

    $50,000
  3. Individual

    Support Royal Opera House

    $11,500
  4. Congregation Emanu-ElSan Francisco, CA

    Support Congregation Activities

    $10,000
  5. Town School for BoysSan Francisco, Afghanistan

    Support School

    $5,000
  6. Cambridge School of WestonWeston, Afghanistan

    Support School

    $5,000
  7. Barenboim-Said FoundationNew York, NY

    Support Music Education Programs

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $50,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $60,000
  2. New York1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • C P RussellMember Director Pres Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jo HedleyExecutive Dir & Asst Hours 20Pay $188,702
  • Tom PriceTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Karly SchlinkertSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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