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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 94-3337491

MBD & JFD Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 16 grants and $165,500 paid in grants.

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.

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

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

    $165,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,873,803
  • Tax year 2023

    $144,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,259,498
  • Tax year 2022

    $101,328

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,841,476
  • Tax year 2021

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,298,954
  • Tax year 2020

    $95,973

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,678,388
  • Tax year 2019

    $95,763

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,453,412
  • Tax year 2018

    $59,613

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,225,963

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara CollegeSanta Clara, CA

    Support the second cohort of the posse foundation scholarship

    $30,000
  2. Thacher School IncOjai, CA

    Unrestricted support for thacher school

    $25,000
  3. Ross School FoundationRoss, CA

    Annual giving campaign

    $15,000
  4. President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara CollegeSanta Clara, CA

    Support the school of law's center for social justice & public service

    $15,000
  5. Marin General Hospital FoundationGreenbrae, CA

    Support patient care

    $10,000
  6. President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara CollegeSanta Clara, CA

    Support for the regents fund

    $10,000
  7. St Peter Martyr SchoolPittsburg, CA

    To support elementary and middle school education.

    $10,000
  8. California Polytechnic State University FoundationSan Luis Obispo, CA

    Support the college of engineering-diversity and inclusion fund

    $7,500
  9. California Polytechnic State University FoundationSan Luis Obispo, CA

    Support the college of engineering-civil and environmental engineering department

    $7,500
  10. St Anselms ChurchRoss, CA

    Support the community

    $7,500
  11. Caritas CreekOccidental, CA

    Support for cyo camp armstrong

    $7,500
  12. Catholic Charities Cyo of the Archdiocese of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Support for refugee resettlement

    $7,500
  13. San Anselmo Montessori SchoolSan Anselmo, CA

    Support the preschool program

    $5,000
  14. The Stinson Beach Volunteer Firefighters Association IncStinson Beach, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  15. National Disaster Search Dog Foundation IncSanta Paula, CA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  16. Bay Area Discovery MuseumSausalito, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Santa Clara CollegeSanta Clara, CA

    Support the second cohort of the posse foundation scholarship

    $90,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education7 grants $110,00081% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $12,0009% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $7,5006% of the total
  4. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California16 grants $165,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Lauren B DachsV.P./SECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michael B DachsPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Alan M DachsV.P./CFO/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joanna F DachsV.P./DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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