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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 77-0210616

World Childrens Fund

A private foundation in San Jose, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $365,267 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Mar 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
Ruth Kendrick
5442 Thornwood Drive
San Jose, CA 95123
(408) 363-8100
Form and materials
Project Proposal Including cost and detailed description of how grant funds will be disbursed.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Meet organizational goals and objectives of the company.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $365,267

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $181,309

  • Tax year 2023

    $691,417

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $201,580

  • Tax year 2022

    $245,184

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $257,099

  • Tax year 2021

    $411,937

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $305,400

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,602,794

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $272,054

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,025,306

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $238,131

  • Tax year 2018

    $4,521,086

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $303,079

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. World Childrens FundUnited Kingdom

    Unrestricted financial support

    $140,143
  2. World Children's Fund - atNamibia

    Unrestricted financial support

    $46,714
  3. Nadache Svetoveho Fondu DetiCzech Republic

    Unrestricted financial support

    $46,714
  4. Misso Mdica InternacionalBrazil

    Unrestricted financial support

    $40,280
  5. The International Charitable Baby FTajikistan

    Program support

    $24,124
  6. World Childrens FundNetherlands

    Unrestricted financial support

    $17,036
  7. Associazone Umanitaria Per 1 BambiItaly

    Unrestricted financial support

    $17,036
  8. Nora Lam MinistriesSan Jose, CA

    Unrestricted financial support

    $15,000
  9. Medical Mission InternationalSan Jose, CA

    Program support

    $15,000
  10. Doctors for HopeSweden

    Unrestricted financial support

    $3,220

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $15,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Joseph LamPresident Hours 40Pay $162,669
  • Stanley ChenTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bruce BarnesSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

This is an amended return.

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