The W Foundation

“Two of board members are married to one another.”

“The board president and treasurer review the return and discuss the return prior to filing. They act as a committee of the board and have been delegated the responsibility for the preparation and in depth review of the tax return.”

“The board of directors is currently reviewing a conflict of interest policy.”

“The tax returns are available to the general public via guidestar. All documents are availabe upon request.”

“Organizational documents are available at the attorney general's website.”

“THE W FOUNDATIONADVISORY BOARDTHE W FOUNDATIONS'S ADVISORY BOARD IS DESIGNED TO GIVE STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND ADVICE TO THE FOUNDATION TO GUIDE THE ORGANIZATION IN THE FULFILLMENT OF ITS GOALS AND OBJECTIONS. THE ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS ARE INFLUENTIAL MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN STRONG SUPPORTERS OF THE GOALS OF TEH W FOUNDATION: TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATH AND ECONOMICS. THE ADVISOR BOARD FOR THE CURRENT YEAR INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING (IN ORDER OF TENURE):Dr. Millie H. Fulford, Astronaut (STS: 40)Robert L. Curbeam, Astronaut (STS: 85,98)John B. Herrington, Astronaut (STS: 113)Rick Searfoss, Astronaut (STS: 90)Bill Pullman, Actor & DirectorWill Wright, Computer Game DesignerJoe Martinez, Model Building ExpertMimi Stuart, Aviation ArtistDon Shields, Former USAF pilot & aerospace executivePaul Heavenridge, Executive Director, LiteracyworksAlfred M. Worden, Astronaut (Apollo 15)”

“The w foundation special program eventnovato space festivaldue to the impact of covid-19, the w foundation did not host an annual space festival. This festival is generally open to the general public and allows visitors and school groups a chance to explore the history of manned spaceflight and exploration. The space festival is a free family event that offers hands-on activities, interactive displays, and a rare opportunity to talk with ledgendary nasa astronauts who have flown into space, piloted a space shuttle, or lived on the international space station. Visitors can try on a pair of russian cosmonaut's space suit gloves, touch real moon rocks, don a prototype space helmet designed for the apollo missions, and even sit in a seat from a soyuz spacecraft. The foundation possesses one of the largest private collections of space exploration artifacts in the world and also works with organizatinos and events like oakland's chabot space and science center, the uss hornet museum in alameda, and san francisco fleet week to present educational exhibits on the history of space exploration. In lieu of festival events, the w foundation did a "covid-19 work-aroundx and hosted live interviews on social media with astronauts and space industry experts, such as aeronautics engineers and planetary geologists. In 2020, the foundation also sponsored a tribute to apollo 15 astronaut col. Al worden. The artifacts from the foundation's extensive collection are currently being housed in a warehouse for safekeeping.”