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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $15,317,344 | $19,822,923 | $20,648,448 | $349,260,826 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 75% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Help EnterprisesMatched to this organization because 14 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Visalia, CA | General Operating | $150,000 | 2020 |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Costello | DIRECTOR | 3.00 | $0 |
| John C Weiler | TREASURER | 40.00 | $156,667 |
| Buzz Schmidt | CHAIRMAN | 4.00 | $0 |
| Jim King | DIRECTOR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $346,203,883 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $8,390,805 | $24,916,796 | $26,877,689 | $326,924,230 | $325,516,631 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $33,774,082 | $36,349,061 | $38,286,599 | $311,913,606 | $310,353,852 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $28,288,660 | $15,613,585 | $16,140,053 | $412,823,233 | $409,917,410 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $46,751,872 | $17,018,329 | $14,815,968 | $360,659,886 | $357,876,917 |
| Groundswell FundSan Francisco, CA | General Support | $150,000 | 2021 |
| University of Nebraska Board of RegentsLincoln, NE | Project-Based | $150,000 | 2022 |
| Foundation for LouisianaBaton Rouge, LA | General Support | $150,000 | 2021 |
| Network Impact IncBoston, MA | Project-Based | $150,000 | 2022 |
| Community Development Corporation of Brownsville IncBrownsville, TX | General Support | $150,000 | 2022 |
| Common Counsel FoundationOakland, CA | General Support | $150,000 | 2021 |
| Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises IncBerea, KY | General Support | $150,000 | 2022 |
| Headwaters Foundation for JusticeMinneapolis, MN | General Support | $150,000 | 2021 |
| Rural Community Assistance CorporationWest Sacramento, CA | General Support | $150,000 | 2022 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncWashington, DC | Project-Based | $150,000 | 2021 |
| Hope Enterprise CorporationJackson, MS | General Support | $150,000 | 2022 |
| Common FutureOakland, CA | General Operating | $150,000 | 2020 |
| Coastal Enterprises IncBrunswick, ME | General Operating | $150,000 | 2020 |
| Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples IncMatched to this organization because 19 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Arcata, CA | General Support | $150,000 | 2021 |
| Committee Encouraging Corporate PhilanthropyNew York, NY | General Support | $150,000 | 2021 |
| The Lincoln Institute of Land PolicyCambridge, MA | Project-Based | $150,000 | 2023 |
| Allied Media ProjectsDetroit, MI | Project-Based | $150,000 | 2021 |
| Self-Help EnterprisesMatched to this organization because 14 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Visalia, CA | General Support | $150,000 | 2021 |
| The Lincoln Institute of Land PolicyCambridge, MA | Market Intelligence | $150,000 | 2020 |
| Borealis PhilanthropyMinneapolis, MN | General Support | $150,000 | 2021 |
| Jackson Medical Mall FoundationJackson, MS | Market Intelligence | $150,000 | 2020 |
| Black Belt Community Foundation IncSelma, AL | General Support | $150,000 | 2022 |
| Milken InstituteMatched to this organization because 14 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Santa Monica, CA | Project-Based | $145,000 | 2022 |
| Hope Enterprise CorporationJackson, MS | General Support | $140,000 | 2021 |
| 3.00 |
| $0 |
| Felecia Lucky | DIRECTOR | 3.00 | $0 |
| Dan Mckay | DIRECTOR | 3.00 | $0 |
| Greg Watson | DIRECTOR | 3.00 | $0 |
| Enrique Virgil | FORMER TREASUER | 40.00 | $17,722 |
| Kelly Donnelly | SECRETARY | 40.00 | $218,667 |
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202403069349100800
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202431139349100313
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202320129349100122
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202240469349100639
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.