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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 76-0648943

PNK Inc

A private foundation in Berkeley, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $28,100 paid in grants.

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

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

    $28,100

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    -$53,666
  • Tax year 2024

    $23,310

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $35,820
  • Tax year 2023

    $20,120

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $59,677
  • Tax year 2022

    $27,370

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $9,654
  • Tax year 2021

    $28,600

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    -$54,501
  • Tax year 2020

    $22,400

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $145,920
  • Tax year 2019

    $17,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $188,512
  • Tax year 2018

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $201,808

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Nature conservation

    $10,000
  2. KqedSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $5,000
  3. Asian Art MuseumSan Francisco, CA

    Education

    $5,000
  4. The Stanford FundStanford, CA

    Education

    $3,000
  5. Individual

    Delivery of health care

    $2,000
  6. Individual

    Assisting imigrants

    $1,500
  7. Golden Gate Bird AllianceBerkeley, CA

    Nature conservation

    $1,000
  8. Rio Grande Nature CenterAlbuquerque, NM

    Nature conservation

    $500
  9. Mirehaven Gives BackAlbuquerque, NM

    Public assistance

    $100

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 $5,00082% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $1,00016% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $14,000
  2. New Mexico2 grants $600

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Lawrence C KuoPresident Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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