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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-0114436

The Jao Foundation

A private foundation in Huntington Beach, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $300,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $300,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,000,950

  • Tax year 2023

    $130,100

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,060,947

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $837,142

  • Tax year 2021

    $220,975

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $445,981

  • Tax year 2020

    $24,110

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $269,448

  • Tax year 2019

    $26,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $295,598

  • Tax year 2018

    $29,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $300,860

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Harvard University EducationBoston, MA

    Education

    $200,000
  2. Temple FoundationHuntingtn BCH, CA

    Donation

    $60,000
  3. UCI FoundationIrvine, CA

    Donation

    $25,000
  4. Individual

    Education

    $5,000
  5. Individual

    Donation

    $2,500
  6. Individual

    Donation

    $2,500
  7. Individual

    Donation

    $2,000
  8. Vietnamese American Unif Ser Assn VSpringfield, VA

    Donation

    $2,000
  9. Individual

    Donation

    $1,000
  10. Individual

    Donation

    $250
  11. Individual

    Donation

    $250

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Religion1 grant $60,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts1 grant $200,000
  2. California2 grants $85,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Frank JaoPresident & CEO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Catherine TD JaoCFO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lyna N LeSecretary Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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