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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-4509776

Robert A Waller Foundation

A private foundation in Pasadena, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 126 grants and $455,915 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

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

    $455,915

    Grants listed
    126
    Assets, end of year
    $7,037,315
  • Tax year 2024

    $475,415

    Grants listed
    120
    Assets, end of year
    $6,802,014
  • Tax year 2023

    $367,325

    Grants listed
    106
    Assets, end of year
    $6,674,146
  • Tax year 2022

    $331,800

    Grants listed
    109
    Assets, end of year
    $6,818,813
  • Tax year 2021

    $611,250

    Grants listed
    118
    Assets, end of year
    $7,200,914
  • Tax year 2020

    $456,000

    Grants listed
    131
    Assets, end of year
    $5,793,850
  • Tax year 2019

    $446,316

    Grants listed
    99
    Assets, end of year
    $6,338,182
  • Tax year 2018

    $422,750

    Grants listed
    93
    Assets, end of year
    $6,786,088

Grants paid in 2025

126 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Sequoyah SchoolPasadena, CA

    Annual & faculty compensation fund

    $26,000
  2. Regenerative Ranch FoundationFortuna, CA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  3. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    Scholarship & USC associates fund

    $14,500
  4. American Corporation of the ArtsLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $10,488
  5. Children of the NightLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  6. Operation Underground Railroad IncCedar City, UT

    General operarting support

    $10,000
  7. Make-A-Wish Greater Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $9,000
  8. Las MadrinasCity of Industry, CA

    General operating support

    $8,500
  9. Boise Schools FoundationBoise, ID

    Boosters support

    $8,200
  10. Alzheimer's Association Ca SouthlaLos Angeles, CA

    General operating & research support

    $8,000
  11. American Autoimmune Related DiseaseClinton Township, MI

    General operating support

    $8,000
  12. Parkinson's FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $8,000
  13. St Jude Children's Research HospitMemphis, TN

    General operating support

    $8,000
  14. Treasure State FoundationHelena, MT

    General operating support

    $8,000
  15. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    General operating support

    $8,000
  16. Pasadena Senior CenterPasadena, CA

    General operating support

    $7,500
  17. Turning Point USAIndianapolis, IN

    General operating support

    $7,333
  18. World Wildlife FundWashington DC, DC

    General operating support

    $7,262
  19. Family Promise of Gallatin ValleyBozeman, MT

    General operating upport

    $6,000
  20. Pasadena Humane Society & SPCAPasadena, CA

    General operating support

    $6,000
  21. St Luke's Health FoundationBoise, ID

    NICU & msti

    $6,000
  22. Warriors & Quiet Waters FoundationBozeman, MT

    General operating support

    $6,000
  23. Los Angeles Philharmonic AssnLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $5,500
  24. Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $5,000
  25. Canine Companions for IndependenceSanta Rosa, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  26. City of HopeDuarte, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  27. Family Hope (DBA Elizabeth House)Pasadena, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  28. Five Acres - the Boys & Girls Aid SAltadena, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  29. HillsidesPasadena, CA

    General operating upport

    $5,000
  30. Immune Deficiency FoundationHanover, MD

    General opertaing support

    $5,000
  31. Intermountain Healthcare FoundationSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General opertaing support

    $5,000
  32. John Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    CPCR

    $5,000
  33. Mountain Valley TreatmentPlainfield, NH

    General operating support

    $5,000
  34. Sandpipers Philanthropy FundHermosa Beach, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  35. The HuntingtonSan Marino, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  36. Tower Cancer Research FoundationBeverly Hills, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  37. Whitefish Community Foundation IncWhitefish, MT

    Cicle of giving

    $5,000
  38. Brain Research FoundationChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $4,083
  39. Cancer Research Institute IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $4,000
  40. Cate SchoolCarpinteria, CA

    General operating support

    $4,000
  41. Chapman UniversityOrange, CA

    General operating support

    $4,000
  42. Dian Fossey Gorilla FundAtlanta, GA

    General operating support

    $4,000
  43. Habitat for Humanity InternationalAmericus, GA

    General operating support

    $4,000
  44. Pasadena Fire FoundationPasadena, CA

    General operating support

    $4,000
  45. Pawsla-Pets Are Wonderful SupportLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $4,000
  46. Idaho Humane SocietyBoise, ID

    General operating support

    $3,500
  47. Idaho Youth Ranch IncBoise, ID

    General opertaing support

    $3,500
  48. Make-A-Wish IdahoBoise, ID

    General operating support

    $3,100
  49. Ronald McDonald House Charities ofBoise, ID

    General operating support

    $3,033
  50. American Martyrs ChurchManhattan Beach, CA

    General operating support

    $3,000
  51. Ballet PacificaManhattan BCH, CA

    General operating support

    $3,000
  52. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    Cal tech associates

    $3,000
  53. Cancer Support Community South BayTorrance, CA

    General operating support

    $3,000
  54. CHP 11-99 FoundationFullerton, CA

    General operating support

    $3,000
  55. Eagle Mount BozemanBozeman, MT

    Horsemanship program

    $3,000
  56. Homes for Our TroopsTaunton, MA

    General operating support

    $3,000
  57. Huntington Memorial HospitalPasadena, CA

    General operating support

    $3,000
  58. Learning Empowerment to Able DisablOntario, OR

    General operating support

    $3,000
  59. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CtrNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $3,000
  60. National Court Appointed Special AdSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $3,000
  61. Pasadena Community FoundationPasadena, CA

