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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-4795866

Wenstar Foundation

A private foundation in San Jose, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $7,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $7,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $206,489

  • Tax year 2024

    $5,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $207,674

  • Tax year 2023

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $209,404

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,900

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $209,078

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $207,818

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $209,336

  • Tax year 2019

    $4,200

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $211,660

  • Tax year 2018

    $3,800

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $212,900

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CA

    Donations

    $2,000
  2. American High School Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont, CA

    Donations

    $1,500
  3. Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa ClaraSan Jose, CA

    Donations

    $1,500
  4. University of MissouriColumbia, MO

    Donations

    $800
  5. National Park FoundationWashington, DC

    Donations

    $700
  6. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    Donations

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $2,00050% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,50038% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $50012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $5,500
  2. Missouri1 grant $800
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $700

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Yu ShuPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Linda WuSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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