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Form 990-PFTax year 2022EIN 52-2207366

House Family Foundation

A private foundation in Saratoga, CA. Its return for tax year 2022 lists 30 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2022 (period ending Jun 30, 2023), 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,205,812

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $6,370,205
  • Tax year 2021

    $770,864

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $5,803,615
  • Tax year 2020

    $952,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $7,096,229
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,058,319

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $8,267,207
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,295,818

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $9,088,676

Grants paid in 2022

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Computer History MuseumMountain View, CA

    General

    $350,000
  2. Silicon Valley Education FoundationSan Jose, CA

    General

    $134,578
  3. Boys & Girls ClubMenlo Park, CA

    General

    $105,000
  4. Friends of the Children - SF Bay AreaSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $105,000
  5. Ace CharterSan Jose, CA

    General

    $55,000
  6. The Tech MuseumSan Jose, CA

    General

    $55,000
  7. Krause Center for InnovationLos Altos Hills, CA

    General

    $50,000
  8. Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA

    General

    $50,000
  9. UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $50,000
  10. Eastside College PrepEast Palo Alto, CA

    General

    $42,000
  11. Eastside Union High School District Education FoundationSan Jose, CA

    General

    $30,000
  12. Breakthrough Silicon ValleySan Jose, CA

    General

    $25,000
  13. Girls Inc of Alameda CountyOakland, CA

    General

    $25,000
  14. Foundation for A College EducationMenlo Park, CA

    General

    $15,000
  15. TEAM4TECHSan Mateo, CA

    General

    $15,000
  16. Michigan Tech UniversityHoughton, MI

    General

    $14,992
  17. CeidBerkeley, CA

    General

    $12,200
  18. Hakone FoundationSaratoga, CA

    General

    $10,000
  19. Montalvo Arts CenterSaratoga, CA

    General

    $10,000
  20. Raft Bay AreaSan Jose, CA

    General

    $10,000
  21. Saratoga Area Senior CenterSaratoga, CA

    General

    $10,000
  22. Pursuit of Excellence - South BayPalo Alto, CA

    General

    $9,000
  23. Cancer CarepointSan Jose, CA

    General

    $5,000
  24. Coaching CorpOakland, CA

    General

    $5,000
  25. Palo Alto Medical Foundation Sutter HealthSacramento, CA

    General

    $5,000
  26. Misc CharitiesSan Jose, CA

    General

    $2,500
  27. Reeths Puffer Elementary SchoolMuskegon, MI

    General

    $2,500
  28. The Stanford FundPalo Alto, CA

    General

    $1,042
  29. Grace AdventureMears, MI

    General

    $1,000
  30. Positive Coaching AlliancePasadena, CA

    General

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $350,00046% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $245,00032% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $134,57818% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $25,0003% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $5,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California26 grants $1,137,320
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $50,000
  3. Michigan3 grants $18,492

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • David HouseCHAIRMAN Hours 5Pay $0
  • Robert HouseDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Shelley CargillSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Devyani KamdarDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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