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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 77-0360079

The Guzik Foundation

A private foundation in Mountain View, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $3.6 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 2024

    $3,572,807

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $89,921,334

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,761,583

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $79,207,643

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,990,992

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $72,737,672

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,447,984

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $87,041,429

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,374,676

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $81,125,479

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

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

  1. UCSFSan Francisco, CA

    Spine center for new medical equipment.donation was of $250,000 cash and 6,175 SHS of alphabet (average high/low used to determine FMV)

    $1,262,144
  2. Palo Alto Medical FoundationPalo Alto, CA

    New medical equipment

    $1,000,000
  3. Americans for Ben-Gurion UniversityNew York, NY

    Education

    $400,000
  4. Technion University in IsraelHaifa, Israel

    Biology or medical related projects

    $400,000
  5. Bhutan Foundation (yang Ya Foundation)Washington, DC

    To serve the people of bhutan

    $100,000
  6. Bayer Ballet AcademyMountain View, CA

    Performing arts

    $50,000
  7. Chabad House of CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    Jewish education - music & arts

    $50,000
  8. The New School (mannes School of Music)New York, NY

    Education

    $50,000
  9. San Francisco SymphonySan Francisco, CA

    Performing arts

    $40,000
  10. AchievekidsPalo Alto, CA

    Education - helping kids with developmental and mental challenges

    $30,000
  11. Chamber Music San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Performing arts

    $25,000
  12. Individual

    Tuition paid to boston conservatory at berklee pre-approved by IRS under section 4945(g)(1)

    $20,663
  13. Joseph Brodsky Memorial Fellowship FundBrooklyn, NY

    Education

    $20,000
  14. Theater Games ProductionsMountain View, CA

    Performing arts

    $20,000
  15. Svoimi Slovami Cultural CenterSan Francisco, CA

    Education

    $20,000
  16. Harlem AcademyNew York, NY

    Education- nonprofit accredited school in NY city for grades k-8

    $15,000
  17. San Francisco BalletSan Francisco, CA

    Performing arts

    $15,000
  18. Chabad of San JoseLos Gatos, CA

    Jewish education

    $10,000
  19. Computer History MuseumMountain View, CA

    Education - history

    $10,000
  20. The Rohr Chabad Student Center (fka Chabad Jewish Student Center)Santa Cruz, CA

    Jewish education and peoplehood

    $10,000
  21. Chabad of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Jewish education

    $5,000
  22. Chabad of Greater South BayPalo Alto, CA

    Jewish education

    $5,000
  23. Russian Jewish Community SFSan Francisco, CA

    Education - jewish immigrant support

    $5,000
  24. The CHP 11-99 FoundationCosta Mesa, CA

    Education

    $5,000
  25. Friends of the Palo Alto Children's TheaterPalo Alto, CA

    Performing arts

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $445,00082% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $75,00014% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $20,0004% of the total
  4. Mutual benefit1 grant $5,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California18 grants $2,567,144
  2. New York4 grants $485,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Nahum GuzikPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Kira MakagonSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Baomai TruongCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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