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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 77-0558165

Michael J Kirsch Foundation

A private foundation in Santa Clara, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $8,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $8,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $194,269

  • Tax year 2024

    $10,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $182,026

  • Tax year 2023

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $178,008

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,200

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $184,228

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $192,494

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $187,303

  • Tax year 2019

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $192,688

  • Tax year 2018

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $200,562

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

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

  1. Bethel Lutheran Church SchoolCupertino, CA

    Support Hug and General Fund

    $2,000
  2. Second Harvest Food BankSan Jose, CA

    Support of other charitable organization

    $1,000
  3. Esperanza ServicesAlhambra, CA

    Support of other charitable organization

    $1,000
  4. Real Options for City KidsSan Francisco, CA

    Support of other charitable organization

    $1,000
  5. Sacred Heart Community ServiceSan Jose, CA

    Support of other charitable organization

    $1,000
  6. Community Music CenterSan Francisco, CA

    Support of other charitable organization

    $1,000
  7. Pacifica Resource CenterPacifica, CA

    Support of other charitable organization

    $1,000
  8. Individual

    Support Children

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $2,00050% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $1,00025% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $1,00025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California7 grants $8,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Vicky NiemannSecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jeff PodrazaPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jacob PodrazaDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Franklin PodrazaDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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