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Helen J Urban & Thomas Nelson Urban Charitable Foundation IV

Preselected recipients only Orinda, California · EIN 421441832

Helen J Urban & Thomas Nelson Urban Charitable Foundation IV is a private foundation in Orinda, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $56,228 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $6,098. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $54,416 the year before.

15% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$54,41615$1.5 million
2024$56,22813$1.6 million

How to apply

Helen J Urban & Thomas Nelson Urban Charitable Foundation IV says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Helen J Urban & Thomas Nelson Urban Charitable Foundation IV funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California7$31,355
New York2$10,157
Michigan1$5,000
Rhode Island1$5,000
Colorado1$4,216
Iowa1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Planned Parenthood Shasta Diablo Inc
Concord, CA
General operating budget$6,098
Randolph School
Wappingers Falls, NY
General operating budget$5,157
Athenian School
Danville, CA
General operating budget$5,000
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Bloomfield Hills, MI
General operating budget$5,000
Julia Morgan School
Oakland, CA
General operating budget$5,000
Montalvo Arts Center
Saratoga, CA
General operating budget$5,000
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
General operating budget$5,000
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Syracuse, NY
General operating budget$5,000
Access Fund
Boulder, CO
General operating budget$4,216
The Nature Conservancy of California
San Francisco, CA
General operating budget$4,120
Youth Beat
Oakland, CA
General operating budget$4,064
East Bay Habitat for Humanity Inc
Oakland, CA
General operating budget$2,073
Des Moines Art Center
Des Moines, IA
General operating budget$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Helen J Urban & Thomas Nelson Urban Charitable Foundation IV accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Helen J Urban & Thomas Nelson Urban Charitable Foundation IV give?

$56,228 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Helen J Urban & Thomas Nelson Urban Charitable Foundation IV?

Its 2024 filing lists Theodore Steven Urban (Trustee), Tao Bernardus Urban (Trustee), Ian Nelson Urban (Trustee) and Aundra E Urban (Trustee).

What does Helen J Urban & Thomas Nelson Urban Charitable Foundation IV fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and arts and culture.

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