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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-0853949

Kalele Foundation

A private foundation in Los Altos Hills, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $293,892 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Diane Ciesinski
26435 Ascension Drive
Los Altos, CA 94022
(650) 714-8101
[email protected]
Form and materials
Free form.
Deadlines
2 months prior to camp registration deadline
Restrictions
Funds must be used to attend youth camping programs run by third-party organizations.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $293,892

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,750

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $191,519

  • Tax year 2023

    $10,310

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $187,489

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,387

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $198,898

  • Tax year 2021

    $13,413

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $190,041

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,910

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $164,175

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Daf Giving 360 (formerly Schwab Charitable)San Francisco, CA

    Final distribution of foundation assets.

    $215,142
  2. Stanford DafStanford, CA

    Final distribution of foundation assets.

    $78,000
  3. We Give AllRidgefield, CT

    Providing life changing humanitarian service around the world.

    $500
  4. Help One ChildLos Altos, CA

    Provide youth support for challenged teens.

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $293,392
  2. Connecticut1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Diane CiesinskiPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Stephen CiesinskiSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Diane CiesinskiDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephen CiesinskiDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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