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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 94-3357645

Epstein-Roth Foundation

A private foundation in Berkeley, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $405,000 paid in grants.

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

    $405,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,814,124
  • Tax year 2024

    $375,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,942,297
  • Tax year 2023

    $295,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,980,942
  • Tax year 2022

    $320,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,995,285
  • Tax year 2021

    $275,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,109,516
  • Tax year 2020

    $310,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,189,968
  • Tax year 2019

    $240,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,460,358
  • Tax year 2018

    $224,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,321,113

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

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

  1. UC Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $110,000
  2. Voter Registration ProjectWashington, DC

    General support

    $50,000
  3. Deep Medicine CircleSan Gregorio, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  4. SeacologyBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $35,000
  5. Homeless Prenatal ProgramSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $30,000
  6. Sustainable ConservationSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  7. Individual

    General support

    $25,000
  8. Berkeley Food NetworkBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  9. Individual

    General support

    $25,000
  10. Individual

    General support

    $15,000
  11. Golden Bridges SchoolSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $80,00055% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $25,00017% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $25,00017% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $15,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California7 grants $290,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Amy RothPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert EpsteinTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Colin EpsteinDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Harris EpsteinDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Abbie CoburnDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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