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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 94-3146675

The Jenifer Altman Foundation

A private foundation in Bolinas, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $260,250 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $260,250

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,888,179

  • Tax year 2023

    $258,975

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,842,433

  • Tax year 2022

    $254,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $5,105,440

  • Tax year 2021

    $260,328

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $5,343,674

  • Tax year 2020

    $251,800

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $5,082,671

  • Tax year 2019

    $273,440

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,976,560

  • Tax year 2018

    $259,650

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,806,552

  • Tax year 2017

    $260,150

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,927,454

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

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

  1. CommonwealBolinas, CA

    General support

    $251,500
  2. Individual

    Funder education

    $3,500
  3. Virginia Organizing IncCharlottesvle, VA

    General support

    $2,750
  4. Individual

    Funder education

    $2,500

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. CommonwealBolinas, CA

    General support

    $250,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $251,50099% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $2,7501% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $251,500
  2. Virginia1 grant $2,750

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Michael LernerPresident Hours 36Pay $194,355
  • Pete MyersMEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nsedu Obot WitherspoonMEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elise MillerSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephen CurwoodTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ann BlakeExecutive Dir. Hours 24Pay $82,910

The return

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