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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
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Tax year 2024
$115,500
- Grants listed
- 22
- Assets, end of year
- $4,392,092
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Tax year 2023
$156,500
- Grants listed
- 19
- Assets, end of year
- $4,203,004
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Tax year 2022
$123,150
- Grants listed
- 25
- Assets, end of year
- $3,754,268
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Tax year 2021
$133,500
- Grants listed
- 25
- Assets, end of year
- $4,464,515
-
Tax year 2020
$180,500
- Grants listed
- 36
- Assets, end of year
- $3,851,707
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Tax year 2019
$162,213
- Grants listed
- 35
- Assets, end of year
- $3,618,296
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Tax year 2018
$148,320
- Grants listed
- 31
- Assets, end of year
- $2,529,821
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Marin Waldorf SchoolSan Rafael, CA
To educate children from toddlers to 8th grade to fulfill their highest potential as free, conscious, and creative human beings with a lifelong love for learning
$30,000 -
Giants Community FundSan Francisco, CA
To use baseball to encourage underserved youth and their families to live healthy, productive lives by promoting health, education, and character development
$10,000 -
Marin Waldorf SchoolSan Rafael, CA
To educate children from toddlers to 8th grade to fulfill their highest potential as free, conscious, and creative human beings with a lifelong love for learning
$10,000 -
San Geronimo Valley Community CenterSan Geronimo, CA
To foster healthy communities through connection, support, and creativity in the san geronimo valley, nicasio, and broader west marin
$10,000 -
Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher TrainingRichmond, CA
Independent, non-profit adult training institute for teachers for early childhood education
$5,000 -
Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher TrainingRichmond, CA
Independent, non-profit adult training institute for teachers for early childhood education
$5,000 -
Down Syndrome Connection of Bay AreaDanville, CA
Support people with down syndrome, their families and the community that serves them, while fostering awareness and acceptance in all areas of life
$5,000 -
Pachamama PATHWest Palm Beach, FL
To facilitate individual awakening that leads to collective consciousness ascension, using nature and indigenous wisdom
$5,000 -
River of WordsMoraga, CA
To encourage environmental literacy in students through poetry and art, fostering a connection to their local environment and inspiring stewardship
$5,000 -
St Marys College RugbyMoraga, CA
Sports mission of providing a supportive environment to build leadership, teamwork, and lifelong friendships
$5,000 -
West Marin Community ServicesPoint Reyes Station, CA
Support programs and services that ensure the well-being of individuals and families in west marin
$5,000 -
West Marin Community ServicesPoint Reyes Station, CA
Support programs and services that ensure the well-being of individuals and families in west marin
$5,000 -
Center for Domestic PeaceSan Rafael, CA
Comprehensive community effort to end domestic violence in marin county
$3,000 -
West Marin Community ServicesPoint Reyes Station, CA
Support programs and services that ensure the well-being of individuals and families in west marin
$3,000 -
Weaving EarthSebastopol, CA
To provide nature-based education that fosters systems change by engaging with ecological, social, and personal systems
$2,000 -
ExtrafoodorgKentfield, CA
To end hunger and wasted food in the bay area by rescuing excess fresh food from businesses, schools, and gardens and immediately delivering it to people facing food insecurity
$1,500 -
Trips for Kids in MarinSan Rafael, CA
Provide transformative cycling experiences for underserved youth in the bay area
$1,500 -
Friends of Ignacio Valley LibraryWalnut Creek, CA
To support the library by raising money for its collection, furnishings, equipment, services, and programs
$1,000 -
Friends of Pleasant Hill LibraryPleasant Hill, CA
To support the library by fostering community relations, raising funds through book sales and other means, promoting the library's programs and resources, and advocating for the improvement of the library's facilities
$1,000 -
San Geronimo Valley Community CenterSan Geronimo, CA
To foster healthy communities through connection, support, and creativity in the san geronimo valley, nicasio, and broader west marin
$1,000 -
San Geronimo Valley Golf CourseSan Geronimo, CA
To restore the ecological health of the area, with a particular focus on benefiting coho salmon and other wildlife in the lagunitas creek watershed
$1,000 -
San Geronimo Valley Community CenterSan Geronimo, CA
To foster healthy communities through connection, support, and creativity in the san geronimo valley, nicasio, and broader west marin
$500
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $23,00071% of the total
- Health1 grant $5,00015% of the total
- Human services1 grant $3,0009% of the total
- Food and agriculture1 grant $1,5005% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- California21 grants $110,500
- Florida1 grant $5,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Megan NealePRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $3,000
- Joe WrightVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $3,000
- Nancy LambertCO-TREASURER Hours 1Pay $3,000
- Diane PhilipsSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $3,000
- Scott PhillipsCO-TREASURER Hours 1Pay $3,000
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