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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 94-3148772

The Eucalyptus Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 84 grants and $9.7 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

    $9,746,826

    Grants listed
    84
    Assets, end of year
    $283,518,200
  • Tax year 2023

    $6,001,135

    Grants listed
    86
    Assets, end of year
    $264,885,930
  • Tax year 2022

    $5,509,292

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $208,500,154
  • Tax year 2021

    $4,877,667

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $60,537,251
  • Tax year 2020

    $6,112,500

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $60,382,660

Grants paid in 2024

84 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Eastside College Preparatory SchoolE Palo Alto, CA

    Physics program endowment

    $3,000,000
  2. Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattle, WA

    Medical research

    $1,000,000
  3. National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyNew York, NY

    Mri-single cell transcriptomic project

    $534,858
  4. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    Support the climate corps

    $500,000
  5. ExploratoriumSan Francisco, CA

    Stability & revitalization fund

    $500,000
  6. Middlebury College - Institute of International Studies at MontereyMiddlebury, VT

    Center on terrorism and financial aid

    $500,000
  7. National Trust for Local NewsBrighton, CO

    General operating support

    $400,000
  8. Geohazards InternationalPleasanton, CA

    General operating support

    $250,000
  9. Kickstart InternationalSan Francisco, CA

    High impact interventions in sub-saharan africa

    $250,000
  10. American Physical SocietyCollege Park, MD

    Physicsquest program

    $217,000
  11. International Festival of Arts and IdeasNew Haven, CT

    General operating support

    $200,000
  12. American Association for the Advancement of ScienceWashington, DC

    Science and technology fellowships

    $194,993
  13. Boys and Girls Clubs of the PeninsulaMenlo Park, CA

    General operating support

    $150,000
  14. Compagnia De' ColombariNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $147,257
  15. Eastside College Preparatory SchoolE Palo Alto, CA

    Physics program

    $106,390
  16. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  17. San Francisco Symphony Music Mentors ProgramSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  18. Save the BayOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  19. East Palo Alto Tennis & TutoringE Palo Alto, CA

    Tutor compensation

    $80,000
  20. Aim HighSan Francisco, CA

    Summer learning experience program

    $75,000
  21. Boys and Girls Clubs of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $75,000
  22. Huckleberry Youth ProgramsSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $75,000
  23. LifemovesSanta Clara, CA

    Summer adventure camp

    $75,000
  24. LifemovesSanta Clara, CA

    General operating support

    $75,000
  25. Outside the FramePortland, OR

    General operating support

    $75,000
  26. PlayworksOakland, CA

    Staff support

    $75,000
  27. East Palo Alto Tennis & TutoringE Palo Alto, CA

    After school program expansion

    $70,000
  28. Mission GraduatesSan Francisco, CA

    College access programs at john o'connell & mission high schools

    $60,000
  29. Good Samaritan Family Resource CenterSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  30. LighthawkLoveland, CO

    Flights for conservation throughout california

    $50,000
  31. Mid-Peninsula High SchoolMenlo Park, CA

    Student financial aid

    $50,000
  32. Ravenswood Education FoundationE Palo Alto, CA

    Ravenswood school district

    $50,000
  33. Tenderloin Neighborhood Development CorpSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  34. Western Center on Law and PovertyLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  35. Western Regional Advocacy ProjectSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $40,000
  36. San Mateo County Parks FoundationSan Mateo, CA

    Memorial county park nature center renovations project

    $36,878
  37. Holy Family Day HomeSan Francisco, CA

    Mental health program

    $35,000
  38. SeacologyBerkeley, CA

    Support of the dominican republic national mangrove initiative

    $35,000
  39. Chronicle Season of SharingSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $30,000
  40. CuriodysseySan Mateo, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  41. Friends of San Francisco Public LibrarySan Francisco, CA

    Youth programs

    $25,000
  42. East Palo Alto Tennis & TutoringE Palo Alto, CA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  43. Red Tab FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  44. Population Media CenterS Burlington, VT

    General operating support

    $15,000
  45. Side by SideSan Anselmo, CA

    Real alternatives program

    $12,500
  46. Advocates for Children CasaSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  47. Clinic by the BaySan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  48. Hope ChicagoChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $10,000
  49. Pension Rights CenterWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $10,000
  50. Rocky Mountain RefugeCommerce City, CO

    General operating support

    $10,000
  51. Sf-Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  52. VivalonSan Rafael, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  53. Microcredit EnterprisesSan Francisco, CA

