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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-0807992

Charistar Foundation

A private foundation in Milpitas, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $18,035 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jul 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $18,035

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,209,057

  • Tax year 2023

    $30,290

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,192,508

  • Tax year 2022

    $32,852

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,148,921

  • Tax year 2021

    $38,108

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,073,168

  • Tax year 2020

    $20,188

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,302,341

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UC Berkeley Civil and Environmental Engineering FundBerkeley, CA

    Donation

    $6,000
  2. Nctu FoundationCupertino, CA

    Donation

    $3,601
  3. Taiwan Red CrossTaipei, Taiwan

    Donation

    $3,434
  4. CA State Parks FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Donation

    $3,000
  5. National Park Reserve FoundationWashington, DC

    Donation

    $1,000
  6. Asia SocietySan Francisco, CA

    Donation

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $3,60178% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $1,00022% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $13,601
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Cahn Hong CHRNCEO Hours 5Pay $0
  • Yi Yang ChernCFO SECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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