Cloud Nine Foundation
Cloud Nine Foundation is a private foundation, based in Orinda, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $297K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $93K. Net investment income was $8K.
Cloud Nine Foundation at a glance
In short: Cloud Nine Foundation gave $93K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $93,000
- +272.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $23,250
- +86.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $16,000
- Total assets
- $296,539
- -22.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (78% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Cloud Nine Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Spirit Rock Meditation Center ($60K). Together the top 4 received $93K.
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 13 (92%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Cloud Nine Foundation gives
- Giving grew 98% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 574% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2021) to $96K (2020). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $93K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | 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 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $296,539 | $9,291 | $96,225 | $93,000 | 4 | $94,625 | $7,691 | $16,495 |
| 2024 | $383,473 | $21,511 | $28,270 | $25,000 | 2 | $26,500 | $17,011 | $18,613 |
| 2023 | $390,232 | $22,101 | $44,550 | $41,500 | 4 | $43,000 | $17,601 | $19,799 |
| 2022 | $412,681 | $5,697 | $49,925 | $47,000 | 2 | $48,450 | $4,247 | $21,793 |
| 2021 | $456,909 | $2,447 | $8,400 | $6,000 | 1 | $7,200 | — | $22,785 |
| 2020 | $462,862 | $3,215 | $99,112 | $96,000 | 6 | — | — | $24,793 |
| 2019 | $558,759 | $4,231 | $49,763 | $47,000 | 2 | — | $118 | $29,342 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cloud Nine Foundation reported a distributable amount of $16K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cloud Nine Foundation is led by Patricia M. McDowell, President & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Patricia M. McDowell
President & Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Callan Coghlan
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clare Blake
Vice President & Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kearney Coghlan
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Moran
Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Blake
Secretary & Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Cloud Nine Foundation
How much does Cloud Nine Foundation give each year?
Cloud Nine Foundation gave $93K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $25K across 2 grants.
What is Cloud Nine Foundation's typical grant size?
Cloud Nine Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $16,000, and its average grant was $23,250, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Cloud Nine Foundation give grants?
Cloud Nine Foundation gives mostly in California: 78% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (22%).
Does Cloud Nine Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Cloud Nine Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Cloud Nine Foundation?
Cloud Nine Foundation reported $297K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $95K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $16K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Cloud Nine Foundation's EIN?
Cloud Nine Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3371225. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
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