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A private foundation based in Little River, CA. It reported about $918K in revenue for 2025. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $918K in revenue, $709K in expenses, and $984K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Private foundation / grantmaker · Foundations & Grantmakers
Location
Little River, CA
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$918KFY2025
Expenses
$709K
Net assets
$984K
People
2
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  94-3246086 Private foundation / grantmaker Little River, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
A private foundation based in Little River, CA. It reported about $918K in revenue for 2025.
Leadership
Richard Tower · Director
Money in and out
$918K revenue, $709K expenses
Bottom line
—
Grants paid & assets · FY2025
Total revenue
$918K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$709K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$984K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $210K
Total assets
984K
deployed as grants and operations
Grants paid
678K
in FY2025
Grants made
15grants
total in period
Payout rate
69%
of assets (5% rule)

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 15 grants · $678K · 2025–2025
East Broad Top FoundationFY2025$200,000
Railroaders Memorial MuseumFY2025$100,000
Bay Area Electric Railroad AssociationFY2025$100,000
Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington RrFY2025$75,000
Center of Southwest CultureFY2025$75,000
Friends of the East Broad TopFY2025$50,000
San Francisco Chronicle Season of SharingFY2025$20,000
Nevada Northern Railway FoundationFY2025$15,000
Oakland Museum of CaliforniaFY2025$10,000
The Community Foundation of Mendocino CountyFY2025$10,000
Think New MexicoFY2025$5,000
The Salvation Army Golden Gate DivisionFY2025$5,000
The Salvation Army Del Oro DivisionFY2025$5,000
American Red Cross Gold Country RegionFY2025$5,000
California Budget & Policy CenterFY2025$2,500

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$45K
Median grantPart XV$15K
Largest grantPart XV$200K

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990-PF
Revenue
$918K
FY2025▲ +2%
Expenses
$709K
FY2025▼ -15%
Total assets
$984K
FY2025▲ +4%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$918K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$709K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$984K
Pt X · Ln 32
Total assetsPt II$984K

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Candelaria Fund
EINHdr · item D94-3246086
Principal addressHdr · item CLittle River, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T99Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1997

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1apending
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12a—
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13—
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14—
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a—
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2—

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$846K · 92%
Investment income$72K · 8%
Contributions & grants92%$846K
Investment income8%$72K
Total revenueLn 12$918K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Grants & contributions paid $0.96 Operating & administrative $0.04
Grants & contributions paid96%$678K
Operating & administrative4%$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$709K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$32K
Total assetsLn 16$984K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$984K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Payout rate
Grants paid $0 · Total assets $984K
0%
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants — · Total revenue $918K
—
Government reliance
not reported
Earned-income share
not reported
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $918K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
not reported
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $918K · Prior year $897K
+2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $298K · FY2025 $918K
+25%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $984K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $918K · Expenses $709K
+23%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $984K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $984K · Total assets $984K
100%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Richard Tower · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $709K
0%
Personnel share
not reported
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Revenue growth 2%——

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$918K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$897K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$592K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$908K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$298K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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