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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-1537637

Gai Foundation

A private foundation in San Jose, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $2,050 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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

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 2024

    $2,050

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $232,021

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $217,613

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,100

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $208,833

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $198,252

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $188,169

  • Tax year 2019

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $158,222

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,900

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $157,616

  • Tax year 2017

    $2,562

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $159,256

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Charitable donation

    $500
  2. Individual

    Charitable donation

    $300
  3. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Charitable donation

    $250
  4. Individual

    Charitable donation

    $250
  5. Palo Alto Medical FoundationSanta Clara, CA

    Charitable donation

    $250
  6. California Academy of SciencesSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable donation

    $200
  7. Computer History MuseumMountain View, CA

    Charitable donation

    $200
  8. Individual

    Charitable donation

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $650100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $650
  2. New York1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Weixin GaiPresident & CEO Hours 3Pay $0
  • Haiyan WenSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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