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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 94-3329512

Thomas Family Foundation

A private foundation in Fremont, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $1.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,365,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $8,575,284

  • Tax year 2023

    $674,030

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,206,685

  • Tax year 2022

    $395,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,443,961

  • Tax year 2021

    $854,030

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,311,697

  • Tax year 2020

    $665,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,641,384

  • Tax year 2019

    $360,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $464,549

  • Tax year 2018

    $326,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $468,611

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Feeding AmericaChicago, IL

    Humanity

    $250,000
  2. Plant for the Planet FoundationSanta Fe Springs, CA

    Environment

    $210,000
  3. LeafFremont, CA

    Education

    $110,000
  4. Gettysburg FoundationGettysburg, PA

    Education

    $100,000
  5. Doctors Without BoardersNew York, NY

    Humanitarian care

    $100,000
  6. Trees for the futureSilver Spring, MD

    Education

    $100,000
  7. Sustainable Harvest InternationalWashington, DC

    Environment

    $90,000
  8. Our City ForestSan Jose, CA

    Environment

    $50,000
  9. Ameri CaresStamford, CT

    Humanity

    $50,000
  10. Better Together Animal AlliancePonderay, ID

    Humanity

    $50,000
  11. Family Education and Support ServicesTumwater, WA

    Education

    $40,000
  12. Child Care Action CouncilOlympia, WA

    Education

    $40,000
  13. Angels On StageSan Jose, CA

    Education

    $35,000
  14. American ForestsWashington, DC

    Environment

    $35,000
  15. Sandpoint Senior and DayBreak CentersSandpoint, ID

    Humanitarian care

    $30,000
  16. Khan AcademyMountain View, CA

    Education

    $30,000
  17. Hyde Park DanceChicago, IL

    Education

    $25,000
  18. Feed The ChildrenOklahoma City, OK

    Humanity

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment4 grants $275,00036% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $250,00033% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $100,00013% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $80,00011% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $30,0004% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $20,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $435,000
  2. Illinois2 grants $275,000
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $125,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $100,000
  5. New York1 grant $100,000
  6. Pennsylvania1 grant $100,000
  7. Idaho2 grants $80,000
  8. Washington2 grants $80,000
  9. Connecticut1 grant $50,000
  10. Oklahoma1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Janet McKeoughPRESIDENT & CHAIRMAN OF THE BO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert ThomasCFO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Brian ThomasSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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