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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-3955558

The Sunshine Foundation

A private foundation in Palo Alto, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $90,000 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,576,580

  • Tax year 2023

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,430,309

  • Tax year 2022

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,611,378

  • Tax year 2021

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,662,094

  • Tax year 2020

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,697,593

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $164,631

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Palo Alto Partners in EducationPalo Alto, CA

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $25,000
  2. Stanford University Development ServicesStanford, CA

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $25,000
  3. Greene Middle School PTAPalo Alto, CA

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $12,500
  4. Escondido Elementary PTAStanford, CA

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $12,500
  5. Giving Back FundBoston, MA

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $10,000
  6. Stanford University Development ServicesStanford, CA

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $25,00071% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $80,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Scott SaslowDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Paula SaslowDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Michael O HartzDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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