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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 77-0449213

Davidow Family Foundation

A private foundation in Woodside, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $732,145 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $732,145

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,062,894

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,065,500

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $2,166,887

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,582,000

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $6,009,895

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,928,260

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $13,969,882

  • Tax year 2021

    $7,081,629

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $20,599,701

  • Tax year 2020

    $420,050

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $2,523,835

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Grateful GuitarsWoodside, CA

    General fund

    $150,000
  2. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    General fund

    $100,000
  3. Horse Park WoodsideWoodside, CA

    General fund

    $100,000
  4. St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY

    General fund

    $100,000
  5. University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    General fund

    $50,000
  6. Colby Sawyer CollegeNew London, NH

    General fund

    $50,000
  7. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    General fund

    $50,000
  8. Woodside PrioryPortolo Valley, CA

    General fund

    $30,000
  9. Esther Velasco ScholarshipFarmington Hills, MI

    General fund

    $20,000
  10. Computer History MuseumMountain View, CA

    General fund

    $20,000
  11. Old Barracks MuseumTrenton, NJ

    General fund

    $10,000
  12. Hawaii Land TrustHonolulu, HI

    General fund

    $10,000
  13. World Foundation for Girl Guides and Girl ScoutsIndianapolis, IN

    General fund

    $10,000
  14. World Foundation for Girl Guides and Girl ScoutsIndianapolis, IN

    General fund

    $10,000
  15. Woodside PrioryPortolo Valley, CA

    General fund

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

    General fund

    $5,000
  17. Peninsula Humane Society & SPCABurlingame, CA

    General fund

    $1,000
  18. SolmateoBurlingame, CA

    General fund

    $1,000
  19. Monson Historical SocietyMonson, ME

    General fund

    $1,000
  20. Pets in NeedPalo Alto, CA

    General fund

    $1,000
  21. White Wolf SanctuaryTidewater, OR

    General fund

    $1,000
  22. The Dawn Redwoods TrustTiburon, CA

    General fund

    $1,000
  23. Phi Peta KappaWashington, DC

    General fund

    $500
  24. Phi Peta KappaWashington, DC

    General fund

    $396
  25. Phi Peta KappaWashington, DC

    General fund

    $249

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $350,00090% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $26,0007% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $10,0003% of the total
  4. Animals2 grants $2,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California13 grants $519,000
  2. New York1 grant $100,000
  3. New Hampshire1 grant $50,000
  4. Indiana2 grants $20,000
  5. Michigan1 grant $20,000
  6. Hawaii1 grant $10,000
  7. New Jersey1 grant $10,000
  8. District of Columbia3 grants $1,145
  9. Maine1 grant $1,000
  10. Oregon1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • William H Davidow Sonja A DavidowPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carolyn Davidow PutneyDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Rebecca Davidow LoganDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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