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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-4448015

Technology for Better Life Foundation

A private foundation in Saratoga, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $136,517 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $136,517

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $337,785

  • Tax year 2023

    $131,041

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $485,029

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,508

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $600,225

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,961

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $575,781

  • Tax year 2020

    $886

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $608,019

  • Tax year 2019

    $10,390

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $626,154

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. FCSN Dream IIFremont, CA

    New Housing Build Project for disabled people supported by Non-Profit organization: Friends of Children With Special Needs

    $135,000
  2. ASharp ChorusSan Jose, CA

    choir performance support

    $825
  3. Silicon Valley Misson ChurchCampbell, CA

    church volunteer activities

    $290
  4. Fremont Union High School DistrictSunnyvale, CA

    Support for Music Class

    $115
  5. Hope ServicesSan Jose, CA

    Support special need band activities

    $100
  6. FCSNFremont, CA

    support classes and activities events

    $72
  7. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Support for Standford Choir

    $65
  8. Holy Seeds CommunityRiverside, CA

    Support Church Youth Activities

    $50

Where the money goes

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

  1. Jobs and employment1 grant $10061% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $6539% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California8 grants $136,517

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Lu GanCEO Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jihong ChenCFO Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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