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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 77-0272230

The Markkula Foundation

A private foundation in Woodside, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $485,246 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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
armas c jr and linda markkula
po box 620170
woodside, CA 94062
(650) 365-4646
Form and materials
N/A
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $485,246

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $7,320,531

  • Tax year 2023

    $704,150

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $6,949,326

  • Tax year 2022

    $246,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $7,445,803

  • Tax year 2021

    $493,100

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $7,269,091

  • Tax year 2020

    $620,125

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $7,460,435

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit High SchoolSan Jose, CA

    unrestricted

    $275,000
  2. San Francisco 49er FoundationSanta Clara, CA

    unrestricted

    $111,200
  3. Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA

    unrestricted

    $43,500
  4. Independent InstituteOakland, CA

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  5. Resurge InternationalSunnyvale, CA

    Unrestricted

    $10,250
  6. Montalvo AssociationSaratoga, CA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  7. Mills-Peninsula Hospital FoundationSacramento, CA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  8. JW HouseSanta Clara, CA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  9. Computer History MuseumMountain View, CA

    unrestricted

    $4,096
  10. CityTeam MinistriesSan Jose, CA

    unrestricted

    $1,200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $43,50055% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $14,09618% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $10,25013% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $10,00013% of the total
  5. Religion1 grant $1,2002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California10 grants $485,246

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • A C Markkula JrDIR, PRES, CEO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Linda MarkkulaDIR, VP, SEC Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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