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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 99-3682542

Nova Vista Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $1.1 million 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

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

    $1,125,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $41,310,256
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $40,785,143

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Climate Emergency FundWest Hollywood, CA

    Climate Resistance Incubator + CEF Operations & Regranting

    $600,000
  2. Renaissance Philanthropy FundNew York, NY

    Pilot ip-salvage and reuse project led by meera zassenhaus to identify, acquire and steward stranded intellectual property and technical know-how from distressed alternative-protein companies for often, non-exclusive reuse by the research community

    $150,000
  3. MultiplierSan Francisco, CA

    Sane Energy Project general operating expenses

    $100,000
  4. Greener by DefaultChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $75,000
  5. American Civil Liberties Union Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Immigrants Rights Project & Speech, Privacy and Technology Project

    $50,000
  6. Communiversity FoundationFairfield, IA

    For general support for 2025, which includes expanding to a 4th location, as well as for the hiring of a person to do follow-up on current graduates

    $50,000
  7. Decentered ArtsSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  8. Humane America Animal FoundationClaremont, CA

    The Plant-Based EU Policy Fund

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $700,00062% of the total
  2. Science and technology1 grant $150,00013% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $75,0007% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $50,0004% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $50,0004% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $50,0004% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $50,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $800,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $150,000
  3. Illinois1 grant $75,000
  4. Iowa1 grant $50,000
  5. New York1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Bridget ConradPres, Dir, Sec, Treas Hours 5Pay $0
  • Christopher Jason ConradVP, DIR OF RESEARCH & PROGRAM Hours 35Pay $67,692
  • Colin R EarlDir Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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