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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 77-0499218

ME Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Los Altos, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $80,000 paid in grants.

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

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,528,321
  • Tax year 2023

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,488,463
  • Tax year 2022

    $104,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,673,153
  • Tax year 2021

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,542,840
  • Tax year 2020

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,380,357

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of the PacificStockton, CA

    Support of Charitable Organization

    $35,000
  2. Notre Dame San JoseSan Jose, CA

    Support of Charitable Organization

    $20,000
  3. Mercury Drug FoundationBagambayan Quezon City, Philippines

    Support of Charitable Organization

    $15,000
  4. Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT

    Support of Charitable Organization

    $5,000
  5. Retirement Fund for ReligiousWashington, DC

    Support of Charitable Organization

    $3,000
  6. Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Support of Charitable Organization

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $35,00088% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $5,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $55,000
  2. Connecticut1 grant $5,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $3,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Rosalina Q LuePresident Hours 8Pay $4,000
  • Fortunata Q AndradaTreasurer Hours 4Pay $2,000
  • Iraida Q DeveraSecretary Hours 4Pay $2,000
  • Joanne Q NguyenDirector Hours 4Pay $2,000

The return

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