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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 94-2914772

Windy Bay Foundation

A private foundation in St Helena, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $175,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Feb 28, 2026), 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

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

    $175,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,768,686
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,521,270

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,451,750
  • Tax year 2023

    $355,500

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $2,843,208
  • Tax year 2022

    $139,373

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $3,135,062
  • Tax year 2020

    $60,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,732,136
  • Tax year 2019

    $60,950

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,664,078
  • Tax year 2018

    $106,450

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,573,063

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Grace Episcopal ChurchSt Helena, CA

    General purpose

    $62,500
  2. Napa Valley Community FoundationNapa, CA

    General purpose

    $50,000
  3. BerkleeNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $25,000
  4. Napa Communities Firewise FoundationNapa, CA

    General purpose

    $25,000
  5. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $4,000
  6. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    General purpose

    $4,000
  7. Americans United for Separation of Church and StateWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $4,000
  8. League of Women Voters of CaliforniaSacramento, CA

    General purpose

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50,00057% of the total
  2. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $25,00029% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $4,0005% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid1 grant $4,0005% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $4,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $138,500
  2. New York2 grants $29,000
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $8,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Mary Ann McGuirePRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • James A GambleCFO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stepahnie W GambleSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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