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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4159667

Forestsong Foundation

A private foundation in Sunnyvale, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $814,521 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

    $814,521

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,524,753

  • Tax year 2024

    $880,802

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,481,566

  • Tax year 2023

    $225,808

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,875,206

  • Tax year 2022

    $202,852

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,747,157

  • Tax year 2021

    $67,109

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,929,055

  • Tax year 2020

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,992,298

  • Tax year 2019

    $88,380

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,069,597

  • Tax year 2018

    $73,897

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,913,272

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    To increase charitable giving in the U.S. [individual] does this by providing a tax-smart and simple giving solution to donors and financial advisors.

    $770,390
  2. Individual

    To provide valuable assistance and resources for Chinese young hi-tech talents.

    $23,000
  3. University of FloridaGainesville, FL

    Supporting education making a positive impact on the future of our university and its students.

    $5,000
  4. Milpitas High SchoolMilpitas, CA

    To help a teacher in need, moving closer to a nation where students in every community have the tools and experiences they need for a great education.

    $5,000
  5. Kind OneLaguna Beach, CA

    To foster racial unity by inspiring acts of kindness.

    $5,000
  6. Silicon Valley Tsinghua NetworkMilpitas, CA

    To unite and serve Tsinghua Univeristy alumni, providing various resources and conveniences in areas such as education, life, work, employment, and entrepreneurship through our alumni network.

    $3,000
  7. Jewish Silicon ValleyLos Gatos, CA

    To harnesses the power of community to improve lives, build bridges of understanding, and strengthen the Jewish people here, in Israel, and around the world.

    $1,030
  8. Santa Clara County Korean AmericanPalo Alto, CA

    To make the greatest positive impact on our community by empowering our members and volunteers to drive change and by using data-driven models to deliver solutions with lasting results.

    $1,000
  9. Individual

    To different conservation causes, such as impactful repopulation efforts and general funding for [individual] animal care.

    $501
  10. Individual

    To provide a safe, family-centered environment that stimulates a young child's imagination, creativity, love of books and reading, and desire to learn.

    $500
  11. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    To share a commitment to free knowledge and work together with our community.

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $5,10046% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $5,00045% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $1,0309% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $15,130
  2. Florida1 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.

  • Shuwu SongPresident & CEO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Yun LinSecretary Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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