    General operating support

    $3,000
  62. Saving InnocenceGlendale, CA

    General operating support

    $3,000
  63. St John's Elementary SchoolRancho Santa Margarita, CA

    General operating support

    $3,000
  64. Torrance Memorial FoundationTorrance, CA

    General operating support

    $3,000
  65. Westcoast Sports Associates IncLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $3,000
  66. Disabled Amercian Veterans CharitabCincinnati, OH

    General operating support

    $2,500
  67. Multidisciplinary Assn PsychedelicSan Jose, CA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  68. 1736 Family Crisis CenterLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  69. A Sense of HomeHawthorne, CA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  70. American Red Cross Los Angeles RegiLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  71. Cathedral of St John the EvangelisBoise, ID

    General operating support

    $2,000
  72. Children's Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  73. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $2,000
  74. Family Promise of the South BayTorrance, CA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  75. Huntington Medical Research InstituPasadena, CA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  76. Long Beach Rescue MissionLong Beach, CA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  77. Mater Dei High SchoolSanta Ana, CA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  78. Mind & Life InstituteCharlottesvle, VA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  79. Oceanographic Teaching Stations IncManhattan BCH, CA

    Roundhouse acquarium

    $2,000
  80. Pancreatic Cancer Action NetworkEl Segundo, CA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  81. Roessler Chadwick Foundation DBA CHPalos Verdes Peninsula, CA

    Annual fund

    $2,000
  82. Ronald Reagan Presidential FDNSimi Valley, CA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  83. Treasure Valley Comm College FDNOntario, OR

    General operating support

    $2,000
  84. UNC Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC

    General operating support

    $2,000
  85. University of California Berkeley FBerkeley, CA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  86. University of Colorado FoundationBoulder, CO

    Parent fund

    $2,000
  87. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

    General operating support

    $2,000
  88. Whitefish Legacy Partners IncWhitefish, MT

    General operating support

    $2,000
  89. World Central Kitchen InvWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $1,500
  90. SpcalaLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $1,333
  91. Boise High School Lacrosse ClubBoise, ID

    Fundraising campaign

    $1,000
  92. Boys & Girls Club of HollywoodHollywood, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  93. Committee to Protect Jounalists IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  94. Concussion Legacy FoundationBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  95. Covenant House New YorkNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  96. Flintridge Preparatory SchoolLa Canada FLT, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  97. Give Well Clear FundOakland, CA

    All grants fund

    $1,000
  98. Grades of GreenEl Segundo, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  99. Hale Centre TheatreSandy, UT

    Friends of HCT

    $1,000
  100. Heal the BaySanta Monica, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  101. International Bipolar FoundationSan Diego, CA

    General opertaing support

    $1,000
  102. Leeisa and Bruce FoundationThousand Oaks, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  103. Manhattan Beach Education FoundatioManhattan Beach, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  104. Midnight MissionLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  105. Operation Gratitude IncEncino, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  106. Operation Smile IncVirginia BCH, VA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  107. Pasadena Ronald McDonald HousePasadena, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  108. Rainforest TrustWarrenton, VA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  109. Saint John Health Center FoundationSanta Monica, CA

    Margie petersen breast center

    $1,000
  110. Salvation ArmyTustin, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  111. SotfNiceville, FL

    General operating support

    $1,000
  112. St Sebastian Sports ProjectManhattan Beach, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  113. Teen ProjectVan Nuys, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  114. The ALS AssociationWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $1,000
  115. The Branson SchoolRoss, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  116. The Trevor ProjectSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  117. Union Rescue MissionLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  118. US Lacrosse IncSparks Glenco, MD

    General operating support

    $1,000
  119. Dog Aging InstituteJamaica Plain, MA

    Dog aging project

    $500
  120. Earth Island InstituteBerkeley, CA

    International marine mammal project

    $500
  121. Kidspace Children's MuseumPasadena, CA

    General operating support

    $500
  122. New Village Girls AcademyLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $500
  123. Polytechnic SchoolPasadena, CA

    General operating support

    $500
  124. The Berner-Garde FoundationLeesburg, VA

    General operating support

    $500
  125. The Los Angeles Dodgers FDNLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $333
  126. College Access PlanPasadena, CA

    General operating support

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services16 grants $60,00025% of the total
  2. Education10 grants $32,25013% of the total
  3. Health7 grants $25,03310% of the total
  4. Medical research4 grants $22,0009% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking5 grants $20,0838% of the total
  6. Mental health3 grants $17,0007% of the total
  7. 9 other causes26 grants $64,32127% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California73 grants $259,904
  2. Idaho8 grants $30,333
  3. Montana6 grants $30,000
  4. New York7 grants $24,000
  5. Utah3 grants $16,000
  6. Maryland3 grants $11,000
  7. Tennessee2 grants $10,000
  8. District of Columbia3 grants $9,762
  9. Georgia2 grants $8,000
  10. Kansas1 grant $8,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Robert A Waller JrPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $10,000
  • William J WallerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $10,000
  • Sarah W RiddleDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $10,000
  • John G WallerTREASURER & Hours 1Pay $10,000
  • Mark W WallerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $10,000
  • Ellen W HotchkisDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $10,000
  • Greggory MillwardADMININSTRAT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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