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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 94-3318483

Thelma Doelger Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Daly City, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 35 grants and $729,500 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
There are no submission deadlines.
Restrictions
Awards are limited to charitable organizations operating within california and subject to jurisdiction of its attorney general.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $729,500

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $9,171,322

  • Tax year 2023

    $779,500

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $9,646,475

  • Tax year 2022

    $784,500

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $9,725,714

  • Tax year 2021

    $784,500

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $9,845,981

  • Tax year 2020

    $784,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $10,524,817

  • Tax year 2019

    $734,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $10,627,090

  • Tax year 2018

    $734,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $10,415,389

Grants paid in 2024

35 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Dr Norman Shumway Endowed Family of FundsSan Mateo, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to improve patient health through continual scientific innovation, revolutionary operative care, and exemplary surgical education

    $145,000
  2. Marin Humane SocietyNovato, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to improve the lives of animals and people through advocacy, education, and support

    $75,000
  3. Peninsula Humane SocietySan Mateo, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to support humane service to needy animals

    $75,000
  4. San Francisco SPCASan Francisco, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to save and protect animals, and provide care and treatment

    $75,000
  5. Marine Mammal CenterSausalito, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to expand knowledge about marine mammals and inspire their global conservation

    $40,000
  6. St Anthony's FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to provide shelter, housing, meals, medical care, clothing and furniture, rehabilitation services, and senior services

    $40,000
  7. Samaritan HouseSan Mateo, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to provide services to help meet the essential daily needs of low-income people within San Mateo County, California

    $30,000
  8. Curi Odyssey (formerly Coyote Point Museum)San Mateo, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to help children acquire the tools to deeply understand the changing world

    $25,000
  9. Supporters of the Doelger Senior CenterDaly City, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to improve the quality of life for seniors and adults in Daly City and surrounding areas

    $25,000
  10. Meals on Wheels of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to provide isolated homebound seniors in San Francisco with nutritious meals, daily human contact, and supportive services

    $25,000
  11. All May See FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    All May See is dedicated to curing and preventing blindness, serious eye diseases, and visual impairment so that everyone in the world can see.

    $15,000
  12. Mid-Peninsula Boys & Girls Club IncSan Mateo, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to inspire and enable all young people to reach their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens

    $10,000
  13. Girl Scouts of Northern CaliforniaSanta Rosa, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place

    $10,000
  14. Daly City Youth Health CenterDaly City, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to provide services that support young people's mental and physical health and well being

    $10,000
  15. San Mateo County Health FoundationSan Mateo, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to promote and champion the health and well being of all residents of San Mateo community

    $10,000
  16. Humane Society Wildlife Land TrustWashington, DC

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to celebrate and protect wild animals by creating permanent sanctuaries, preserving and enhancing natural habitat and confronting cruelty

    $10,000
  17. Alive & FreeSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support youth people unharmed by violence, and free from incarceration.

    $10,000
  18. Boys & Girls Clubs of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to build courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.

    $10,000
  19. Police Athletic League of Daly CityDaly City, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to help the youth through healthy athletics

    $7,500
  20. Salvation ArmySan Francisco, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination

    $7,500
  21. San Francisco Bay Area Boy Scouts of AmericaSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law

    $5,000
  22. Peninsula Family ServiceSan Mateo, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to strengthen and maintain local families

    $5,000
  23. California Academy of SciencesSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to explore, explain, and sustain life on Earth

    $5,000
  24. San Mateo County Historical AssociationRedwood City, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to enrich, excite and educate through understanding, preserving and interpreting the history of San Mateo County

    $5,000
  25. Peninsula Association for Retarded ChildrenadultsBurlingame, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to enrich the lives of people with developmental disabilities and those of their families

    $5,000
  26. Daly City Public LibraryDaly City, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to provide residents in Daly City with access to a variety of books

    $5,000
  27. San Francisco Suicide PreventionSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to provide emotional support, education, assistance and intervention as necessary to all persons in crisis and those impacted by them

    $5,000
  28. Star Vista - Youth & Family Enrichment ServicesSan Carlos, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to strengthen communities by empowering children, youth, adults and families to overcome challenges through education, counseling and residential services

    $5,000
  29. Pacific Skyline Council Boy Scouts of AmericaFoster City, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to build stronger family bonds and help youth reach their full potential by instilling values that last a lifetime

    $5,000
  30. YMCA Camp Jones GulchLa Honda, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to ensure that kids of all ages, and families of all configurations, experience the outdoors

    $5,000
  31. LandpathsSanta Rosa, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to foster a love of the land in Sonoma County

    $5,000
  32. CaminarSan Mateo, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to provide community-based services for adults with disabilities and mental health conditions

    $5,000
  33. Larkin Street Youth ServicesSan Francisco, CA

    Larkin Street Youth Services' mission is to create a continuum of services that inspires youth to move beyond the street.

    $5,000
  34. The San Francisco-Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CA

    The San Francisco-Marin Food Bank's mission is to end hunger in San Francisco and Marin.

    $5,000
  35. Operation Santa ClausDaly City, CA

    Charitable Contribution to support charity's mission to spread the good cheer of Santa.

    $4,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals3 grants $125,00078% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $10,0006% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $10,0006% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  6. Mental health1 grant $5,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California34 grants $719,500
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Charles E CrossTRUSTEE Hours 6Pay $24,993
  • John F NicolaiTRUSTEE Hours 6Pay $70,661
  • Claudette M NicolaiTRUSTEE Hours 6Pay $70,661

The return

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