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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 94-3346928

Electra Foundation

A private foundation in Sausalito, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $29,533 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.

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $29,533

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $14,133

  • Tax year 2024

    $32,050

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $17,074

  • Tax year 2023

    $21,174

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $24,211

  • Tax year 2022

    $25,025

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $17,353

  • Tax year 2021

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $24,855

  • Tax year 2020

    $69,150

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $34,817

  • Tax year 2019

    $22,075

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $47,482

  • Tax year 2018

    $14,775

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $59,803

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  2. Revive and RestoreSausalito, CA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  3. Petaluma River Park FoundationPetaluma, CA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  4. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $1,033
  5. Owl FoundationPetaluma, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  6. Island ConservationSanta Cruz, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  7. Northern Jaguar ProjectTucson, AZ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  8. Internet ArchiveSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  9. Asteroid InstituteMill Valley, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  10. Marin Museum of Contemporary ArtSan Rafael, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $11,00063% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $2,50014% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $2,00011% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $1,0006% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $1,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California7 grants $17,500
  2. Arizona1 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.

  • Ryan PhelanPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stewart BrandTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ryan PhelanSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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