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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 94-6068174

Freitas Foundation

A private foundation in San Rafael, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 22 grants and $115,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $115,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $4,392,092
  • Tax year 2023

    $156,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,203,004
  • Tax year 2022

    $123,150

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $3,754,268
  • 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
  • Tax year 2019

    $162,213

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $3,618,296
  • Tax year 2018

    $148,320

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $2,529,821

Grants paid in 2024

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher TrainingRichmond, CA

    Independent, non-profit adult training institute for teachers for early childhood education

    $5,000
  6. Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher TrainingRichmond, CA

    Independent, non-profit adult training institute for teachers for early childhood education

    $5,000
  7. 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
  8. Pachamama PATHWest Palm Beach, FL

    To facilitate individual awakening that leads to collective consciousness ascension, using nature and indigenous wisdom

    $5,000
  9. 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
  10. St Marys College RugbyMoraga, CA

    Sports mission of providing a supportive environment to build leadership, teamwork, and lifelong friendships

    $5,000
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. Center for Domestic PeaceSan Rafael, CA

    Comprehensive community effort to end domestic violence in marin county

    $3,000
  14. 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
  15. Weaving EarthSebastopol, CA

    To provide nature-based education that fosters systems change by engaging with ecological, social, and personal systems

    $2,000
  16. 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
  17. Trips for Kids in MarinSan Rafael, CA

    Provide transformative cycling experiences for underserved youth in the bay area

    $1,500
  18. Friends of Ignacio Valley LibraryWalnut Creek, CA

    To support the library by raising money for its collection, furnishings, equipment, services, and programs

    $1,000
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $23,00071% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $5,00015% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $3,0009% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,5005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California21 grants $110,500
  2. Florida1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

The return

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