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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-4247443

The Middle Passage Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $250,000 paid in grants.

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

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $154,823
  • Tax year 2024

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $143,171
  • Tax year 2023

    $164,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $14,651
  • Tax year 2022

    $187,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $14,726
  • Tax year 2021

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,821
  • Tax year 2020

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,871

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Episcopal Community Services of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Donation of shelter, housing, meals, and behavioral health services

    $60,000
  2. Insight HousingBerkeley, CA

    Donation of housing and meals services

    $35,000
  3. Project Open HandSan Francisco, CA

    Donation

    $30,000
  4. World Central Kitchen IncWashington, DC

    Donation

    $30,000
  5. ACLU of Northern CaliforniaSan Francisco, CA

    Donation

    $15,000
  6. American Indian College FundDenver, CO

    Donation

    $15,000
  7. Amnesty InternationalOakland, CA

    Donation

    $15,000
  8. Committee to Project JournalistsNew York, NY

    Donation

    $15,000
  9. Cultural SurvivalsCambridge, MA

    Donation

    $10,000
  10. Kqed-FmSan Francisco, CA

    Donation

    $10,000
  11. K9 WarriorsPonte Vedra Beach, FL

    Donation of venerans with service dogs

    $7,500
  12. The San Francisco SPCASan Francisco, CA

    Donation

    $7,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $95,00056% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $30,00018% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $30,00018% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $15,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California7 grants $172,500
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $30,000
  3. Colorado1 grant $15,000
  4. New York1 grant $15,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  6. Florida1 grant $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Tracy ChapmanPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Aneta ChapmanV.P. Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lee PhillipsSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Todd GelfandCFO Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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