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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-3806444

Christopher Foundation

A private foundation in Carpinteria, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $2,000 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Cristopher Foundation
1771 Ocean Oaks Road
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(805) 689-7306
Form and materials
N/A
Deadlines
12/31/2020
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $7,216

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,700

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $9,266

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,350

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $14,017

  • Tax year 2021

    $8,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $17,359

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $25,898

  • Tax year 2019

    $4,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $28,984

  • Tax year 2018

    $3,300

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $33,976

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

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

  1. Organic Soup KitchenSanta Barbara, CA

    General

    $500
  2. Individual

    General

    $500
  3. Santa Barbara Bike CoalitionSanta Barbara, CA

    General

    $500
  4. Montecito Trails FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    General

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Thomas DabneyPresident Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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