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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 51-0137200

San Jose Symphony Foundation

A private foundation in San Jose, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $63,600 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Jun 30, 2026), 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

9 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $63,600

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,292,367
  • Tax year 2024

    $63,600

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,190,148
  • Tax year 2023

    $53,300

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,130,099
  • Tax year 2022

    $50,300

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,045,069
  • Tax year 2021

    $57,200

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $989,768
  • Tax year 2020

    $55,800

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,179,502
  • Tax year 2019

    $50,300

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,029,128
  • Tax year 2018

    $55,599

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,046,369
  • Tax year 2017

    $48,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,046,668

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Symphony San JoseSan Jose, CA

    General support

    $50,400
  2. San Jose Youth SymphonySan Jose, CA

    General support

    $13,200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $63,600100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $63,600

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Christopher GreenePRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Rod Diridon JrSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Melody ZhuCFO & TREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Victoria RaymanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter Coe VerbicaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Raymond A Mendoza JrTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marcine SeidVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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