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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-8090061

Good Hope Seeders

A private foundation in Burlingame, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $130,000 paid in grants.

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

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,300,911
  • Tax year 2023

    $166,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,702,764
  • Tax year 2022

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,844,687
  • Tax year 2021

    $227,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,967,409
  • Tax year 2020

    $117,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,186,346
  • Tax year 2019

    $170,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,293,750
  • Tax year 2018

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,416,403

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    WORKS IN SOLIDARITY WITH PEOPLE IN AMERICA'S POOREST REGIONS TO BUILD UP VIBRANT AND TRANS FORMATIVE [individual] FAITH COMMUNITIES.

    $50,000
  2. Self Help for the ElderlySan Francisco, CA

    Provide assistance and support to seniors

    $30,000
  3. Crazy Love MinistrySan Francisco, CA

    Help people see, hear,understand and respond to god's amazing love.

    $25,000
  4. Project PearlsSan Francisco, CA

    To help the poorest of the poor children to have a better life by giving them pearls: peace, education, aspiration respect, love and smiles through education, empowerment, nutrition, nourishment, and healthcare.

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $30,00055% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $25,00045% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $80,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • By ShekDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sammy ChanSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Chrystal ShekPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lai Jean ShekDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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