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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-1208110

Xie Foundation

A private foundation in Sunnyvale, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $37.9 million 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

    $37,912,285

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,124,534,019
  • Tax year 2023

    $35,368,429

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $724,877,338
  • Tax year 2022

    $24,948,415

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $632,122,762
  • Tax year 2021

    $27,513,514

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $956,961,483
  • Tax year 2020

    $12,932,820

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $411,201,511
  • Tax year 2019

    $5,082,840

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $306,044,315
  • Tax year 2018

    $2,976,766

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $198,334,579

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

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

  1. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    General Purpose.

    $19,782,860
  2. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    General Purpose.

    $11,925,388
  3. Pinewood SchoolLos Altos, CA

    General Purpose.

    $2,530,149
  4. Individual

    General Purpose.

    $2,452,800
  5. Kiss Institute for Practical RobotiNorman, OK

    General Purpose.

    $225,000
  6. Pinewood SchoolLos Altos, CA

    General Purpose.

    $223,733
  7. American Junior Golf AssociationBraselton, GA

    General Purpose.

    $200,000
  8. UC Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA

    General Purpose.

    $187,700
  9. UC Santa Cruz FoundationSanta Cruz, CA

    General Purpose.

    $100,000
  10. UC Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA

    General Purpose.

    $100,000
  11. Fortinet Inc 127633 shStanford, CA

    General Purpose.

    $74,655
  12. Pinewood SchoolLos Altos, CA

    General Purpose.

    $60,000
  13. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    General Purpose.

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $31,858,24899% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $200,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California10 grants $35,034,485
  2. Oklahoma1 grant $225,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $200,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Ken XieCo-Prs/Dir/Sec Hours 3Pay $0
  • Michael XieCo-Prs/Dir Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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