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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 82-2688651

Cara Foundation

A private foundation in Palo Alto, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $1,500 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

    $1,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $23,057

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,329

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $23,834

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,458

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $25,445

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,202

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $28,709

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,676

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $31,911

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,050

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $31,710

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $8,700

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Education

    $1,000
  2. Individual

    Community development

    $300
  3. Hawaii Preparatory AcademyKamuela, HI

    Education

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $200100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Hawaii1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Randolph TsienPresident & CEO Hours 30Pay $0
  • Ashley TsienSecretary Hours 20Pay $0

The return

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