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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-5608459

Chih Foundation

A private foundation in Mountain View, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $39,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Sam Amy Chih
1606 Don Ct
Mountain View, CA 94040
(650) 969-4549
[email protected]
Form and materials
Letter addressed to sam chih that spells out criteria for a scholarship and the purpose.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None as long as applicable to goal of the foundation.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $39,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,192,556

  • Tax year 2024

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,101,989

  • Tax year 2023

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $953,369

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $885,847

  • Tax year 2021

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $832,465

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $756,048

  • Tax year 2019

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $677,950

  • Tax year 2018

    $15,125

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $592,384

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of So Florida FoundationTampa, FL

    Scholarships

    $14,000
  2. Georgia Tech FoundationAtlanta, GA

    Scholarships

    $14,000
  3. UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Scholarships

    $4,000
  4. UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Scholarships

    $4,000
  5. Unviersity at Buffalo FoundationBuffalo, NY

    Scholarships

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $22,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida1 grant $14,000
  2. Georgia1 grant $14,000
  3. California2 grants $8,000
  4. New York1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Sam Amy ChihFOUNDERS Hours 0Pay $0
  • Raymond ChihDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Chung-Hee ChihDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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