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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 27-4330507

Napa Tree Foundation

A private foundation in Palo Alto, CA. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 4 grants and $5,479 paid in grants.

Tax year 2023 (period ending Nov 30, 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 2023

    $5,479

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $225,249
  • Tax year 2022

    $2,843

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $294,844
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $330,790
  • Tax year 2020

    $300

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $345,529
  • Tax year 2019

    $209

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $354,151
  • Tax year 2018

    $2,196

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $356,875
  • Tax year 2017

    $2,175

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $368,892

Grants paid in 2023

4 grants, largest first

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

  1. American Cancer SocietyMenlo Park, CA

    Donation

    $5,000
  2. World VisionFederal Way, WA

    Donation

    $234
  3. Thornton Middle SchoolFremont, CA

    Donation

    $132
  4. Individual

    Donation

    $113

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $234100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $5,132
  2. Washington1 grant $234

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Hongwu ChiPresident & CEO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lei ZhangCFO Hours 25Pay $0
  • Kevin LiDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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