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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-4380652

Lafetra Foundation

A private foundation in Berkeley, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 33 grants and $2.8 million 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

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

    $2,778,142

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $63,955,435

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,622,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $63,127,149

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,152,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $59,225,984

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,522,400

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $54,334,303

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,427,100

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $23,355,213

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,260,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $23,597,429

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,170,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $21,600,445

Grants paid in 2024

33 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lafd FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $713,142
  2. Center for Biological DiversityTucson, AZ

    General support

    $300,000
  3. Polar Bears InternationalBozeman, MT

    General support

    $200,000
  4. Doc SocietyNew York, NY

    General support

    $125,000
  5. Chicken and Egg Pictures IncBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $100,000
  6. Climate and Clean Energy Equity FundWashington, DC

    General support

    $100,000
  7. Community of WritersNevada City, CA

    General support

    $100,000
  8. For the FishesKihei, HI

    General support

    $100,000
  9. GristSeattle, WA

    General support

    $100,000
  10. Roosevelt InstituteNew York, NY

    General support

    $100,000
  11. Vote SolarOakland, CA

    General support

    $100,000
  12. Windward FundWashington, DC

    Hive fund project

    $100,000
  13. Alameda County Community Food BankOakland, CA

    General support

    $75,000
  14. Wildlands ConservancyYucaipa, CA

    General support

    $75,000
  15. Proteus FundWaltham, MA

    General support

    $50,000
  16. RareArlington, VA

    General support

    $50,000
  17. Rockefeller Philanthropy AdvisorsNew York, NY

    Plastic solutions fund project

    $50,000
  18. Rocky Mountain InstituteBasalt, CO

    General support

    $50,000
  19. Yale Climate ConnectionsNew Haven, CT

    For yale climate connections

    $50,000
  20. California Native Plant SocietySacramento, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  21. Los Angeles ConservancyLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  22. Mission FilmsSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  23. Nest FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  24. OceanaWashington, DC

    General support

    $25,000
  25. The Climate CenterSanta Rosa, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  26. Sea Shepherd Conservation SocietyWoodbridge, VA

    General support

    $25,000
  27. Trevor ProjectW Hollywood, CA

    General support

    $22,500
  28. Berkeley Repertory TheatreBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  29. Cause Justa Just CauseSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $4,500
  30. MOMS4HOUSINGOakland, CA

    General support

    $4,500
  31. Oakland Community Land TrustOakland, CA

    General support

    $4,500
  32. Peoples Community FoundationBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $4,500
  33. Sogerea Te' Land TrustOakland, CA

    General support

    $4,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals4 grants $625,00038% of the total
  2. Environment7 grants $475,00029% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $175,00011% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $175,00011% of the total
  5. Arts and culture4 grants $170,00010% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $22,5001% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $4,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California19 grants $1,403,142
  2. Arizona1 grant $300,000
  3. New York3 grants $275,000
  4. District of Columbia3 grants $225,000
  5. Montana1 grant $200,000
  6. Hawaii1 grant $100,000
  7. Washington1 grant $100,000
  8. Virginia2 grants $75,000
  9. Colorado1 grant $50,000
  10. Connecticut1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Suzanne LafetraPRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael W LafetraTREASURER/SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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