Working Assumptions Foundation

Gave $60K in 2024

Berkeley, California · EIN 91-2037968 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$60K

Organizations funded2

Typical grant$7,500

Total assets$713K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $7,500 and $7,500.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	Jane Gottesman
Address	1700 Shattuck Ave 25, Berkeley CA 94709
Phone	(510) 704-9734
Form and materials	Common application form
Deadlines	None
Restrictions	None

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.

Where it gives

50% of grants went outside California.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Preston Gannaway Photography LLC	Forestville, CA	To support photo-based projects that look at family in new, meaningful ways	$7,500
Trent Davis Bailey Ltd	Denver, CO	To support photo-based projects that look at family in new, meaningful ways	$7,500

The return also lists 6 grants to individuals ($45,000). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$60,000	8
2023	$18,750	3

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 9, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202532829349101513
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 91-2037968
Profile updated Nov 11, 2026

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