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Filing year 2024

MICHAEL AND CATHERINE PODELL FUND

Hillsborough, California·EIN 20-3483888·NTEE T22 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.9M
Total assets
$14.8M
Total expenses
$588k
Reported officers
2

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. MICHAEL AND CATHERINE PODELL FUND reported 2 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President
Secretary

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$520k

Itemized grants

20

Median grant

$16k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
MEALS ON WHEELS OF SFSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
EPACENTEREAST PALO ALTO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$75k
UKRANIAN ACTIONDANIEL ISLAND, SCGENERAL SUPPORT$63k
UCSF FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$58k
GIFFORDS LAW CENTERSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
SAGE COMPASSION FOR ANIMALSMOUNTAIN VIEW, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
SF SYMPHONYSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHENWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
THE ACHIEVE FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$23k
FOSTER LOVEBREA, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$20k
LIFE MOVESSANTA CLARA, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$11k
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOMNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGEMIDDLEBURY, VTGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATIONOAKLAND, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCYNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
CREATIVE GROWTH ART CENTEROAKLAND, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
GIRLS INC OF ALAMEDA COUNTYOAKLAND, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$4k
PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUSTPALO ALTO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$3k
POLLINATOR PARTNERSHIPSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$3k
SAN MATEO COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONREDWOOD CITY, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$3k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

MICHAEL AND CATHERINE PODELL FUND reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$1.9M
$858k
2023
$1.9M
$588k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in California

MICHAEL AND CATHERINE PODELL FUND reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in California earns a median of $60,111.

25th percentile
$18k
Median
$60,111
75th percentile
$150k
90th percentile
$291k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,889 organizations across 1,889 filings (2021 – 2024).

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What are MICHAEL AND CATHERINE PODELL FUND's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, MICHAEL AND CATHERINE PODELL FUND reported $1.9M in total revenue and $588k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.