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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 45-4008334

Wisteria Foundation

A private foundation in Palo Alto, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $94,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Xin Liu
975 Stanley Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Form and materials
Request should be submitted in letter form detailing the type of organization making such request, the purpose of the organization, and whom to contact.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $94,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,107,143

  • Tax year 2023

    $83,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,143,291

  • Tax year 2022

    $76,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,101,681

  • Tax year 2021

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,155,967

  • Tax year 2020

    $138,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,167,866

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,287,991

  • Tax year 2018

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,092,573

  • Tax year 2017

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,118,454

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

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

  1. Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY

    Education

    $30,000
  2. Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA

    Education

    $20,000
  3. Individual

    Education

    $15,000
  4. Individual

    Education

    $6,000
  5. Palo Alto Art Center FoundationPalo Alto, CA

    Education

    $5,000
  6. Individual

    Cancer [individual]

    $5,000
  7. The Center for Health Care ServicesPalo Alto, CA

    Community Care

    $4,000
  8. Ada's CafePalo Alto, CA

    Community Food

    $3,000
  9. Boy Scouts of AmericaFoster City, CA

    Education

    $3,000
  10. Youth Community Service IncPalo Alto, CA

    Education

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $30,00073% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00012% of the total
  3. Jobs and employment1 grant $3,0007% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $3,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $30,000
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $20,000
  3. California5 grants $18,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Xin LiuPresident & CEO Hours 2Pay $0
  • Hua AiCFO Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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