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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 94-6098103

Brooks-Mathews Foundation

A private foundation in Fremont, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $203,500 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
William Mathews Brooks
4725 Thornton Ave
Fremont, CA 94536
(510) 797-7980
Form and materials
Written Request submitted with statement of purpose and copy of exempt status.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $203,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $196,303

  • Tax year 2024

    $477,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $198,203

  • Tax year 2023

    $647,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $406,424

  • Tax year 2022

    $678,665

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $407,527

  • Tax year 2021

    $619,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $365,875

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,071,600

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $358,991

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,184,286

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $814,273

  • Tax year 2018

    $755,100

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $671,029

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

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

  1. Natl Sailing Hall of Fame MuseumAnnapolis, MD

    Support general purposes.

    $70,000
  2. Individual

    Support General Purposes.

    $50,000
  3. Individual

    To support general purposes.

    $25,000
  4. Individual

    Patient Experience Fund

    $25,000
  5. Int'l Yacht Restoration SchoolNewport, RI

    Support General Purposes.

    $17,500
  6. Individual

    Support General Purposes

    $8,000
  7. Newport Historical SocietyNewport, RI

    Support General Purposes

    $7,500
  8. St Francis Sailing FoundationBerkeley, CA

    Support General Purposes

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $7,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland1 grant $70,000
  2. Rhode Island2 grants $25,000
  3. California1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • William Mathews BrooksPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sherry LiangSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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