    Capital call

    $8,450
  54. River PartnersChico, CA

    General operating support

    $7,500
  55. College Now Program at Diablo Valley CollegeSan Ramon, CA

    General operating support

    $7,000
  56. Alice Fong Yu Parents AssociationSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  57. California Trout FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  58. Center for Creative Land RecyclingBerkeley, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  59. Council for Economic EducationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $5,000
  60. Moraga Education FoundationMoraga, CA

    Campolindo

    $5,000
  61. Orangutan OutreachSouth Perth, Australia

    General operating support

    $5,000
  62. Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, NH

    Hyde hall renovation

    $5,000
  63. Senior Coastsiders Half Moon BayHalf Moon Bay, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  64. Southern California Hospice FoundationMission Viejo, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  65. Hsan IV FoundationNarragansett, RI

    General operating support

    $4,000
  66. Joybound People and Pets AllianceWalnut Creek, CA

    General operating support

    $3,000
  67. Children's Museum of Sonoma CountySanta Rosa, CA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  68. Habitat for Humanity Greater San FrancsicoSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  69. Friends of Moraga LibraryMoraga, CA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  70. Schools of the Sacred HeartSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  71. American Academy of Ophthalmology FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Parke center campaign

    $1,500
  72. Achieve TahoeTruckee, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  73. Bay Area Rainbow SymphonySan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  74. Friends of Moraga LibraryMoraga, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  75. Good Tidings FoundationBurlingame, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  76. Moraga Community FoundationMoraga, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  77. Moraga Park FoundationMoraga, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  78. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  79. San Francisco OperaSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  80. San Francisco PhilharmonicSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  81. UC Davis Comprehensive Care CenterSacramento, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  82. Campolindo Athletic BoostersMoraga, CA

    General operating support

    $500
  83. Las Trampas SchoolLafayette, CA

    General operating support

    $500
  84. Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    The wharton fund

    $500

Approved for future payment

22 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    Climate corps program

    $5,000,000
  2. International Festival of Arts and IdeasNew Haven, CT

    General operating support

    $750,000
  3. American Association for the Advancement of ScienceWashington, DC

    Science and technology fellowships

    $700,000
  4. American Physical SocietyCollege Park, MD

    Physics quest

    $687,636
  5. Bulamu HealthcarePalo Alto, CA

    General operating support

    $600,000
  6. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $600,000
  7. American Association for the Advancement of ScienceWashington, DC

    Sciline program

    $500,000
  8. Geohazards InternationalPleasanton, CA

    General operating support

    $500,000
  9. National Trust for Local NewsBrighton, CO

    General operating support

    $400,000
  10. Save the BayOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $400,000
  11. Aim HighSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $225,000
  12. San Francisco Symphony Music Mentors ProgramSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $200,000
  13. Boys and Girls Clubs of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $150,000
  14. Tenderloin Neighborhood Development CorpSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $150,000
  15. Mission GraduatesSan Francisco, CA

    College access programs at john o'connell & mission high schools

    $120,000
  16. Compagnia De' ColombariNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $107,000
  17. Douglas Land ConservancyCastle Rock, CO

    Conservation opportunity fund

    $100,000
  18. Youth Tennis AdvantageSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $80,000
  19. CuriodysseySan Mateo, CA

    Education programs

    $50,000
  20. Hope ChicagoChicago, IL

    Salary support

    $25,000
  21. SF Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  22. Side by SideSan Anselmo, CA

    Real alternatives program

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education8 grants $3,182,89040% of the total
  2. Health3 grants $1,544,85819% of the total
  3. Arts and culture6 grants $1,149,75715% of the total
  4. Environment6 grants $762,50010% of the total
  5. Science and technology2 grants $411,9935% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $255,0003% of the total
  7. 9 other causes17 grants $619,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California63 grants $6,262,218
  2. Washington1 grant $1,000,000
  3. New York5 grants $788,115
  4. Vermont2 grants $515,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $400,000
  6. Maryland1 grant $217,000
  7. District of Columbia2 grants $204,993
  8. Connecticut1 grant $200,000
  9. Oregon1 grant $75,000
  10. Colorado2 grants $60,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Gordon T GeballePRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alison F GeballeVICE PRES.,DIRECTOR Hours 1.25Pay $0
  • Adam P GeballeVICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 0.75Pay $0
  • Stephen SchwarzSECRETARY, DIRECTOR Hours 4Pay $7,925
  • Jennifer G NormanDIRECTOR Hours 0.75Pay $0
  • Jeff DolanCFO Hours 1Pay $0

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