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Harrison Mecham Relief Fund of Petaluma

Accepts applications Petaluma, California · EIN 946079537

Harrison Mecham Relief Fund of Petaluma is a private foundation in Petaluma, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $29,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $14,500 and the largest $24,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $39,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$39,0004$783,631
2024$29,0002$881,713

How to apply

ContactWarren Thom Knudson
PO Box 605, Petaluma, CA 94953
Phone or email(707) 763-1911
What to submitLetter request
RestrictionsFund shall be used in relieving the necessities of the unfortunate and deserving poor of the city of petaluma.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Harrison Mecham Relief Fund of Petaluma funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California2$29,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Petaluma People Services Center
Petaluma, CA
Indirect assistance$24,000
Sonoma Family Meal
Petaluma, CA
Indirect assistance$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Harrison Mecham Relief Fund of Petaluma accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Harrison Mecham Relief Fund of Petaluma give?

$29,000 in tax year 2024, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $14,500.

Who runs Harrison Mecham Relief Fund of Petaluma?

Its 2024 filing lists Warren Thom Knudson (President), Jenny Giacomini (Vice President), Kathy Moore (Trustee) and Keith Brians (Secretary) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does Harrison Mecham Relief Fund of Petaluma fund?

Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger.

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