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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-4378448

Kaitai USA Foundation

A private foundation in Cupertino, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $256,150 paid in grants.

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.

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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $256,150

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $380,249
  • Tax year 2023

    $166,300

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $627,393
  • Tax year 2022

    $44,450

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $770,650
  • Tax year 2021

    $37,912

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $785,460
  • Tax year 2020

    $32,800

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $783,108
  • Tax year 2019

    $21,912

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $816,456
  • Tax year 2018

    $31,562

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $670,385
  • Tax year 2017

    $15,095

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $724,317

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. Groton SchoolGroton, MA

    Educational

    $201,000
  2. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Educational

    $25,000
  3. Individual

    Educational

    $20,000
  4. Mark Of Love FoundationCupertino, CA

    Educational

    $3,000
  5. River of Life Christian Church in BActon, MA

    Educational

    $2,000
  6. Be the Change FoundationSanta Clara, CA

    Educational

    $1,650
  7. River of Life Christian ChurchSanta Clara, CA

    Educational

    $1,000
  8. Nevus OutreachJonesboro, AR

    Educational

    $1,000
  9. U Channel FoundationSanta Clara, CA

    Educational

    $1,000
  10. Individual

    Educational

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $226,00097% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $3,0001% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  5. Religion1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts2 grants $203,000
  2. New York1 grant $25,000
  3. California4 grants $6,650
  4. Arkansas1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • James ChangCEO Hours 2Pay $0
  • Liru ChangCFO Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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