THE BINKLEY FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $125K · expenses $300K · assets $2.9M

EIN
68-0233907
Address
PO BOX 2128, MILL VALLEY, CA 94942-2128
NTEE code
B82
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 1991 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Sharon Binkley Straus PRESIDENT2022-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Lauren Howard SECRETARY/TR2022-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Charles Mitchell (former) Treasurer CFO2010-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Terry Anne Binkley (former) CEO2018-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Marian Binkley (former) TRUSTEE2010 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON BINKLEY STRAUS PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
LAUREN HOWARD SECRETARY/TR2 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON BINKLEY STRAUS PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
LAUREN HOWARD SECRETARY/TR2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON BINKLEY STRAUS PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
LAUREN HOWARD SECRETARY/TR2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON BINKLEY STRAUS PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
LAUREN HOWARD SECRETARY/TR2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Charles Mitchell Treasurer CFO0 $0-$0 $01
Terry Anne Binkley CEO0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Charles Mitchell Treasurer CFO0 $0-$0 $01
Terry Anne Binkley CEO0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Charles Mitchell Treasurer CFO0 $0-$0 $01
Terry Anne Binkley CEO0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Charles Mitchell Treasurer CFO0 $0-$0 $01
Terry Anne Binkley CEO0 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES MITCHELL TREASURER CF0 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES MITCHELL TREASURER CF0 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES MITCHELL TREASURER CF5 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES MITCHELL TREASURER CF5 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES MITCHELL TREASURER CF10 $0-$0 $01
2010 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES MITCHELL TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
MARIAN BINKLEY TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 4 grants to organizations · $180K · 13 grants to individuals · $77K
2024 · 17 grants to organizations · $122K · 3 grants to individuals · $24K
2023 · 6 grants to organizations · $35K · 1 grant to individuals · $7K
2022 · 4 grants to organizations · $7.9M
2021 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 2 grants to individuals · $500K
2020 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 3 grants to individuals · $22K
2019 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 1 grant to individuals · $15K
2018 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 3 grants to individuals · $15K
2017 · 3 grants to organizations · $12K
2016 · 3 grants to organizations · $13K
2015 · 2 grants to organizations · $12K
2014 · 2 grants to organizations · $12K
2013 · 2 grants to organizations · $10K
2010 · 3 grants to organizations · $8K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2025 · 1 contributor · $10K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DAVE STRAUS Person VERDI, NV $10,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2024 · 1 contributor · $10K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DAVE STRAUS Person SAUSALITO, CA $10,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$124,535$300,392 $2,908,891$2,907,374 $10,000- ---
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$550,796$167,282 $2,708,571$2,708,571 $10,000- ---
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$31,811$75,159 $2,708,748$2,708,748 -- ---
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,055$7,884,025 $2,569,943$2,569,943 -- ---
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$220,118$785 $11,135,758$11,135,758 -- ---
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$104,017$770 $9,240,258$9,240,258 -- ---
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,940$720 $443,363$443,363 -- ---
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,781$745 $458,195$458,195 -- ---
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$24,299$13,150 $435,126$435,126 -- ---
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$3,131$16,909 $352,701$352,701 -- ---
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,820$15,681 $340,134$340,134 -- ---
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$17,464$12,600 $353,995$353,995 -- ---
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,144$10,650 $345,753$345,753 -- ---
2010 · Form 990PF period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,759$8,567 $336,637$336,637 -- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
EGIA FOUNDATIONCAB82 $112,975$146,841 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
BARBERS FOR BAJA FOUNDATIONCAB82 $115,836$103,382 CEO$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
FOUNDATION FOR THE CONTEMPORARY FAMILYCAB82 $113,760$126,275 President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
TRAJECTORY FOUNDATION INCCAB82 $127,278$97,411 President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
EMERALD-SKY FOUNDATIONCAB82 $125,394$104,288 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
BAJA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONCAB82 $114,094$80,552 President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
GEN GIAMMANCO FOUNDATIONCAB82 $112,150$110,801 President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
HAL TROSKY MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONCAB82 $129,695- CEO$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
AWT CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCAB82 $123,854$138,793 Secretary$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
VISIONARY EDUCATION FOUNDATIONCAB82 $119,767$142,831 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
ASC EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INCCAB82 $118,169$37,945 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
HOPE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONCAB82 $137,762$137,762 DIRECTOR & CEO$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
VEDANTA CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCAB82 $125,000$53,819 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
LI AND SUN PRIVATE FOUNDATIONCAB82 $110,021$50,526 Secretary$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
LUSO-AMERICAN EDUCATION FOUNDATIONCAB82 $128,309$159,647 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
DAVID AND MARY CHOW FOUNDATIONCAB82 $137,628$120,671 President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
