Cloud Nine Foundation

Gave $93K in 2025

Orinda, California · EIN 94-3371225 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$93K

Organizations funded4

Typical grant$12,000

Total assets$297K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,000 and $20,000.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):

Contact	Patricia Mcdowell
Address	91 Lombardy Ln, Orinda CA 94563
Phone	(415) 789-0178
Form and materials	See statement 4 - grant application
Deadlines	N/A
Restrictions	N/A

Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Education1
Faith-Based1
Health1

Where it gives

25% of grants went outside California.

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Spirit Rock Meditation Center	Woodacre, CA	General support	$60,000
Staying Alive Foundation Inc	New York, NY	General support	$20,000
Napa Valley Insight Meditation	Napa, CA	General support	$12,000
San Francisco Alliance of Black School Educators	San Francisco, CA	General support	$1,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$93,000	4
2024	$25,000	2
2023	$41,500	4

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 4, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202621249349102757
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 94-3371225
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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