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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 94-6065150

The Dean Witter Foundation

A private foundation in San Rafael, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $427,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Kenneth J Blum Co Kramer Blum Assoc
PO Box 6106
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 981-2966
Form and materials
See exhibit 1
Deadlines
No
Restrictions
See exhibit 1

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $427,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $7,098,633

  • Tax year 2023

    $300,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $7,238,188

  • Tax year 2022

    $298,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $7,277,592

  • Tax year 2021

    $339,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $7,485,214

  • Tax year 2020

    $224,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $6,875,783

  • Tax year 2019

    $315,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $5,732,348

  • Tax year 2018

    $280,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $5,984,974

  • Tax year 2017

    $15,092,960

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $5,862,610

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. NaturebridgeSausalito, CA

    For scholarships for students at naturebridge's west coast campuses (matching)

    $45,000
  2. Bellevue Schools FoundationBellevue, WA

    For the mental health expansion program and/or the spark fund at the district superintendents discretion

    $30,000
  3. Eat Happy NowYarrow Point, WA

    For the food insecurity program

    $30,000
  4. IslandwoodBainbridge Is, WA

    For the islandwood educators' fund

    $30,000
  5. Northwest Film ForumSeattle, WA

    To pilot the documentary reflections of the river

    $30,000
  6. Sealife Response Rehabilitation & ResearchDes Moines, WA

    To rescue and protect marine mammals in the pacific northwest

    $30,000
  7. The Thacher SchoolOjai, CA

    For the horse program

    $30,000
  8. University of Washingtoncollege of the EnvironmentFriday Harbor, WA

    For the friday harbor labs k-12 science outreach program

    $30,000
  9. Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA

    For the project: mussel lab: distinguishing invasive VS local mussels through dna analysis

    $25,000
  10. Practical Farmers of IowaAmes, IA

    For sowing biodiversity: empowering small-scale farmers to support native pollinators

    $25,000
  11. University of Washington Clean Energy InstituteSeattle, WA

    For k-12 education and training programs

    $25,000
  12. Wildlands ConservancyYucaipa, CA

    For the nature's ninos program

    $25,000
  13. HiveBoulder, CO

    To prototype an online map of the boulder county climate justice landscape

    $15,000
  14. Wildlands ConservancyYucaipa, CA

    For the eel river canyon preserve

    $15,000
  15. Institute for Systems BiologySeattle, WA

    For the systems education experiences program

    $12,500
  16. Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USANew York, NY

    For general support in honor and memory of dean witter

    $10,000
  17. Northwest Association for Biomedical ResearchSeattle, WA

    For the camp biomed platform in eastern washington

    $10,000
  18. The One Eighty FoundationSeattle, WA

    To game on to provide sports equipment, uniforms and league fees for underserved youth ages 6-18

    $10,000

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Institute for Systems BiologySeattle, WA

    For the systems education experiences program

    $12,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment4 grants $115,00038% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $60,00020% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $30,00010% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $30,00010% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $25,0008% of the total
  6. Science and technology1 grant $12,5004% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $30,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington11 grants $262,500
  2. California4 grants $115,000
  3. Iowa1 grant $25,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $15,000
  5. New York1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Dean Witter IIICFO/TREASURER & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Allison Witter FreyDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Brooks WitterPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Malcolm G WitterSECRETARY & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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