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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 94-3313915

Jane M Gitschier Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $44,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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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 2025

    $44,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $659,576

  • Tax year 2024

    $18,250

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $668,753

  • Tax year 2023

    $17,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $194,576

  • Tax year 2022

    $21,900

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $186,634

  • Tax year 2021

    $25,900

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $196,449

  • Tax year 2020

    $22,300

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $205,724

  • Tax year 2019

    $12,800

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $182,030

  • Tax year 2018

    $10,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $169,711

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. PT Reyes Natl Seashore AssocPT Reyes Station, CA

    General

    $10,000
  2. FD for Pottstown EducationPottstown, PA

    General FD

    $10,000
  3. SF Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CA

    General FD

    $5,000
  4. ACLU FoundationNew York, NY

    General fund

    $2,500
  5. Doctors Wout BordersHagerstown, MD

    General fund

    $2,500
  6. American Red CrossWashington, DC

    General fund

    $2,000
  7. San Francisco Bach ChoirSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $1,000
  8. KqedSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $1,000
  9. San Francisco Zen CenterSan Francisco, CA

    General fund

    $1,000
  10. Breaking FreeSaint Paul, MN

    General

    $1,000
  11. Mother Goose Read to MePottstown, PA

    General fund

    $1,000
  12. KWMRPT Reyes Sta, CA

    General fund

    $1,000
  13. MSI United StatesWashington DC, DC

    General fund

    $1,000
  14. Union of Concerned ScientistsWoburn, MA

    General fund

    $1,000
  15. Marin Agr Land TrustPT Reyes St, CA

    General fund

    $1,000
  16. Smile TrainNew York, NY

    General

    $1,000
  17. Marin SymphonySan Rafael, CA

    General FD

    $1,000
  18. World Food Program USAWashinton, DC

    General FD

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $3,00032% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $2,50026% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $2,00021% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $1,00011% of the total
  5. Religion1 grant $1,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California8 grants $21,000
  2. Pennsylvania2 grants $11,000
  3. District of Columbia4 grants $5,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $2,500
  5. New York1 grant $2,500
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000
  7. Minnesota1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jane M GitschierPRES. Hours 2Pay $0
  • Mary MC CarthySECT/TREAS Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeanette BonifasDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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