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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 94-6468716

Doelger Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Daly City, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $558,207 paid in grants.

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

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

    $558,207

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $6,661,884
  • Tax year 2023

    $566,703

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $7,043,515
  • Tax year 2022

    $705,430

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $6,791,134
  • Tax year 2021

    $691,895

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $6,838,443
  • Tax year 2020

    $746,166

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $7,435,755
  • Tax year 2019

    $656,452

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $7,704,023
  • Tax year 2018

    $635,616

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $7,317,433

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Leland Stanford Jr UniversityStanford, CA

    Educational

    $133,283
  2. University of Santa ClaraSanta Clara, CA

    Educational

    $133,283
  3. The Marin Humane SocietyNovato, CA

    Animal cruelty

    $75,000
  4. San Francisco SPCASan Francisco, CA

    Animal cruelty

    $75,000
  5. Peninsula Humane SocietyBurlingame, CA

    Animal cruelty

    $75,000
  6. St Ignatius College PreparatorySan Francisco, CA

    Educational

    $66,641

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $75,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $558,207

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • John F NicolaiTRUSTEE Hours 6Pay $54,547
  • Claudette M NicolaiTRUSTEE Hours 6Pay $54,547
  • Charles E CrossTRUSTEE Hours 6Pay $19,293

The return

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