OCEAN BEACH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCCAB82 $126,237$124,160 President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
COLLINS FAMILY LEGACY FOUNDATIONCAB82 $114,861$22,204 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
HSU MEDICAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCCAB82 $120,556$10,608 President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
CAPITOLA-APTOS ROTARY FOUNDATIONCAB82 $134,265$53,750 Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
AMERICAN SLOVENIAN EDUCATION FOUNDATIONCAB82 $126,832$124,692 President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
LEON AND OLLIE CRAIG FOUNDATION INCCAB82 $127,107$125,662 President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
FRANK J EVANS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCAB82 $136,548$177,863 President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
CMACN EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATIONCAB82 $136,525$108,054 CEO$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
LOS ANGELES PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONCAB82 $137,666$179,453 SECRETARY$4,500 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$1,250,82636 92019–2025 VISIONARY EDUCATION FOUNDATION; TRAJECTORY FOUNDATION INC; LUSO-AMERICAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION; RISE TOGETHER EDUCATION INC and 5 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$982,12229 112016–2024 CMACN EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION; RISE TOGETHER EDUCATION INC; GEN GIAMMANCO FOUNDATION; CAPITOLA-APTOS ROTARY FOUNDATION and 7 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$501,42228 122017–2024 IRON MIKE FOUNDATION; FASO EDUCATION FOUNDATION; AMERICAN SLOVENIAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION; HSU MEDICAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC and 8 more
EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$437,5003 12022–2024 OAKLAND AFRICAN AMERICAN CHAMBER FOUNDATION
CENTENE FOUNDATION Private foundation$184,0009 12019–2021 HCC STL FOUNDATION
TIDES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$110,0002 22024–2024 DREAMERS ROADMAP; OAKLAND AFRICAN AMERICAN CHAMBER FOUNDATION
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$102,5008 32018–2024 FRANK J EVANS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION; AWT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION; RISE TOGETHER EDUCATION INC
THE TUCHMAN FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$97,8003 12015–2021 IRON MIKE FOUNDATION
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$85,5004 12020–2023 RISE TOGETHER EDUCATION INC
GREATER LOWELL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$80,0007 12012–2018 LUSO-AMERICAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION
ANNE WOJCICKI FOUNDATION Private foundation$80,0002 22018–2021 RISE TOGETHER EDUCATION INC; DREAMERS ROADMAP
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$78,9836 42018–2024 TRAJECTORY FOUNDATION INC; AWT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION; HIDDEN ROAD INITIATIVE; ANAHEIM POLICE SURVIVORS AND SCHOLARSHIP FUND
THE US CHARITABLE GIFT TRUST DAF sponsor$76,0931 12012–2012 CAPITOLA-APTOS ROTARY FOUNDATION
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$70,0003 22015–2022 SHETECH INTERNATIONAL; AWT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$67,5004 32020–2024 HIDDEN ROAD INITIATIVE; RISE TOGETHER EDUCATION INC; BAJA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $300,392 spent · pay $0 · grants $257,216 · events $2,140
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $257,216 85.6%
Taxes $16,589 5.5%
Other expenses $11,420 3.8%
Fees: other professional $10,017 3.3%
Fees: accounting $2,950 1.0%
Travel, conferences and meetings $2,140 0.7%
Interest $60 0.0%
Total$300,392100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $167,282 spent · pay $0 · grants $146,065 · events $640
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $146,065 87.3%
Other expenses $8,709 5.2%
Fees: other professional $5,402 3.2%
Fees: legal $3,768 2.3%
Fees: accounting $1,865 1.1%
Taxes $833 0.5%
Travel, conferences and meetings $640 0.4%
Total$167,282100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $75,159 spent · pay $0 · grants $42,100 · events $5,557
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $42,100 56.0%
Fees: legal $24,453 32.5%
Travel, conferences and meetings $5,557 7.4%
Fees: accounting $1,885 2.5%
Other expenses $958 1.3%
Taxes $206 0.3%
Total$75,159100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $7,884,025 spent · pay $0 · grants $7,873,709 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $7,873,709 99.9%
Fees: legal $10,258 0.1%
Other expenses $58 0.0%
Total$7,884,025100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $785 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: accounting $785 100.0%
Total$785100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $770 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: accounting $760 98.7%
Taxes $10 1.3%
Total$770100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $720 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: accounting $710 98.6%
Taxes $10 1.4%
Total$720100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $745 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: accounting $685 91.9%
Taxes $60 8.1%
Total$745100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $13,150 spent · pay $0 · grants $12,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $12,500 95.1%
Fees: accounting $650 4.9%
Total$13,150100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $16,909 spent · pay $0 · grants $13,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $13,000 76.9%
Fees: other professional $3,309 19.6%
Fees: accounting $600 3.5%
Total$16,909100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $15,681 spent · pay $0 · grants $12,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $12,000 76.5%
Fees: other professional $3,081 19.6%
Fees: accounting $600 3.8%
Total$15,681100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $12,600 spent · pay $0 · grants $12,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $12,000 95.2%
Fees: accounting $600 4.8%
Total$12,600100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $10,650 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $10,000 93.9%
Fees: accounting $650 6.1%
Total$10,650100%

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2010 · Form 990PF · $8,567 spent · pay $0 · grants $8,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $8,000 93.4%
Fees: accounting $523 6.1%
Taxes $44 0.5%
Total$8,567100%

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