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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 94-6067469

The Drum Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $179,000 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $179,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $3,558,560
  • Tax year 2024

    $155,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $3,697,316
  • Tax year 2023

    $151,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,582,822
  • Tax year 2022

    $149,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $3,707,681
  • Tax year 2021

    $159,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,846,054
  • Tax year 2020

    $159,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,924,418

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    General support for monestary

    $35,000
  2. Individual

    Support ST clare's retreat and convent

    $15,000
  3. Immaculate Conception AcademySan Francisco, CA

    Contribution to scholarship fund for high school

    $15,000
  4. Junipero Serra High SchoolSan Mateao, CA

    Support tuition assistance for high school

    $12,500
  5. Saint James SchoolSan Francisco, CA

    General support for k to 8th grade school

    $12,500
  6. Individual

    SUPPORT TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR [individual] SCHOOL

    $10,000
  7. St Peter's SchoolSan Francisco, CA

    General support for k to 8th grade school

    $10,000
  8. De Marillac AcademySan Francisco, CA

    General support for 4th to 8th grade school

    $10,000
  9. Individual

    Support scholarhships

    $5,000
  10. Mission Dolores AcademySan Francisco, CA

    General support for K-8TH grade school

    $5,000
  11. Individual

    General support for k to 8th grade school

    $5,000
  12. St Catherine of Siena SchoolBurlingame, CA

    Support tuition assitance program for k-8 grade school

    $5,000
  13. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSanta Paula, CA

    Support scholarhip fund

    $5,000
  14. Keep the Faith IncRamsey, NJ

    Support latin mass printing project

    $5,000
  15. St Paul of the Shipwreck ChurchSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  16. St Catherina of Siena Womens ClubBurlingame, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  17. Individual

    General contribution

    $5,000
  18. Marin Catholic High SchoolKentfield, CA

    General support for high school

    $2,500
  19. Individual

    General support for high school

    $2,500
  20. Individual

    General support for charitable projects

    $2,500
  21. Woodside Priory SchoolPortola Valley, CA

    General support

    $2,500
  22. The Lumen Christi InstituteChicago, IL

    General support for academic center

    $1,000
  23. Individual

    Support infirmary

    $1,000
  24. St Vincent de Paul Society of San FSan Francisco, CA

    Support the help desk program

    $1,000
  25. Action InstituteGrand Rapids, MI

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California13 grants $91,000
  2. New Jersey1 grant $5,000
  3. Illinois1 grant $1,000
  4. Michigan1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Janet AbbottDirector Hours 5Pay $25,000
  • Philip HudnerDirector Hours 5Pay $25,000
  • Janet AbbottPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Philip HudnerTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0
  • Philip HudnerSecretary Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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