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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-3598190

Matshym Foundation

A private foundation in Los Altos, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $6,940 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $6,940

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $465,251

  • Tax year 2024

    $6,558

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $412,069

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,599

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $337,252

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,349

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $274,524

  • Tax year 2021

    $9,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $350,976

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,700

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $289,031

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Palo Alto Partners in EducationPalo Alto, CA

    Support for education

    $3,000
  2. Western BalletMountain View, CA

    Supporting art education

    $1,040
  3. Young LifeColorado SPGS, CO

    Support for Christian youth organizations offering summer camps to teenagers

    $900
  4. Palo Alto High School CampanilePalo Alto, CA

    Support for publication of student newspaper

    $750
  5. Gunn High School Choir BoosterPalo Alto, CA

    Supporting music education

    $750
  6. Girl Scouts of Northern CaliforniaAlameda, CA

    Supporting girl scouts

    $250
  7. Boy Scouts of AmericaPalo Alto, CA

    Supporting boy scouts

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $3,00072% of the total
  2. Youth development2 grants $1,15028% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $6,040
  2. Iowa1 grant $900

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Hsin Hsin Y ChenPresident Hours 10Pay $0
  • Stephen S ChenTreasurer Hours 10Pay $0
  • Peter T ChenGeneral manager Hours 10Pay $0
  • Margaret T RicklingAccount manager Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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