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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 77-0386898

The Applied Materials Foundation

A private foundation in Santa Clara, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $13.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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
Deborah Williams
3050 Bowers Avenue MS 0106
Santa Clara, CA 95052
(408) 748-5778
Form and materials
See guidelines at www.appliedmaterials.com/about/cr/community/grants
Deadlines
See guidelines at www.appliedmaterials.com/about/cr/community/grants
Restrictions
See guidelines at www.appliedmaterials.com/about/cr/community/grants

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $13,416,768

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $39,232,146

  • Tax year 2023

    $9,773,195

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $27,771,521

  • Tax year 2022

    $8,469,775

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $18,106,919

  • Tax year 2021

    $9,114,242

    Grants listed
    82
    Assets, end of year
    $9,940,097

  • Tax year 2020

    $11,482,270

    Grants listed
    292
    Assets, end of year
    $3,893,946

  • Tax year 2019

    $10,731,027

    Grants listed
    262
    Assets, end of year
    $13,786,493

  • Tax year 2018

    $6,673,493

    Grants listed
    189
    Assets, end of year
    $19,300,182

  • Tax year 2017

    $7,957,641

    Grants listed
    236
    Assets, end of year
    $17,032,554

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Second Harvest of Silicon ValleySan Jose, CA

    Capital grant to build new, higher capacity, consolidated, efficient facility

    $2,500,000
  2. The Blackbaud Giving FundN Charleston, SC

    Employee matching - december 2024 + (fah $994,451.28)

    $1,706,970
  3. Silicon Valley Community FoundationMountain View, CA

    Gift to applied materials foundation fund at silicon valley community foundation

    $1,544,107
  4. Silicon Valley Community FoundationMountain View, CA

    Gift to applied materials foundation fund at silicon valley community foundation

    $1,466,500
  5. Silicon Valley Community FoundationMountain View, CA

    Gift to applied materials foundation fund at silicon valley community foundation

    $1,400,000
  6. Silicon Valley Community FoundationMountain View, CA

    Gift to applied materials foundation fund at silicon valley community foundation

    $733,500
  7. The Blackbaud Giving FundN Charleston, SC

    Employee matching - january 2025 + (fah $408,654.59)

    $716,425
  8. Silicon Valley Community FoundationMountain View, CA

    Gift to applied materials foundation fund at silicon valley community foundation

    $700,000
  9. The Blackbaud Giving FundN Charleston, SC

    Employee matching - november 2024 + (fah $240,914.93)

    $501,977
  10. Central Texas Food Bank IncAustin, TX

    To support CTFBS construction of a new facility in central texas

    $500,000
  11. The Blackbaud Giving FundN Charleston, SC

    Employee matching - october 2025

    $247,082
  12. Silicon Valley Community FoundationMountain View, CA

    Gift to applied materials foundation fund at silicon valley community foundation

    $203,000
  13. The Blackbaud Giving FundN Charleston, SC

    Employee matching - march 2025

    $194,706
  14. The Blackbaud Giving FundN Charleston, SC

    Employee matching - september 2025

    $191,220
  15. The Blackbaud Giving FundN Charleston, SC

    Employee matching - may 2025

    $157,994
  16. The Blackbaud Giving FundN Charleston, SC

    Employee matching - july 2025

    $157,051
  17. The Blackbaud Giving FundN Charleston, SC

    Employee matching - february 2025

    $144,160
  18. The Blackbaud Giving FundN Charleston, SC

    Employee matching - august 2025

    $139,254
  19. The Blackbaud Giving FundN Charleston, SC

    Employee matching - june 2025

    $110,915
  20. The Blackbaud Giving FundN Charleston, SC

    Employee matching - april 2025

    $101,907

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking6 grants $6,047,10767% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture2 grants $3,000,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California7 grants $8,547,107
  2. South Carolina12 grants $4,369,661
  3. Texas1 grant $500,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Joseph PonPRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Teri LittleBOARD MEMBER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Charles ReadBOARD MEMBER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Harrison LeeTREASURER AND CFO Hours 5Pay $0
  • To-Ahn NguyenSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Katie FerrickEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0

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