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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 77-0484546

Silicon Valley Luminary Society

A private foundation in Redwood City, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $26,250 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $26,250

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $897,563

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,750

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $754,528

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,250

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $550,147

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $763,765

  • Tax year 2020

    $12,750

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $631,128

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,100

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $550,632

  • Tax year 2018

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $429,010

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Museum of American HeritagePalo Alto, CA

    Charities

    $5,000
  2. South Dakota State University FoundationBrookings, SD

    Charities

    $5,000
  3. The Tech InteractiveSan Jose, CA

    Charities

    $5,000
  4. South Dakota Discovery CenterPierre, SD

    Charities

    $5,000
  5. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Charities

    $5,000
  6. Scholarship Funds of the University Club of Palo AltoPalo Alto, CA

    Charities

    $1,000
  7. Computer History MuseumMountain View, CA

    Charities

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $10,25041% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $10,00040% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $5,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $21,250
  2. South Dakota1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Timothy WilliamsPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Douglas C HohbachSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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