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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 94-3327346

Perforce Foundation

A private foundation in Alameda, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $1.3 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Mar 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.

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

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,310,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,819,212
  • Tax year 2023

    $694,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,452,837
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $5,008,548
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $5,442,771

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Little Opera HouseAlameda, CA

    Support for performing arts center development and construction

    $865,000
  2. Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc (schwab Charitable)San Francisco, CA

    General purpose

    $300,000
  3. Radium PresentsAlameda, CA

    Support for performing arts center development and construction

    $145,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $1,010,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $1,310,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Christopher SeiwaldPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Trudi SeiwaldSEC., TREASURER & DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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