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James G Cummings Foundation

Accepts applications Fort Bragg, California · EIN 686170773

James G Cummings Foundation is a private foundation in Fort Bragg, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $101,346 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $12,346. 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 $115,000 the year before.

67% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$115,00015$3.7 million
2024$101,34618$3.9 million

How to apply

ContactRobert Petersen or Matthew Decamina
PO Box 494, Fort Bragg, CA 95460
Phone or email(707) 843-5073
What to submitPlease call for information
RestrictionsAwards are exclusively for charitable and educational purposes in and around mendocino county, California. Awards include the funding of scholarships, drug abuse prevention and rehabilitation, low-cost housing and a maritime museum. Contributions will be made either directly or to organizations duly authorized to carry on such activities.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What James G Cummings Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California18$101,346

Grants paid in 2024

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mendocino K-8 Schools
Mendocino, CA
Donation$12,346
Individual
CA
To provide fund for educational scholarships$12,000
South Coast Youth Soccer Club
Gualala, CA
General support$10,000
Individual
CA
$8,000
Individual
CA
$6,000
Arena Elementary School
Point Arena, CA
General support$5,000
Individual
CA
To provide fund for educational scholarship$4,000
Individual
CA
$4,000
Individual
CA
$4,000
Individual
CA
$4,000
Individual
CA
$4,000
Individual
CA
To provide fund for educational scholarship$4,000
Individual
CA
To provide fund for educational scholarship$4,000
Individual
CA
$4,000
Individual
CA
$4,000
Individual
CA
$4,000
Individual
CA
$4,000
Individual
CA
$4,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does James G Cummings Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does James G Cummings Foundation give?

$101,346 in tax year 2024, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs James G Cummings Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Robert C Petersen (Trustee) and Matthew Decaminada (Trustee).

What does James G Cummings Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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